Li Lab had a wonderful time at the #ISIMS International Ion Mobility Conference in Detroit last week 🥳🥳🥳 Congrats to Yunxiao for receiving the Student Travel Award to the conference and having a great talk and poster 👏👏👏

Congratulations to Kendra Selby who has just been offered a Translational Cardiovascular Science T32 Predoctoral Traineeship 🥳🥳 Can't wait to see what you will accomplish in the near future 👏👏

Congratulations to Paul on successfully passing his prelim exam with flying colors 🥳🥳  Can't wait to see what he can accomplish with this exciting project in the coming years 🤓🤓

CONGRATULATIONS to our Chemistry grad student Emily Hubecky for receiving the prestigious @NIH NRSA F31 Fellowship 🥳🥳🥳 Her hard work does pay off and we can't wait to see her new accomplishments through this award! Very well-deserved 😄😄😄

Another great #CMSD2026 in the books 🎉🎉 Congrats to our Li Lab presenters, @jaceybanhmy.bsky.social for an exciting oral and Ziyi for a fantastic poster 🤓🤓 Thank you for organizing such a wonderful event and for the warm hospitality. Looking forward to next year👏👏

We're delighted to celebrate Dr. Penghsuan (Timo) Huang, Ph.D. #79 from the Li Lab 🥳🥳 Thank you for bringing so much joy and incredible photography talent to our lab over the years 📸📸 Your photos have captured countless memorable lab moments! We wish you all the best in your future endeavors🎉🎉

Check out our latest publication on ACS Chemical Neuroscience 🥳🥳 Our study demonstrates how even partially characterized genome can accelerate the discovery of many novel neuropeptides in crab species 🤓🤓 Huge congrats to @chemistlauren.bsky.social and all co-authors 👏👏 doi.org/10.1021/acsc...

Neuropeptide Diversity Encoded in Newly Sequenced Crustacean Genomes Reveals Signaling Roles during Feeding

Neuropeptides are chemically diverse signaling molecules that regulate physiology and behavior, yet many species lack neuropeptidomic characterization due to sparse genomic annotation. Here, we integr...

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Li Lab had a great time at #ASMS2026 in San Diego🥳 27 posters, 1 oral, and Waters User Meeting Plenary Talk and SCIEX Breakfast Seminar by our PI @lingjun2025.bsky.social 🤓
A fun Li Lab Reunion Lunch, closing event at the USS Midway, and IonOpticks rooftop bar with great views and company🎶

Closing out #ASMS2026 strong! Make sure to check out our 9 posters wrapping up the week on neuropeptidomics, glycopeptide analysis and lipidomics 🥳🥳

Good morning #ASMS2026! Check out the SCIEX Breakfast Seminar by Prof. Lingjun Li !!! Don't forget to stop by our 5 posters covering glycopeptide enrichment, DIA proteomics, trans fat lipidomics, and bioinformatics.

Day 2 at #ASMS2026! We've got 4 posters today covering neuroscience, lipidomics and metabolomics work. Stop by and chat 🤓

Kicking off #ASMS2026! Check out Thao's oral on tissue expansion mass spec imaging of the crustacean nervous system. Plus we have 9 posters spanning MS imaging, disease biomarkers, and peptidomics. Come say Hi!

Great plenary talk by @lingjun2025.bsky.social @liresearch.bsky.social at the Waters User Meeting ON Saturday. Really enjoyed the multimodal approach of using both DESI and MALDI imaging for spatial biology. #ASMS2026 #MSImaging #DESI #MALDI #SpatialBiology #ASMS

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Hey #ASMS2026, Check out the plenary talk today by our PI @lingjun2025.bsky.social at the Waters Corporation User Meeting 🥳🥳 The talk is "Advancing Spatial Omics with Multimodal MSI to Reveal Molecular Heterogenity in Health and Disease" 🤓🤓

Hey #ASMS2026, Check out the plenary talk today by our PI @lingjun2025.bsky.social at the Waters Corporation User Meeting 🥳🥳 The talk is "Advancing Spatial Omics with Multimodal MSI to Reveal Molecular Heterogenity in Health and Disease" 🤓🤓

New publication on Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry as Paper in Forefront 🥳🥳 We showed spatial mapping of human pancreatic islets by high-resolution u-DESI MS imaging 🎉🎉 Huge congrats to Mallory and Thao and all coauthors 🤩🤩 Check it out 👇 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Spatially resolved lipid compartmentalization in human pancreatic islets revealed by high-resolution ultra-low-flow-rate desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry imaging - Analytical and B...

