News

Recent publications, awards, grants, and milestones from the Li Lab.

October 2026
Camille Liu earns second place at TJAS and receives conference acceptance

Congratulations to Camille Liu on earning second place at the Texas Junior Academy of Science (TJAS) competition! Camille has also been accepted to attend a conference at Yale University in 2027. We are delighted to celebrate these milestones in her research journey.

September 2026
Camille Liu selected to present at TJAS

Congratulations to Camille Liu on being selected to present her research project in the Texas Junior Academy of Science (TJAS) competition at Texas A&M University on October 8, 2026! We look forward to her sharing her work with fellow student researchers and the wider scientific community.

August 2026
Camille Liu selected for UNT Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Camille Liu was selected for UNT’s 2026–2027 Undergraduate Research Fellowship (URF), a campus-wide program supporting students engaged in faculty-mentored research.

August 2026
Collaborative paper published in Trends in Biotechnology

The Li Lab contributed to “Engineered probiotics block arsenite absorption in the gastrointestinal tract,” a study demonstrating a programmable probiotic strategy for reducing arsenite uptake.

June 2026
Li Lab receives AES Summer Research Internship Grant

The lab received a Summer Research Internship Grant from the American Epilepsy Society (AES), with Deeba Dinarvand selected as the student awardee.

June 2026
Collaborative study published in Epilepsia

The Li Lab contributed to “High-frequency oscillations after acute hemorrhagic traumatic brain injury: insights into posttraumatic epilepsy development,” advancing the study of early electrophysiological biomarkers following traumatic brain injury.

May 2026
Camille Liu and Anjani Chebrolu selected for TAMS summer research

Camille Liu and Anjani Chebrolu were selected for the 2026 TAMS Summer Research Program at UNT, supporting an intensive summer of faculty-mentored laboratory research.

May 2026
Li Lab website created

The Li Lab launched its official website to share research, publications, team updates, and lab news.