Our lab was proud to receive Young Investigator Grants from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation!

September 10th, 2024

We seek to better understand fentanyl use and brain impact by leveraging single-cell multimodal omics and AI models.

Dr. Wanying Wu’s Abstract was selected for the CSHL Epigenetics & Chromatin meeting!

Aug 16th, 2024

Dr. Wanying Wu was selected to present a poster “CATLAS—Cis-element atlas at single-cell resolution” at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Epigenetics & Chromatin meeting, 2024.

Dr. Li was named as St. Baldrick’s Scholar with generous support from #Jow Strong 71 !

July 23rd, 2024

I am tremendously honored to join this amazing cohort of St. Baldrick’s Scholars!
Our grant award at Washington University, School of Medicine was chosen to be supported by #Joe Strong 71, a St. Baldrick’s Hero Fund!

The Li Lab is funded by the McDonnell Center for Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology!

May 19th, 2024

We greatly appreciate the support from McDonnell Center for Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology! This is a significant milestone for me as I step into the field of neuro-oncology.

The Li Lab is funded by WashU NGI Center!

May 3rd, 2024

We greatly appreciate the support from WashU NeuroGenomics and Informatic Center! Together with friends/colleagues, we will explore the human-specific enhancers of AD risk genes in microglia.

Welcome Dr. Wanying Wu!

Apr 22nd, 2024

Dr. Wanying Wu received her Ph.D. degree from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Her current research focus is to develop computational tools and machine learning algorithms to study gene regulation. In her free time, Wanying likes cooking and traveling.

Our new server has been installed today, exciting!

Mar 28th, 2024

Let’s brainstorm a cool name for this new lab member!

We decided to call it “decoder” 😉

Welcome Dr. Shaozhen Xing!

Mar 1st, 2024

Dr. Shaozhen Xing received her Ph.D. degree from Tsinghua Univesity. Her current research focus is to uncover the gene regulation mechanisms using single-cell multimodal omics. In her free time, Shaozhen likes running and cross-country, especially marathons.

Welcome Adheet Ganesh!

Sep 7th, 2023

Adheet Ganesh is an undergraduate at WashU studying neuroscience and computer science. He used to be the team captain of the high school football, and a huge fan of Rocket League!

Welcome Xiaoxiao Zhou!

Sep 5th, 2023

Xiaoxiao Zhou joins Li Lab as a senior research assistant. She holds a M.S. degree in Computer Science from WashU, and her previous research interests were focused on the application of Deep Neural Networks in 3D medical image registration.

Li Lab launched in September 2023!

Sep 1st, 2023

Dr. Yang E. Li has been appointed as a member of the Brain Tumor Center at Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM), where he will serve as an Assistant Professor with dual appointment in the Departments of Neurosurgery and Genetics.