Human pancreatic islets are highly heterogeneous; thus, understanding their biological organization is crucial for elucidating metabolic function and diabetes pathogenesis. High-resolution mass spectr...

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#ASMS2026 is around the corner and we can't wait to share our latest MS research with you 🥳🥳🥳 Check out the special presentation of our PI @lingjun2025.bsky.social at the Waters User Meeting and @sciex.bsky.social Breakfast Seminar, and 29 informative presentations from our lab this year 🤓🤓

The Li lab is excited and ready for #ASMS2026 🥳 Congrats to Peng-Kai, Jacey, Zachary, Thao, Kelly, Ching-Yuan, Jiahao, Emily, Julia, and Sophia on their awards and travel support 🎉 We can’t wait to celebrate together at #ASMS2026 ☺️

Congratulations to our 2026 Li Lab PhD graduates 🥳🥳 Seven outstanding scholars completing their journeys this year 🎓🎓 We are so proud of all you have achieved and wish you continued success in your next chapters 🎉🎉

🥳 Excited to share our new publication in ACS Omega! 🦀🧬✨ Optimized MS-based peptidomics improves peptide recovery in crustacean hemolymph, enabling discovery of AMPs and neuropeptides. Congrats to Tina & Jacey, and Saha, Margot & David 👏🎉 🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Mass Spectrometry-Based Peptidomics for the Discovery and Profiling of Endogenous Peptides in Crustacean Hemolymph

Crustacean hemolymph contains a diverse array of bioactive peptides, including antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and neuropeptides, which regulate essential immune and physiological processes. However, ra...

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Congratulations to our alumnus Zhijun Zhu on receiving the 2026 ASMS Postdoctoral Career Development Award 🥳 Shoutout to Peng-Kai Liu on receiving the 2026 ASMS Graduate Student Award 🎉 So proud to see your achievements recognized 👏 Looking forward to celebrating at #ASMS2026!

Within a week, we're so proud to celebrate 3 new Ph.Ds from the Li Lab: #76 Dr. Cam Kaminsky, #77 Dr. @pk-liu.bsky.social, and #78 Dr. Larry Lu 🥳🥳🥳 Thank you so much for all the joy, mentorship, and dedication you brought to our lab and best wishes to your future endeavors 🎉🎉🎉

Congratulations to Angel Ibarra on receiving the 2026 GSFLC Mentorship Award 🥳🥳 Thank you for supporting and mentoring so many students through your dedication and care 🎉 Well-deserved recognition for your outstanding mentorship! 👏👏

From March to April, five Li Lab students presented at multiple symposiums 🎉 Elissa, Emiliano, Valentina, Sophia, and Jenifer shared their work, with Jenifer giving an oral presentation at the UW–Madison Undergraduate Symposium 👏

Congratulations to Li Lab 2nd-year Chemistry graduate students Alexander Nassar, Mallory Lee, Yunxiao Yao, Yajing Lu, and Kendra Selby on passing their Thesis Background Exams 🎉🎉 Proud of your hard work and dedication, and wishing you continued success in your Ph.D. journey!

Sending lots of love to Dr. Haiyan Lu as we celebrate your farewell 🥳 Thank you for your kindness and mentorship. You will be deeply missed 💛 Wishing you all the best in your next chapter 🎉

We're thrilled to host Prof. Yansheng Liu to our analytical seminar and visit our lab facility yesterday 🎉🎉 We've learned so much from him, both science and career development!

Congratulations Jacey for receiving the @uwmadison.bsky.social Bucky's Graduate Peer Mentor Award 🥳🥳 Thank you for supporting our fellow grad students, undergraduates and even a high school student 🎉 Check out the news 👇👇👇

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@uwmadpharmacy.bsky.social Recruitment event for Pharmaceutical Sciences program was a success 🎉🎉 We hope you enjoyed the nice weather in Madison and look forward to seeing you in the Fall 🦀🦞

We're thrilled to share a big news of Li Lab's proud alum (#74 PhD Dr. Lauren Fields @chemistlauren.bsky.social) for receiving the highly prestigious Schmidt Science Fellowship to develop earlier diagnostic tools for ALS during her postdoctoral career 💫 🎉 Very well-deserved, Lauren!

Huge congratulations to our newest Ph.D. #75 Feixuan Wu 🥳🥳🥳 Your kindness, mentorship, and dedication will be missed!!! We have no doubt you will shine on your next role as a Scientist at Gilead 🎉🎉🎉