Lan Wei-LaPierre, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
Meet Lan Wei-LaPierre, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Education
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester Medical Center (2014)
- Ph.D. Molecular Bioscience, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra (2008)
- M.S. Clinical Medicine (Orthopaedics), Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, China (2002)
- B.S. Medicine (Orthopaedics), Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shenyang, China (1998)
Mailing Address
FLG 119 | FLG 34,44, 62
P.O. Box 118205
Gainesville, FL 32611-8205
Dr. Wei-LaPierre’s Lab
Laboratory for Neuromuscular Physiology
Biography
Lan Wei-LaPierre joined the Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology in 2020 as a Tenure-track Assistant Professor. As a previous medical doctor, her experience in patient contact inspired her to settle her research interest in identifying new therapeutic target for neuromuscular-related conditions.
Dr. Wei-LaPierre has years of experience in studying muscle physiology, particularly in intracellular Ca2+ signaling in different cell compartments in isolated muscle cells. She has accumulated a wide range of techniques throughout the earlier stage of her career including electrophysiology, confocal microscopy and two-photon microscopy.
Her recent research interests are to investigate how mitochondrial Ca2+ and ROS affect the disease onset and progression of ALS and the muscle weakness in Down syndrome.
Research Interests
- ALS and neuromuscular junction degeneration
- Muscle weakness in Down syndrome
- Mitochondrial Ca2+ and redox signaling
- Intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis
- Identifying new therapeutic targets for neuromuscular conditions