News

11/06/2026

Congratulations, Dr. Chen!

Congratulations to Jun Jie on successfully defending his PhD thesis! It was an excellent dissertation talk and a great culmination of his hard work and research accomplishments.

10/22/2026

New Publication in Molecular Biology of the Cell!

Our new study reveals that the Cby1/ciBAR1 complex binds to specific phosphoinositides enriched at the basal body to promote early ciliogenesis. Congratulations to Eunice on her outstanding work! We also extend our sincere thanks to our wonderful collaborators for their contributions. This was truly a team effort! See Kim et al. 2026.

10/02/2026

Congratulations to Eunice on Her New Postdoctoral Position!

Eunice has accepted a postdoctoral position in Dr. Mary Teruel’s lab at Weill Cornell Medicine, starting this November. We wish you all the best in this exciting next chapter of your scientific career!

07/24/2026

SEED STEM Program Visits the Takemaru/Li Lab!

We welcomed high school and college students from the Love Charitable Foundation’s SEED STEM Program for discussions about our research and a tour of Stony Brook University's core facilities.

07/18/2026

New Publication in EMBO Reports!

Our study revealing the essential role of CEP164 in spermatogenesis has been published in EMBO Reports. Congratulations to Jun Jie on this achievement! See Chen et al. 2026.

07/06/2026

Welcome to Our Summer High School Researchers!

Three high school students, Chandni, Ethan, and Bang Jun, joined the Takemaru/Li Lab for summer research. Welcome to the lab!

06/02/2026 

Congratulations, Dr. Kim!

Congratulations to Eunice on successfully defending her PhD thesis! A well-deserved milestone recognizing her outstanding research and accomplishments.

05/17/2019 and 09/18/2019

Congratulations to our high school students Leo and Poojan!

They won Best of Category and First Award in Microbiology at ISEF in Phoenix, Arizona, and later received First Prize at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) in Sofia, Bulgaria.

12/07/2017

Congratulations to our high school studnets Arooba, Jiachen, and Jillian!

Winners of the $100,000 Team Grand Prize at the SIEMENS Competition in Math, Science & Technology National Finals held at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. - an outstanding achievement!