Nelson Lau, PhD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Publications

  • Published 4/9/2025

    Rivera AJ, Lee JR, Gupta S, Yang L, Goel RK, Zaia J, Lau NC. Traffic Jam activates the Flamenco piRNA cluster locus and the Piwi pathway to ensure transposon silencing and Drosophila fertility. Cell Rep. 2025 Apr 22; 44(4):115354. PMID: 40209716.

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  • Published 4/9/2025

    Alizada A, Martins A, Mouniée N, Rodriguez Suarez JV, Bertin B, Gueguen N, Mirouse V, Papameletiou AM, Rivera AJ, Lau NC, Akkouche A, Maupetit-Méhouas S, Hannon GJ, Czech Nicholson B, Brasset E. The transcription factor Traffic jam orchestrates the somatic piRNA pathway in Drosophila ovaries. Cell Rep. 2025 Apr 22; 44(4):115453. PMID: 40209715.

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  • Published 3/25/2025

    Vasquez JH, Yuan J, Leow CJ, Crossey E, Shao F, Carty S, Dominguez VA, Lo M, Mizgerd JP, Fetterman JL, Lau NC, Fine A, Jones MR. Somatic Miwi2 modulates mitochondrial function in airway multiciliated cells and exacerbates influenza pathogenesis. iScience. 2025 Apr 18; 28(4):112291. PMID: 40241756.

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  • Published 10/25/2024

    Dayama G, Gupta S, Connizzo BK, Labadorf AT, Myers RH, Lau NC. Transposable element small and long RNAs in aging brains and implications in Huntington's and Parkinson's disease. bioRxiv. 2024 Oct 25. PMID: 39484439.

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  • Published 10/9/2024

    Azad MF, Tong T, Lau NC. Transposable Element (TE) insertion predictions from RNAseq inputs and TE impact on RNA splicing and gene expression in Drosophila brain transcriptomes. Mob DNA. 2024 Oct 09; 15(1):20. PMID: 39385293.

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Other Positions

  • Director of Genome Institute, Dean’s Office
    Boston University
  • Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

Education

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
  • State University of New York at Albany, BS