Husband, Assistant Professor @WashUNeurosurg and @WashUGenetics interested in Bioinformatics, (Epi)genetics, Evolution
Joined August 2017
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12 Oct 2023
So excited that our work is published in Science today! š£We profiled regulatory elements from 1.1 million cells across 42 distinct human brain regionsš§ , and associated relevant cell types to 19 common neuropsychiatric disorders. @ScienceMagazine #BICCN doi.org/10.1126/science.adf7ā¦
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May 30
Just want to give a shout-out to David Kelley @drklly who I think often does not get the credit he deserves (outside our core community).
I want to highlight why I think he is such a fantastic scientist and leader in regulatory genomics. 1/
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Congrats to Dr. Michael Province on being named a 2026 Deanās Impact Award recipient! His leadership of the Long Life Family Study and decades of groundbreaking genetics research have shaped our understanding of longevity and advanced science globally.
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Thrilled to share that the @WashUGenetics Department has been ranked #5 in the nation for NIH funding in 2025! This achievement reflects the strength of our faculty, staff and trainees and their dedication to innovative scientific discovery.
Read more: genetics.wustl.edu/washu-medā¦
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Mar 6
Thank you so much Dr. Yin Shen @YinShenLab for delivering a wonderful talk in our @WashUGenetics seminar series! Very exciting to learn how to high-throughout interpret genetic risk variant at single cell resolution!
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Feb 1
So grateful for the support and kind guidance from my colleagues! š§¬š§
Congratulations to Dr. Yang Li @YangEricLi on receiving the prestigious ALSF āAā Award Grant to advance pediatric brain tumor research. The $800,000 award will support innovative single-cell genomic studies to better understand childhood brain cancers.
genetics.wustl.edu/yang-li-pā¦
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Jan 30
So proud to have received generous support from @AlexsLemonade foundationš! We are dedicated to advance our understanding of aggressive pediatric brain tumors! š§ š¬
Weāre proud to share that Dr. Yang Li has received the prestigious āAā Award from the Alexās Lemonade Stand Foundation. His single-cell research is advancing new treatment pathways for aggressive pediatric brain tumors.
Congratulations, Dr. Li!
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Yang Eric Li retweeted
1 Aug 2025
Get to know The Brain Tumor Centerāwhere cutting-edge research meets compassionate care. Our team leads the fight against brain tumors with innovative treatments and a commitment to improving outcomes. Watch to learn more!
#TheBrainTumorCenter
#BTCSeries
#WashUNeurosurgery
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20 Jun 2025
Thrilled to be supported by @chadtough foundation! š¬š§¬Together with my wonderful colleagues and lab members, we will think deeper, make a difference in fighting DIPG/DMG, and give children the future they deserve! š@WashUNeurosurg @WashuMedBTC @WashUGenetics
19 Jun 2025
The ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation, together with its committed Family and Research Partners, is proud to announce its largest research investment to date ā $5.4 million in funding for 11 new DIPG/DMG projects over the next three years.
Learn more: chadtough.org/record-breakinā¦
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20 Jun 2025
So honored to be a Rally Foundation awardee! š„³Grateful for the support and kind guidance from my colleagues, and excited to contribute to advancing our understanding of pediatric brain tumors! šŖ@WashUNeurosurg @WashuMedBTC @WashUGenetics
Big news: Rally awarded $5.5M in research grants to 75 researchers at 40 institutions, our largest ever! #RallyOn #ChildhoodCancer
Read more: werally.io/2025GrantAnnounceā¦
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23 May 2025
What a fantastic visit to @ClevelandClinic ā reconnecting with old friends, meeting new ones, and diving into exciting science discussions. Grateful for the opportunity to learn so much about Alzheimerās disease from true experts! Thank you so much @FeixiongCheng for inviting!
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Yang Eric Li retweeted
Congrats to Yang Li, PhD, on receiving the Career Development Award from the Rally Foundation for pediatric cancer research. This will support his work studying the changes in gene activity in aggressive pediatric brain tumors. We commend your hard work and dedication!
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26 Apr 2025
This is such a amazing day to celebrate our 50 years of achievements and look forward to the next 50!
25 Apr 2025
Thatās a wrap! We hope you enjoyed our 50th Anniversary Celebration and Symposium as much as we did! Thank you to all the speakers, students, faculty and staff who attended the event. Hereās to more amazing years at the Department of Genetics at WashU Medicine!
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27 Mar 2025
We are proud to announce Bing Ren, PhD, as the new Scientific Director & CEO of the NYGC.
Dr. Ren brings his expertise in the fields of genomics & epigenetics to the NYGC & Columbia University, where he will hold a joint appointment.
For more on Dr. Ren: bit.ly/3DJXtah
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8 Mar 2025
Sush a fantastic time visiting @uthsc , meeting wonderful people at the Department of Genetics, Genomics and Informatics, and discussing science with a nice community. Thank you so much for the invitation!
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20 Dec 2024
An amazing holiday dinner with the lab! šSo glad to see our team grow and thrive. Grateful for every lovely lab members, HAPPY HOLIDAYS! š„³šš@WashUNeurosurg @WashUGenetics @YellowbellyStl
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18 Dec 2024
Huge congratulations to our very beloved Dr. Lin v0.5!!! šš„³
18 Dec 2024
š¤©Big congrats to MSTP student @shu_lin1 passing USMLE Step 1 warranting his own personal pizza party! He's very generous he gave one piece što his labmate Chris! Now on to his @WashUdbbs PhD project in collaboration with @YangEricLi! @WashUHematology
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8 Nov 2024
Thank you so much Dr. Andreas Pfenning @apfenning for delivering a wonderful talk in our @WashUGenetics seminar series! Very exciting to learn how to leverage comparative genomics to study gene regulation in brain evolution and neuropsychiatric disorders!
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1 Nov 2024
So excited to welcome Dr. Pfenning @apfenning to the WashU Genetics Seminar!!! š£Join us next week for an insightful talk on evolution of gene regulatory codes! š§¬
1 Nov 2024
Join @WashUGenetics next Thursday (Nov. 7, 12pm CST) in Connor Auditorium when Dr. Andreas Pfenning presents (in-person only) āUnderstanding the genetic basis of brain disorders through machine learning and comparative genomicsā, hosted by Dr. Yang Li @YangEricLi !
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Chromatin interactions profiles are useful, but how can we deconvolute cell-type info from the complex tissues? šÆ Led by @LeiChangpku , we just released Droplet Hi-C: a faster, cheaper, and high-throughput single-cell Hi-C method using microfluidics: nature.com/articles/s41587-0ā¦
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2 Oct 2024
Thrilled to receive the 2024 NARSAD Young Investigator Grant! Our lab is grateful for the support from @BBRFoundation and my amazing colleagues @WashUGenetics and @WashUNeurosurg. Big shout out
to @jomoronc for his kind advice and collaboration.
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