Laboratory of Stem Cells and Aging

2024

• Dr. Yuanyuan Liu joined the lab to start her postdoc training!
• Steve Li (MD/PhD) started his postdoctoral training in the lab!
• Welcome Meredith Klay as our new Research Assistant, Ned Yu, Neerav Ravirala and Megan Wong as our newest undergraduate students, and Aidan Yang as this summer’s high school intern!
• Ayasa Michii left the lab to start her Graduate study at Harvard University!
• Cady’s scHolography and spatial transcriptomics paper is published by Genome Biology, Congratulations for Cady’s first paper as graduate student!
• Eric Mao left the lab to start his Medical School training at University of Virginia School of Medicine!
• Carolynn Gonzalez joined the lab as a rotation student for the Spring Quarter, and Carolynn officially joined the lab after her successful rotation!

2023

• Ria Almohtadi joined the lab to study miR-205 regulated cell division as her rotation project!
• Dr. Jimin Han joined the lab to start his postdoc training!
• Dongmei’s study of MOF and histone H4K16ac is published by Nature Communications!
• Ed Li (MD/PhD) officially started his postdoc training the lab!
• Chi’s thesis work (the last chapter) is published by Frontiers in Aging!
• Junda Chen (from Tsinghua University) joined the lab as our first ever international visiting student at Northwestern!
• Chris Stephens joined the lab as our new graduate student!
• Congratulations to Sophie, Eric and Anna for their fantastic research presentation and graduation from Northwestern!
• Jingjing’s study of hair follicle stem cell mechanics is published by PNAS!
• Chris Stephens and Hyebin Han joined the lab as rotation students!
• Brandon Hancock joined the lab as a rotation student for the Spring Quarter!
• Congratulations to Ed for receiving the Dermatologist Investigator Research Fellowship from the Dermatology Foundation!
• Johnson Yang joined the lab as a rotation student for the Winter Quarter!

2022

• Ayasa Michii joined the lab as our new RA!
• Adrian Carcamo joined the lab as our new graduate student!
• Dr. Anumeha Singh joined the lab as our new postdoctoral associate!

2021

• Chi’s stem cell aging paper is published, and featured in New York Times and NIH Research Matters!
• Claudia joined the lab as a rotation student for the Fall Quarter.
• Michael Sande joined the lab as our new RA!
• Kestrel left the lab and we wished him the best in his future career in medicine.
• Cady joined the lab as our first graduate student at Northwestern!
• Annika Schroder joined the lab as a rotation student for the Spring Quarter.

2020

• Yi lab moves from CU Boulder to Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine!
• Dongmei has been appointed Research Assistant Professor by the Pathology department at Northwestern.
• Chi has been awarded an NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition (F99/K00) Award!

 2019

• Rui has been promoted to Professor at CU Boulder.
• Arpan, Lily and Kevin joined the lab as our new graduate students!
• Kestrel joined the lab as our new RA!

 2018

• • Gaelle joined the lab as our new RA!

2017

• Rui has received CU Boulder Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award.
• Rui has received an NIAMS STAR Award.
• Chi joined the lab as our new graduate student!
• Dr. Haimin Li joined the lab!
• Jeremy joined the lab as our new RA!

• Glen has been awarded an American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship!
• Dongmei has been promoted to Adjunct Assistant Professor by the MCDB department at CU Boulder.
• Dr. Jingjing Wang joined the lab!

• Jaimee has received a Keystone Symposium travel award.
• Xiying has received a Keystone Symposium travel award.
• Rui has been promoted to Associate Professor with tenure at CU Boulder.
• Dr. Glen Bjerke joined the lab!

• Jaimee has been awarded an NIAMS NRSA Predoctoral (F31) Award!
• Dr. Alfonso Garrido-Lecca joined the lab and has been awarded an Anna and John J. Sie Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship!
• Lisa joined the lab as our new RA!

• Jerome has been awarded an American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship!
• Rui has received an American Cancer Society Research Scholar Award.

• • Dr. Jerome Lee joined the lab!
  • Jaimee and Chris joined the lab as our new graduate students!

• Dr. Xiying Fan joined the lab!
• Emily joined the lab as our new RA!

2010

• Yi lab received the first R01 grant!
• Li joined the lab as our new graduate student!

• Zhaojie and Kent joined the lab as our first pair of graduate students!
• Dr. Dongmei Wang joined the lab!
• Lori joined the lab as our first mouse technician!

• Yi lab was established at CU Boulder (08/18/2008)
• Evan joined the lab as our first RA!
• Dr. Dejiang Feng joined the lab as our first postdoctoral associate!