Dr. Lu's study of the massive loss of honeybees over the last decade (Colony Collapse Disorder) established a clear link between CCD and a neonicotinoid insecticide found in the fructose that is fed to honeybees. He has worked to make the public aware of the dangers of this group of insecticides, which are used in GMOs, agriculture. gardens/lawns, and for general insect control. In this video he also discusses the difficulties scientists encounter when they attempt to do the necessary research on this subject.
Dr. Lu is an Associate Professor of Environmental Exposure Biology at the Harvard School of Public Health. His primary research is to use a variety of biomarkers for assessing human exposures to environmental chemicals in order to facilitate the identification of risk factors, as well as the formation of hypotheses for potential health effects. One of his current research projects is to integrate exposure biomarkers, physiologically based pharmacokinetic model and cumulative risk assessment tools for quantifying children’s longitudinal exposure to pesticides via dietary intakes, and its risks by comparing to benchmark doses used by the regulatory agencies.