I'm excited to announce that I will join @UMBCBiology as an assistant professor as a part of the UM-FIRST cohort. The Li lab will focus on the neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying complex social behaviors, including aggression, mating behavior, and parental care in fishes!

#DanioDigest (July 2024) Community News: Prof. Lalita Ramakrishnan (@RamakrishnanLab) awarded the 2024 Robert Koch Prize. 📷 Profs. Karina Yaniv (@KarinaYaniv), Joachim Wittbrodt (@WittbrodtLab) and Emre Yaksi (@yaksi_emre) elected as new EMBO members. 📷 Profs. Rebecca Burdine (@rburdine1), Mary Mullins (@MaryC_Mullins) and Sharon Amacher inducted into the @SocDevBio Academy. 📷 Prof. Laure Bally-Cuif (@zenlabpasteur) appointed to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honor. Profs. Rebecca Burdine (@rburdine1) & Ankur Saxena (@SaxenaLab) named new @SocDevBio Board Members. Prof. Emre Yaksi (@yaksi_emre) named @FENSorg Programme Committee Chair. Dr. Margarita Parada Kusz (@MParada_Kusz) joined the @VAInstitute. Dr. Liz Haynes (@actin_crazy) to start as an Assistant Professor @UWMadisonCRB in July 2025. Dr. Inbal Shanier (@IShainer) to start their lab @BiologyTechnion. Dr. Jacqueline Webb (@JacquelineFWebb) awarded the @IchsAndHerps Johnson Award for Service. Dr. Robin Leeuwis (@LeeuwisRobin) awarded the Irene Manton Poster Prize at the #SEBConference. PhDs Awarded to: Dr. Tosca van Gelderen of @laiaribas2 Lab. Dr. Daniel Osorio-Mendez of @JunsuKang2 Lab. Dr. Jia Le Lim (@jllim94) of @LabTrivedi. Dr. Marvin Hubert (@NMHubert) of @LabHerzogfr Dr. Eleanor Johns (@Eleanor_M_Johns) of @whitefishlab. Dr. Rodrigo Ibarra (@ribarragp) of @uribelabrice. Dr. Olivia Simmonds of @RobertHindges Lab. Dr. Yalén del Río (@yalen92) of @FeijooCarmen Lab. 1 of 6

once a preprint, how published! our #singlecell atlas of the clownfish forebrain, exploring #sexdifferences in a sex-changing fish. #OpenAccess in @BiologySexDiff rdcu.be/dO429