#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/...

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 🎉🎉🎉

🥳 New publication in JASMS! 🦀🧠 Global PTM profiling of crustacean neuropeptidome reveals PTM importance & feeding-related trends. Congrats to Lauren Fields & Kendra Selby 👏🎉 Special congrats to Kendra on her first first-author paper! Check it out: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Future chemists in the house 🧪✨ Chem Graduate Recruitment Weekend was a great chance to meet so many talented prospective students 😄 Huge thanks to our graduate student volunteers Jacey, Thao, Emily, Kendra, Tong, Ziyi, and Shashank for helping make the weekend such a success 👏

The Li Lab had a great time at US HUPO 2026!🥳 Congratulations to Feixuan Wu for delivering an oral presentation on high-throughput simultaneous quantification of glycopeptides and phosphopeptides in diabetes. Thanks to the organizers!😃 #USHUPO2026

Congratulations to our PI @lingjun2025.bsky.social for winning the Catherine Costello Award for Exemplary Achievements in Proteomics at the US HUPO Conference 🥳🥳🥳

🥳 New publication in Analytica Chimica Acta! 🧬 We introduce a multiplexed strategy for simultaneous quantification of glycopeptides & phosphopeptides using 12-plex DiLeu tags and dual-functional Ti(IV)-IMAC. Congrats to Feixuan Wu & all authors 👏 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New publication in Analyst! Using untargeted MS to study metabolic responses to ocean acidification in Jonah crab, identifying IPA as an effective extraction method. Huge congrats to Yunxiao Yao, Olga Riusech & Shuling Xu 👏🎉 🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Kicking off 2026 with great news 🎉🥳 Our work is featured as the Front Cover of ACS Central Science! Big congrats to the team and special thanks to Sally Griffith-Oh for the stunning cover ✨ Check it out here: pubs.acs.org/toc/acscii/1... pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Congratulations to our PI @lingjun2025.bsky.social on her election as Treasurer on the ASMS Board of Directors 🥳 We look forward to her service as her term begins July 1, 2026. #[email protected] #ASMS2026 Check it out: lnkd.in/g_7XZzz5

Congrats to Julia on passing her Research Proposal exam and officially becoming a Ph.D. Candidate 🥳🥳🥳 Very well done 👏👏👏

Our latest study on the first integrated structural proteomics (LiP-MS+FAIMS-DIA) and N-glycoproteomics analysis of paired serum and CSF samples across AD stages is now published in #ACSCentralScience 🥳🥳 Congrats to Haiyan and all co-authors🎊🎊 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Happy New Year🎊 Our lab's first @pnas.org publication presents the first systems‑level map of how protein conformational changes and phosphorylation shape communication between pancreatic cancer and stellate cells🥳 Congrats to Haiyan and all co-authors👏 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

We're thrilled to share #AnalyticalChemistry Supplementary Cover Art for our ant proteome work 🐜🐜 Special thanks to @uwmadpharmacy.bsky.social Sally Griffith-Oh for creating this beautiful cover art and thanks to everyone for this teamwork 🥳🥳@ACSPublications #MyACSCover Link: doi.org/10.1021/acs....

Congratulations to Emily on successfully passing her RP and achieving the dissertator status, an important milestone of her Ph.D. journey 🥳🥳 Can't wait to see her accomplishments in the next few years ✨✨

Huge congratulations to our 74th Ph.D., Dr. Lauren Fields @chemistlauren.bsky.social 🍾🥂✨ Thank you for all the fun and outstanding mentorship you brought to our lab 😄 Wishing you all the best in your next postdoc chapter at Prof. Maccoss Lab 🥳 We will miss you so much!

Be sure to read in our latest issue research by Eric Troncy, @liresearch.bsky.social & co. from @uwmadison.bsky.social & @umontreal.ca revealing how osteoarthritis reshapes the spinal cord peptidome in rats #proteomics Find the full article here🔽

It's been a year of impact for Professor Lingjun Li (@liresearch.bsky.social): She became the first-ever School of Pharmacy recipient of UW–Madison’s Kellett Mid-Career Award, and now she's being honored with a 2026 Catherine Costello Award by @us-hupo.org! https://bit.ly/44xJChr

Great food, loud laughs, and a spirited White Elephant exchange at the annual Li Lab holiday party 🎄🎁 Huge congratulations to our 74th Ph.D., Dr. Lauren Fields 👩‍🎓🍾 So excited to welcome 10 new members to the lab family 🥳🥳 Cheers to another successful year 🥂✨

