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Overview

Po H. Lu is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, and has contributed to research primarily in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Epidemiology, General Health Professions, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research centers on topics such as Data-Driven Disease Surveillance, Public Health Policies and Education, and Zoonotic diseases and public health.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Po H. Lu include:

  • "Time-Lapse Mapping of Cortical Changes in Schizophrenia with Different Treatments," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Yao Ying's Theory of 'Literary Value and Depression'," 2023, The Journal of Chinese Prose
  • "CalCORVID: A Dynamic RShiny Dashboard Approach to Visualize Spatiotemporal Clusters for Public Health Surveillance," 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Keeping a modeling-driven public health dashboard relevant-lessons learned from the California Communicable diseases Assessment Tool," 2025, Frontiers in Public Health

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Tomás M. León
  • Lauren A. White
  • Paul M. Thompson
  • George Bartzokis
  • Kiralee M. Hayashi

Po H. Lu's publications have appeared in venues such as UNC Libraries, The Journal of Chinese Prose, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Frontiers in Public Health.

Best Publications

  • Early role of vascular dysregulation on late-onset Alzheimer’s disease based on multifactorial data-driven analysis

    Y. Iturria-Medina;R. C. Sotero;P. J. Toussaint;J. M. Mateos-Pérez

  • Age-related changes in frontal and temporal lobe volumes in men: a magnetic resonance imaging study.

    George Bartzokis;Mace Beckson;Po H. Lu;Keith H. Nuechterlein

  • Heterogeneous age-related breakdown of white matter structural integrity: implications for cortical "disconnection" in aging and Alzheimer's disease.

    George Bartzokis;George Bartzokis;David Sultzer;David Sultzer;Po H Lu;Po H Lu;Keith H Nuechterlein

  • Brain ferritin iron may influence age- and gender-related risks of neurodegeneration.

    George Bartzokis;George Bartzokis;Todd A. Tishler;Todd A. Tishler;Po H. Lu;Po H. Lu;Pablo Villablanca

  • Functional brain architecture is associated with the rate of tau accumulation in Alzheimer’s disease

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  • Lifespan trajectory of myelin integrity and maximum motor speed

    George Bartzokis;George Bartzokis;Po H. Lu;Kathleen Tingus;Mario F. Mendez;Mario F. Mendez

  • Sensitivity and Specificity of Various Digit Span Scores in the Detection of Suspect Effort

    Talin Babikian;Kyle Brauer Boone;Po Lu;Ginger Arnold

  • Myelin breakdown and iron changes in Huntington's disease: pathogenesis and treatment implications.

    George Bartzokis;Po H. Lu;Todd A. Tishler;Sophia M. Fong

  • Increased iron levels and decreased tissue integrity in hippocampus of Alzheimer's disease detected in vivo with magnetic resonance imaging.

    Erika P Raven;Po H Lu;Todd A Tishler;Panthea Heydari

  • Neuropsychiatric symptoms are associated with progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease.

    Edmond Teng;Po H. Lu;Jeffrey L. Cummings

  • Brain Ferritin Iron as a Risk Factor for Age at Onset in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    George Bartzokis;Todd A. Tishler;Todd A. Tishler;Il Seon Shin;Il Seon Shin;Po H. Lu

  • Effects of Testosterone on Cognition and Mood in Male Patients With Mild Alzheimer Disease and Healthy Elderly Men

    Po H. Lu;Donna A. Masterman;Ruth Mulnard;Carl Cotman

  • Adjunctive risperidone in the treatment of chronic combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder.

    George Bartzokis;George Bartzokis;Po H. Lu;Po H. Lu;Jana Turner;Jim Mintz;Jim Mintz

  • Utility of the functional activities questionnaire for distinguishing mild cognitive impairment from very mild Alzheimer disease.

    Edmond Teng;Brian W. Becker;Ellen Woo;David S. Knopman

  • Human brain myelination and amyloid beta deposition in Alzheimer’s disease

    George Bartzokis;Po H. Lu;Po H. Lu;Jim Mintz

  • Multimodal magnetic resonance imaging assessment of white matter aging trajectories over the lifespan of healthy individuals.

    George Bartzokis;George Bartzokis;Po H. Lu;Panthea Heydari;Alexander Couvrette

  • Depressive Symptoms in Mild Cognitive Impairment Predict Greater Atrophy in Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Regions

    Grace J. Lee;Po H. Lu;Xue Hua;Suh Lee

  • Reduced Quality of Life Ratings in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Analyses of Subject and Informant Responses

    Edmond Teng;Edmond Teng;Kanida Tassniyom;Po H. Lu

  • Time-Lapse Mapping of Cortical Changes in Schizophrenia with Different Treatments

    Paul M. Thompson;George Bartzokis;Kiralee M. Hayashi;Andrea D. Klunder

  • Apolipoprotein E genotype and age-related myelin breakdown in healthy individuals: Implications for cognitive decline and dementia

    George Bartzokis;Po H. Lu;Daniel H. Geschwind;Nancy Edwards

  • Abstinence from Cocaine Reduces High-Risk Responses on a Gambling Task

    George Bartzokis;Po H Lu;Po H Lu;Mace Beckson;Mace Beckson;Ruth Rapoport

  • Age-related slowing in cognitive processing speed is associated with myelin integrity in a very healthy elderly sample

    Po H. Lu;Grace J. Lee;Erika P. Raven;Kathleen Tingus

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey L. Cummings
Jeffrey L. Cummings University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Lori L. Altshuler
Lori L. Altshuler University of California, Los Angeles
Keith H. Nuechterlein
Keith H. Nuechterlein University of California, Los Angeles
Liana G. Apostolova
Liana G. Apostolova Indiana University
Daniel H. Geschwind
Daniel H. Geschwind University of California, Los Angeles
Kenneth L. Subotnik
Kenneth L. Subotnik University of California, Los Angeles
Joseph Ventura
Joseph Ventura University of California, Los Angeles
Arthur W. Toga
Arthur W. Toga University of Southern California
Kyle Brauer Boone
Kyle Brauer Boone Alliant International University

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