The Li lab -- News

12/2025 - The end-of-the-year lab cleaning & setting up new boxes!
10/2025 - Halloween pumpkin carving!
9/2025
The lab receieved the first R01 to study sex difference in alcohol drinking.
12/2024
The lab received the Whitehall Foundation Research Grant to study thalamic neurotensin projections during valence processing.
10/2024 - Halloween pumpkin carving 🎃 (with Dr. Reesha Patel's lab）!
02/2024
Sirin Jitklongsub was selected for Academic Year Undergraduate Research Grant. Congratulations, Sirin!
12/2023
The lab was selected for the 2023 Illumina Pilot Program.
10/2023
Valentina Olivera-Pasilio joined the lab as a postdoctoral fellow.
Welcome, Valen!
09/2023
Wanyi Guo joined the lab as a research assistant.
Welcome, Wanyi!
08/2023
The lab received the NARSAD Young Investigator Award.
07/2023
Callista Polasek joined the lab as a research assistant.
Welcome, Callie!
03/2023
The lab animal protocol was officially approved.
07/2022
Hao's postdoc paper titled 'Neurotensin orchestrates valence assignment in the amygdala' was published at Nature.
See media coverages: Salk News »; Quanta Magazine»; BBR Foundation »; NYSCF »; STAT News »
05/2022
Hao officially signed the offer letter to start his laboratory at Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Spring 2023.
03/2022
Hao was selected for the Warren Alpert distinguished scholar award (declined, in conflict with the K99/R00 award).
02/2022
Hao was awarded K99/R00 from NIDA, entitled "Determining how neurotensin mediates valence processing and compulsive cocaine seeking".