New publication in Analytical Chemistry, in collab with Cameron Currie Lab 🥳 A dual-layered proteomic workflow that maps both whole-body and surface-secreted proteins in the leaf-cutter ant Acromyrmex echinatior. Huge congrats to Timo, Haiyan, and all co-authors 👏👏 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

New publication on Anal Chem 🥳🥳 Our new 3-plex TMTproC-DIA strategy delivers accurate multiplexed quantification, high precision even in complex sample backgrounds without adding spectral complexity. Congrats to Zicong, @pk-liu.bsky.social, and Haiyan 👏👏 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Congratulations to Graham (Jiahao) 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 🤓🤓

Li Lab Friendsgiving Party ✨ A night filled with gratitude, homemade goodness, endless laughs, and the best lab family we could ask for 🍽️🧡 Sending our warmest congratulations to Dr. Hua Zhang as he embarks on his exciting new professorship journey 🥳🥳🥳

Our new review paper on ACA Special Issue of Imaging Mass Spec 🥳🥳 We highlight recent advances in single-cell MSI, focusing on improved spatial resolution, molecular coverage, and analytical workflows. Congrats to Hua and co-authors 👏👏 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Costumes, candy, and chemistry 🧪🎃 Li lab turned spooky for a day 👻

New publication on @molecularomics.rsc.org 🥳Our work revealed how osteoarthritis reshapes the neuropeptide landscape of the spinal cord in the MIRAT model. This is a nice collaboration with Prof. Eric Troncy Lab, and congrats to Gaoyuan, Marilyn and all co-authors 👏 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Congratulations to Prof. Lingjun Li (@liresearch.bsky.social) on earning a @uwmadison.bsky.social Kellett Mid-Career Award to support her "high risk, high reward" work in single-cell analysis & #massspectrometry, geared to understand tumors & neuron communication! pharmacy.wisc.edu/2025/09/10/p...

Fall tradition continues 🍂🍁 The Li Lab returned to Eugster’s Farm for another day of apple picking, pumpkin hunting, and apple cider donut 🍎🎃🍩 Grateful for great weather and great company with our rotation students 🥳🥳

🚨 A new study from Professor Lingjun Li @liresearch.bsky.social and collaborators in the Molecular Psychiatry journal finds that changes in an enzyme that helps #neurons function properly can alter synaptic function and drive #autism-like behaviors in a model. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Jeopardy night, round 3 🎉 Another year of laughter, surprises, and impressive fun facts from our lab crew 😆 Always a highlight seeing everyone’s hidden talents (and competitive side) ✨ Shoutout to Lauren, Jacey, and Kelly for organizing all the fun 👏

Excited to share our latest work on Analytical Chemistry, introducing a novel 13-plex DeAla isobaric tag for improved peptide fragmentation, enhanced protein identification, and competitive pricing 🥳🥳🥳 Congrats to @pk-liu.bsky.social and co-authors ✨✨ pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

New publication on Analytica Chimica Acta 🥳🥳 We presented 3D spatial proteomic and lipidomic analysis of AD and WT mouse brains via 10-plex immunohistochemistry (IHC)-based photocleavable mass tag (PC-MT) labeling. Congrats Kelly and co-authors 👏👏 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Celebrating the successful 3rd International Single Cell Mass Spec conference in Chicago last weekend🥳 Congrats to Kelly for winning Best Poster Award and Hua for Young Investigator Award in the category of best advancement award recognizing his scientific accomplishments👏

New research published on Nature @molpsychiatry 🥳🥳 Neuron-specific overexpression of ATase1/ATase2 in mice leads to autistic-like behaviors via ER acetylation pathway disruptions. Congrats Haiyan and a nice collab with Luigi Puglielli Lab Link 👇👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Congratulations to Zach, our @uwmadpharmacy.bsky.social student, on successfully passing the prelim exam and officially becoming a Ph.D. Candidate 🥳🥳🥳 We can't wait to hear about your exciting research in the near future 👏👏👏

Big congrats to David 🥳 🥳 our highly motivated high school summer intern, on successfully presenting his research at the 29th Annual High School Research Poster Session 👏👏

Check out this latest paper in the special issue #Biomolecules Molecular Effects of Environmental Pollutants on Health of Human,Animals and Plants 🥳 🥳We use iDiLeu to quantify metabolite changes upon copper exposure! Congrats to Olga 😃😃 Link below 👇👇 www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/15...