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Longlong (Lucas) Tu, PhD

Person: Assistant Professor
I am an Assistant Professor at the Center for Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences. I obtained my PhD degree in Biomedical Sciences from the Chinese University of Hong Kong followed by a postdoc training at Baylor College of Medicine. My research focuses on how...

Hailan Liu, MD, PhD

Person: Instructor
I joined Dr. Yong Xu’s lab through an exchange program in 2018 and earned my PhD degree from Xiangya School of Medicine in 2021. I then continued my training in Dr. Xu’s lab as a postdoctoral researcher. Over the years, my work has focused on understanding how the central nervous system regulates...

Tong Zhou, MD, PhD

Person: Visiting Scholar
I obtained my PhD and MD from the First Hospital of Jilin University in 2019, and my work mainly focused on the immune system function in type 2 diabetes and obesity and its complications such as diabetic kidney disease. In 2025, I joined Dr. Xu’s lab as a visiting scholar to further explore how the...

Center for Molecular Psychiatry

The Center for Molecular Psychiatry at USF Morsani College of Medicine (MCOM) conducts cutting-edge research on brain metabolism, obesity, and psychiatric disorders. Led by Dr. Yong Xu and team members including Lucas Tu, Yongjie Yang, Qingzhuo Liu, Yuxue Yang, Yongxiang Li, Jinjing Jian, Fuhui Wang, Hailan Liu, and others, the center integrates neuroscience, genomics, electrophysiology, and psychiatry to advance mental health

New journey in USF!

News: July 22, 2025
Saying goodbye to BCM, the place where the Xu Lab took root, grew strong, and thrived from 2010 to 2025! Cruising along the Sun Belt from Space City to Champa Bay, we’re on the move and thrilled to begin our next chapter at the University of South Florida in Tampa! Here we are — July 22, 2025, the...

Yongxiang Li, PhD

Person: Postdoctoral Scholar
I earned my PhD from South China Agricultural University and began my postdoctoral training in Dr. Xu’s lab in November 2021. My doctoral research investigated how nutritional signals regulate hedonic feeding through their effects on dopamine neurons. Currently, my work focuses on uncovering the...

Jingjing Cheng, PhD

Person: Postdoctoral Scholar
My research focuses on the neural control of metabolic disorders, particularly obesity. I earned my PhD at Zhejiang University, where I investigated the neural mechanisms regulating reward and feeding behavior. In September 2024, I joined the Xu lab to study how hypothalamic circuits contribute to...