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Shan Luo

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Psychology

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Awards

  • Journal of Obesity: Top Five Winning Paper, 2024
  • American Federation for Medical Research: Young Investigator Award, 2024
  • NIH NIDDK: Travel Award, 2019
  • NIH NIDDK: Career Development Award, 2018
     – 2022
  • USC Postdoctoral Association: Travel and Training Award, 2015
  • University of Southern California: Social Neuroscience Fellowship, 2012
  • University of Southern California: Dissertation Award, 2012
  • University of Southern California: Graduate Merit Fellowship, 2007
     – 2011

Education and Training

  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA — 2017 — Postdoctoral Research Associate, Endocrinology
  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA — Ph.D. — 2012 — Brain and Cognitive Sciences
  • Captical Medical University, Beijing, China — B,S, — 2007 — Biomedical Engineering

Research Funding

  • Effects of Maternal Diabetes on early brain development
    NIH · R01DK137899 · Mar 15, 2024 – Feb 28, 2029 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Effects of Music Training on Neurodevelopment and Associated Health Outcomes
    NIH · R33AT011519 · Sep 1, 2022 – Aug 31, 2027 · Role: MPI
  • Effects of Music Training on Neurodevelopment and Associated Health Outcomes
    NIH · R61AT011519 · Sep 1, 2022 – Aug 31, 2024 · Role: MPI
  • Brain Inhibition Control and Child Obesity Risk
    NIH · R03DK129186 · Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2024 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Neural Mechanisms of Overeating Among Children Exposed to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus In Utero
    NIH · K01DK115638 · Jul 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2022 · Role: Principal Investigator

Research Keywords

  • Neuroendocrine control of eating behavior
  • Neuroscience of reward and decision-making

Publications

  • Tune In or Take the Stage? A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing After-School Music and Theatre Training with Neuroimaging Outcomes for Youth. medRxiv. 2026 Jun 05.. View in PubMed
  • Infant subcortical brain volumes associated with maternal obesity and diabetes: a large multicohort human study. BMC Med. 2026 Apr 16; 24(1).. View in PubMed
  • Prenatal Exposure to Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Is Associated With Greater Pre-Pubertal BMI Growth and Faster Post-Pubertal Cortical Thinning During Peri-Adolescence. Pediatr Obes. 2026 Jan; 21(1):e70069.. View in PubMed
  • Longitudinal Effects of Continuous Music Training on Cognitive Development: Evidence From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2025 11; 1553(1):283-299.. View in PubMed
  • Influence of insulin sensitivity on food cue evoked functional brain connectivity in children. Neuroimage. 2025 04 15; 310:121154.. View in PubMed
  • Impaired Dietary Decision-Making in Children and Adolescents with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Horm Res Paediatr. 2026; 99(5):695-704.. View in PubMed
  • Pavlovian impatience: The anticipation of immediate rewards increases approach behaviour. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2025 04; 25(2):358-376.. View in PubMed
  • Neural and Behavioral Correlates of Binge Eating in 9- to 10-Year-Old Children. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2025 Apr; 64(4):475-487.. View in PubMed
  • Exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus in utero impacts hippocampal functional connectivity in response to food cues in children. Int J Obes (Lond). 2024 12; 48(12):1728-1734.. View in PubMed
  • Breastfeeding duration and brain-body development in 9-10-year-olds: modulating effect of socioeconomic levels. Pediatr Res. 2025 01; 97(1):378-386.. View in PubMed

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