{"id":144,"date":"2021-11-12T21:57:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T02:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/li-lab\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2021-11-16T09:52:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T14:52:35","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/li-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-144\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-144-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-144-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-144-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_metaslider_widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div id=\"metaslider-id-100\" style=\"max-width: 1170px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-80-0 ml-slider-pro-2-36-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-100 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"homepage\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_100\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_100\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-105 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-105\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/li-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2017\/06\/Thalamus_slide.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"1170\" alt=\"Thalamus\" class=\"slider-100 slide-105\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-103 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-103\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/li-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2017\/06\/E12.5@E9.5E10.5_slide.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"1170\" alt=\"E12.5@E9.5+E10.5\" class=\"slider-100 slide-103\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-102 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-102\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/li-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2017\/06\/E9_slide.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"1170\" alt=\"E9\" class=\"slider-100 slide-102\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-104 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-104\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/li-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2017\/06\/E18.5_slide.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"1170\" alt=\"E18.5\" class=\"slider-100 slide-104\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-101 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-101\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/li-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2017\/06\/BLBP_slide.jpg\" height=\"400\" width=\"1170\" alt=\"BLBP\" class=\"slider-100 slide-101\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-144-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-144-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-144-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">About us<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The Li lab studies molecular pathways that control neural stem cell fate, differentiation, and circuit assembly. We focus on the development of the cerebellum. We employ mouse genetics, embryonic stem cell differentiation, 3D-imaging, single-cell analysis to unveil mechanisms of brain development in health and disease.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/li-lab\/research\/\"><strong>View research projects &gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-144-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-144-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_rcpt panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">News<\/h3><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/li-lab\/2025\/08\/19\/our-paper-is-now-published-in-nature-neuroscience\/\" title=\"Our paper is now published in Nature Neuroscience!\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"> Our paper is now published in Nature Neuroscience!<\/span><\/a><span class=\"rcpt_item_date\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_posted\">Posted on <\/span>August 19, 2025<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/li-lab\/2025\/07\/31\/new-paper-published-in-nature-neuroscience\/\" title=\"Our paper is accepted by Nature Neuroscience\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"> Our paper is accepted by Nature Neuroscience<\/span><\/a><span class=\"rcpt_item_date\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_posted\">Posted on <\/span>July 31, 2025<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/li-lab\/2024\/11\/08\/a-new-preprint-article-in-biorxiv\/\" title=\"A new preprint article in bioRxiv\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"> A new preprint article in bioRxiv<\/span><\/a><span class=\"rcpt_item_date\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_posted\">Posted on <\/span>November 8, 2024<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/li-lab\/2024\/08\/06\/congratulations-to-dr-nagham-farah\/\" title=\"Congratulations to Dr. Nagham Farah!\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"> Congratulations to Dr. Nagham Farah!<\/span><\/a><span class=\"rcpt_item_date\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_posted\">Posted on <\/span>August 6, 2024<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"rcpt_items\"><ul class=\"rcpt_items_list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/li-lab\/2023\/08\/11\/nagham-won-poster-award-in-gordon-research-conference-and-will-speak-in-sfn-annual-meeting\/\" title=\"Nagham won poster award again and will speak at the SfN meeting\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_title\"> Nagham won poster award again and will speak at the SfN meeting<\/span><\/a><span class=\"rcpt_item_date\"><span class=\"rcpt_item_posted\">Posted on <\/span>August 11, 2023<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-144-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-144-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-144-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_uconn-daily-digest-widget uconn-daily-digest-widget-class panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n        <li class=\"ucdd-category-title first\">Important University-Wide Announcements<\/li>\n    \n    <li>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.uconn.edu\/publicEmailSingleStoryView.php?id=323735&cid=24&iid=8812\" target=\"_blank\">Passing of UConn Student Lily Michelfelder<\/a><br\/>\n        I am saddened to share that Lily Michelfelder, a second-year student from Quakertown, Pennsylvania, passed away on April 25, 2026. Lily enrolled at UConn... <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.uconn.edu\/publicEmailSingleStoryView.php?id=323735&cid=24&iid=8812\" target=\"_blank\">[Read More]<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n        <li class=\"ucdd-category-title\">Training and Professional Development<\/li>\n    \n    <li>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.uconn.edu\/publicEmailSingleStoryView.php?id=322118&cid=24&iid=8812\" target=\"_blank\">Critical Teaching Behaviors Book Club<\/a><br\/>\n        Critical Teaching Behaviors Follow-up SessionFriday, May 1, 10:00-11:00OnlineYou are registering for an individual session of the Critical Teaching Behaviors... <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.uconn.edu\/publicEmailSingleStoryView.php?id=322118&cid=24&iid=8812\" target=\"_blank\">[Read More]<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    \n    <li>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.uconn.edu\/publicEmailSingleStoryView.php?id=322104&cid=24&iid=8812\" target=\"_blank\">The 15-Minute Vacation<\/a><br\/>\n        The 15-Minute VacationTuesday, May 5, 12:00-12:15Location: SU 103Presenter: Martina Rosenberg&nbsp;Each moment introduces one mindful practice that participants... <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.uconn.edu\/publicEmailSingleStoryView.php?id=322104&cid=24&iid=8812\" target=\"_blank\">[Read More]<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    \n    <li>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.uconn.edu\/publicEmailSingleStoryView.php?id=322420&cid=24&iid=8812\" target=\"_blank\">Waterbury In-Person EdTech Support<\/a><br\/>\n        Staff from the Educational Technologies office will be visiting the&nbsp;Waterbury campus on Wednesday, May 6th.Drop by the WTBY &nbsp;lobby from 10am-1pm... <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.uconn.edu\/publicEmailSingleStoryView.php?id=322420&cid=24&iid=8812\" target=\"_blank\">[Read More]<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    \n    <li>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.uconn.edu\/publicEmailSingleStoryView.php?id=322495&cid=24&iid=8812\" target=\"_blank\">CIMER Entering Mentoring: Mentoring Up<\/a><br\/>\n        Summer Mentor\/Mentee Training for Grads and PostdocsGrad students and post-docs are often in the squishy middle of a mentoring sandwich, mentoring less... <a href=\"https:\/\/dailydigest.uconn.edu\/publicEmailSingleStoryView.php?id=322495&cid=24&iid=8812\" target=\"_blank\">[Read More]<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-144-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-144-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_uc-contact-widget uc-contact-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Contact<\/h3><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"uc-table\"><tr class=\"uc-row\"><th class=\"uc-label uc-label-phone\">Phone: <\/th><td class=\"uc-output uc-output-phone\">860-678-3836<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"uc-row\"><th class=\"uc-label uc-label-email\">E-mail: <\/th><td class=\"uc-output uc-output-email\"><a href=\"mailto:jali@uchc.edu\">jali@uchc.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"uc-row\"><th class=\"uc-label uc-label-addr\">Address: <\/th><td class=\"uc-output uc-output-addr\">Cell and Genome Sciences Building R1143<br \/>\nDepartment of Genetics and Genome Science<br \/>\nUniversity of Connecticut Health Center<br \/>\n400 Farmington Ave.<br \/>\nFarmington, CT 06030-6403<br \/>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About us The Li lab studies molecular pathways that control neural stem cell fate, differentiation, and circuit assembly. 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