Lili Niu

Lili Niu is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Cell Toxicology at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig, Germany. She was awarded a Humboldt Research Fellowship for Postdoctoral Researchers in 2019 to advance her work on organic contaminant mapping in sediments using integrated toxicological-chemical approaches.

• Research Focus: Chemical mixture exposure and its ecological/human health effects, with an emphasis on bioavailable fractions and microbiome interactions in projects like MibiTox and SafePol.
• Methodology: Utilizes high-resolution mass spectrometry, in vitro bioassays, and computational models to assess contaminant impacts.

Publications highlight advancements in predicting contaminant behavior in aquatic systems, with recent work on suspended particulate matter's role in micropollutant transport during varying hydrological conditions.

• Scientific Contributions: Improved prediction models for in vitro toxicity (MLinvitroTox), microbiome-mediated pesticide transformation, and neurotoxicity of environmental chemicals.