We are currently seeking talented and enthusiastic postdoctoral researchers and graduate students to join our team.
Highly motivated Ph.D. with strong background in one or more of the following areas: bioinformatics, biostatistics, molecular/cellular biology, epigenetics, DNA repair and related fields are encouraged to apply for postdoctoral researchers. Prior experience with high throughput genomic approaches (RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, Hi-C) and data analysis is a plus.
Feel free to contact us at [email protected]!
February 9, 2024
Dr. Li has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 SOT/AACT Outstanding Young Toxicologist Award. Congratulations!
Dr. Li has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 SOT/AACT Outstanding Young Toxicologist Award. Congratulations!
2023
April 10, 2023
2023 Participants selected for EMGS Newly Independent Investigator Engagement Program
Dr. Li was selected as a recipient of the 2023 EMGS Newly Independent Investigators Engagement Program.
March 21, 2023
Dr. Li was awarded the James A. Swenberg Carcinogenesis Merit Award for Junior Faculty Members from the Society of Toxicology.
2022
August 26, 2022
Dr. Li's editorial paper "Xenophagy: Its role in pathogen infections" is published in Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. Cheers!
April 8, 2022
Our first review paper "Epigenetic Regulation of Nucleotide Excision Repair" is published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. Congratulations!
March 31, 2022
Kyle was awarded a UGA Libraries Graduate Student Open Access Publishing Fund. Congratulations!
March 22, 2022
Dr. Wentao Li gave a keynote speech in the 2022 EHS Research Symposium.
2021
March 23, 2021
Our work on super hotspots and super coldspots in the repair of UV-induced DNA damage in the human genome is published in Journal of Biological Chemistry!
January 04, 2021
Welcome Leah Lariscy to our lab!
Leah joined our lab as a Research Technician! She got her B.S. degree in Environmental Health Science at University of Georgia in 2020. Leah plans on pursuing a PhD in the future!
2020
September 13, 2020
Dr. Li gives a talk at the 2020 Environmental Mutagenesis & Genomics Society Virtual Annual Meeting.
September 1, 2020
The Li laboratory is officially open today! Cheers!
August 31, 2020
Wentao Li accepts faculty position at University of Georgia
Congratulations to Dr. Wentao Li on his new Assistant Professor position with the Department of Environmental Health Science at University of Georgia.
2019
Wentao Li receives a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
Congratulations to Dr. Wentao Li, postdoctoral research associate in the Sancar lab who received a highly competitive K99 Pathway to Independence Award from NIH effective September 6, 2019.
Li receives Pathway to Independence Award
From $2K pilot award to K99/R00 – Li receives Pathway to Independence Award
2018
Li, postdoctoral fellow in Sancar lab, receives 2018 EMGS and PARE Awards
Wentao Li, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Aziz Sancar, has received the 2018 Environmental Mutagenesis & Genomics Society (EMGS) New Investigator Travel Award & 2018 Postdoctoral Award for Research Excellence (PARE) from UNC Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.
2017
Where Cigarette Smoking’s Damage is Done ... Down to Your DNA
A new technique from UNC School of Medicine scientists led by Nobel Prize winner Aziz Sancar reveals the genome-wide DNA damage that a major carcinogen causes.
April 10, 2023
2023 Participants selected for EMGS Newly Independent Investigator Engagement Program
Dr. Li was selected as a recipient of the 2023 EMGS Newly Independent Investigators Engagement Program.
March 21, 2023
Dr. Li was awarded the James A. Swenberg Carcinogenesis Merit Award for Junior Faculty Members from the Society of Toxicology.
2022
August 26, 2022
Dr. Li's editorial paper "Xenophagy: Its role in pathogen infections" is published in Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. Cheers!
April 8, 2022
Our first review paper "Epigenetic Regulation of Nucleotide Excision Repair" is published in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. Congratulations!
March 31, 2022
Kyle was awarded a UGA Libraries Graduate Student Open Access Publishing Fund. Congratulations!
March 22, 2022
Dr. Wentao Li gave a keynote speech in the 2022 EHS Research Symposium.
2021
March 23, 2021
Our work on super hotspots and super coldspots in the repair of UV-induced DNA damage in the human genome is published in Journal of Biological Chemistry!
January 04, 2021
Welcome Leah Lariscy to our lab!
Leah joined our lab as a Research Technician! She got her B.S. degree in Environmental Health Science at University of Georgia in 2020. Leah plans on pursuing a PhD in the future!
2020
September 13, 2020
Dr. Li gives a talk at the 2020 Environmental Mutagenesis & Genomics Society Virtual Annual Meeting.
September 1, 2020
The Li laboratory is officially open today! Cheers!
August 31, 2020
Wentao Li accepts faculty position at University of Georgia
Congratulations to Dr. Wentao Li on his new Assistant Professor position with the Department of Environmental Health Science at University of Georgia.
2019
Wentao Li receives a K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
Congratulations to Dr. Wentao Li, postdoctoral research associate in the Sancar lab who received a highly competitive K99 Pathway to Independence Award from NIH effective September 6, 2019.
Li receives Pathway to Independence Award
From $2K pilot award to K99/R00 – Li receives Pathway to Independence Award
2018
Li, postdoctoral fellow in Sancar lab, receives 2018 EMGS and PARE Awards
Wentao Li, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Aziz Sancar, has received the 2018 Environmental Mutagenesis & Genomics Society (EMGS) New Investigator Travel Award & 2018 Postdoctoral Award for Research Excellence (PARE) from UNC Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.
2017
Where Cigarette Smoking’s Damage is Done ... Down to Your DNA
A new technique from UNC School of Medicine scientists led by Nobel Prize winner Aziz Sancar reveals the genome-wide DNA damage that a major carcinogen causes.