Associate Professor, Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences, School of Medicine
Dr. Yan Li has a multidisciplinary background in genomics, epigenetics, and stem cell biology. She received her Ph.D. in epigenetics and diabetes research from Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope. During her Ph.D. training, she studied the epigenetic regulation of inflammatory response in atherosclerosis, a common complication in diabetes. After graduation, Dr. Li joined Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, UCSD for postdoc training. She continued her research interests in the transcription regulation of inflammation and diabetes genes, but mainly using genomic approaches. Dr. Li joined the Department of Genetics and Genomics Sciences in 2015 and was promoted to associate professor in 2022.