Li Wang
@LiWang_neuro
Incoming Assistant Professor at @Stanford Biology & @CellStanford. Studying human brain development through genomics and proteomics.
I'm super excited to share that I will be joining the Department of Biology at @Stanford as an Assistant Professor in October 2025! I’ll also be a member of the Stanford Stem Cell Institute @CellStanford. Incredibly grateful to be starting my dream job!🧠🧬🖥️
Neuron programming! Pro-neural TFs + 480 morphogen conditions + scRNA-seq --> Diverse iN subtypes of forebrain, midbrain, hindbrain, spinal cord, and PNS. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… @HsiuChuan_Lin @JasperJanssens7 @TreutleinLab @ScienceMagazine @ETH_BSSE #NGN2 #ASCL1
Excited to announce that this work is now live as a first release article @ScienceMagazine So grateful for this fantatic team and to see this work in wild! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
1/14 On behalf of the amazing team in @JswLab, we’re excited to share PEtracer (biorxiv.org/content/10.110…) a prime editing-based evolving lineage recorder compatible with both scRNA-seq and high-resolution imaging readouts in intact tissue. By applying PEtracer in a syngeneic mouse…
Tenure-track faculty search of the @Ucsf_Biochem Department is open for applications! We are looking for creative, innovative scientists asking fundamental questions in any area of biology. Join our vibrant, collaborative, and supportive community! aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05702
1/10 Our latest research, led by Monika Moissidis, identifies a mechanism regulating the maturation of PV interneurons in the cerebral #cortex. This is the story @CellCellPress cell.com/cell/fulltext/… ⬇︎ thread @dev_neuro @MRC_CNDD @KingsIoPPN @KingsCollegeLon @wellcometrust
Souporcell3: Robust Demultiplexing for High-Donor Single-Cell RNA-seq Datasets biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Not studying animal models would halt basic neuroscience. We don’t have good AI models of animal brains to study and we can’t study human brains at single spike single neuron resolution. Studying the brain using fMRI is like studying the economy from a telescope on the moon.
The @NIH announcement of no “animal model only” grants is arguably a bigger deal than the pending 40% budget cut. The question is what it really means. e.g., mice + AI = “not pure animal model” grant etc. @NIHDirector_Jay @NIH @HHSGov please clarify. I’m getting Qs galore.
My postdoc work at @TreutleinLab @GrayCampLab with @JasperJanssens7 is out in @ScienceMagazine! We screen for neuron subtypes using pro-neural TFs + morphogen combinations + scRNA-seq and profiled over 700,000 cells in 480 conditions. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
“A dream come true”: A child walks again after breakthrough treatment for a rare genetic disorder—thanks in part to NIH-funded research. Scientists at @nyulangone discovered that a CoQ10 precursor can help brain cells restore energy production, offering new hope for families…
News: NIH to crack down on excessive publisher fees for publicly funded research bit.ly/4nCdIbl
Thrilled to collaborate with Mathew Garnett @Sanger and Parse Biosciences on the new Cancer Plasticity Atlas – a hugely exciting single cell genomics resource to decode tumor adaptation and resistance. 🔗 helmholtz-munich.de/en/newsroom/ne… #CancerAI #Plasticity #Atlas
Now out in #NatureNeuroscience: new paper from our lab — "Temporal control of progenitor competence shapes maturation in GABAergic neuron development in mice." Congrats to first authors Ann Bright, Yana Kotlyarenko, Florian Neuhaus! nature.com/articles/s4159…
🚨 We’re hiring! The Qian Lab (@CHOP_Research & @PennMedicine ) is recruiting Postdocs and Research Technicians to study human brain development & neurodevelopmental disorders. 📍Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 🧠 organoids, spatial omics, cerebral cortex
DNA methylation goes spatial! Introducing Spatial-DMT: a technology that co-profiles DNA methylation and transcriptome in the same tissue section. A fantastic collaboration with @zhouwanding lab. Kudos to Chin Nien Lee @ChinNLee2021 and Hongxiang Fu! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Staff scientist position (computational): I am looking for a computational scientist to join my genomics lab at Stanford. They should have an outstanding skillset in ML/statistical methods for genomic applications, postdoc experience and a strong publication record. #sciencejobs
Later-Born Neurons Mature Faster to Keep Networks in Balance The brain’s balance between excitatory and inhibitory neurons is vital for healthy function, yet how this balance is maintained during development was unclear. New research shows that inhibitory neurons born later…