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To provide a supportive learning environment for our trainees, many DBBS-affiliated faculty have completed eight or more hours of CIMER-based mentorship training with a trained facilitator, as indicated below with a profile badge.

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Janet Lee, MD

Selma and Herman Seldin Distinguished Professor

Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Research summary

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Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD

Andrew B. And Gretchen P. Jones Professor and Head of the Department of Neurology

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary
Pathogenesis of amyloid fibrils and amyloid plaques in AD mouse models

Key words
brain ischemia, stroke recovery, Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid

Deborah Lenschow, MD, PhD

John S. Daniels Professor

Program affiliation
Immunology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Research summary
Antiviral mechanisms of type I interferons and the role of interferons and viruses in autoimmune diseases

Key words
host-pathogen interactions, immunology, innate immunity, interferons, pathogenesis, virology, autoimmune disease, lupus

Michele LeRoux, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Cell Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
We study how bacterial defend themselves from their viral predators, bacteriophage.

Key words
bacteria, phage, bacteriophage, virus

Daisy Leung, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Defining molecular mechanisms at the host-pathogen interface

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Eric Leuthardt, MD

Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary

Key words

Petra Levin, PhD

George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg Professor

Program affiliation
Plant and Microbial Biosciences
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Bacterial growth and antibiotic susceptibility

Key words
Bacterial, growth size, antibiotics, tolerance, antibiotic resistance, systems biology, cytoskeleton, biochemistry, microbiology, microscopy

Matthew Lew, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Developing novel optical imaging technologies for studying biomolecular activities at the nanoscale

Key words
super-resolution microscopy, single-molecule spectroscopy, optimal imaging system design, nanoscale sensing

Timothy Ley, MD

Lewis T. and Rosalind B. Apple Chair in Oncology

Program affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Immunology
Cancer Biology

Research summary
Study of normal versus leukemic blood cell development and immunology

Key words
cancer genomics, leukemia, oncogene

Fuhai Li, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Computational and Systems Biology
Cancer Biology

Research summary
Integrative large-scale pharmaco genomics analysis for target, signaling network, drug and drug combination discovery. Genomics data driven tumor-stromal communication discovery and modeling.

Key words

Jr-Shin Li, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science

Research summary
Control and optimization of large-scale complex systems with applications ranging from quantum mechanics and neuroscience to bioinformatics

Key words
computational mathematics, control theory, optimization, dynamical systems, MRI, NMR, neuroscience

Qingyun Li, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Research summary
Microglial biology and neuro-immune interactions in development, aging and disease

Key words
microglia, neuroimmunology, development, aging, neurodegeneration, single cell

Weikai Li, PhD

Roy and Diana Vagelos Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology

Research summary
Membrane protein structure and function

Key words
structure biology, enzymology, membrane proteins, molecular medicine, mass spectrometry, cardiovascular biology, immunology, hematology

Xiaowei Li, PHD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Developmental Regenerative and Stem Cell Biology
Neurosciences

Research summary
The Li laboratory is dedicated to developing biomaterial platforms for regenerative medicine, specifically focusing on applications in angiogenesis, vascularization, stem cell engineering, and tissue regeneration.

Key words
Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine

Yang Li, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Cancer Biology
Neurosciences

Research summary
Our research interests include developing innovative computational tools/methods and utilizing single-cell (epi)genomic techniques to gain a comprehensive understanding of gene regulation in mammalian models and human diseases, particularly in brain tumors and neuropsychiatric disorders.

Key words
Bioinformatics, Gene Regulation, Single-cell Epigenetics, Brain Tumors, Neurological Disorders

Kian Lim, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Program affiliation
Cancer Biology
Immunology
Molecular Cell Biology

Research summary
Understanding the role of inflammation in gastrointestinal cancers

Key words
NF-kB, Toll-like receptors, IRAK4, TAK1, KRAS, ERK, MK2

David Limbrick, MD, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Neurosciences

Research summary
We study disorders of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) physiology such as hydrocephalus and Chiari-associated syringomyelia

Key words
Pediatric neurosurgery, epilepsy surgery, neuro-endoscopy, hydrocephalus, pediatric brain tumors, deep brain stimulation, radiosurgery, pediatric spine

Sunny Lin, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
General

Research summary
Complex systems and organizational study approaches to the study of health information exchange, health information technology use in health services, and healthcare equity

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Fangqiong Ling, PhD

Assistant Professor

Program affiliation
Computational and Systems Biology
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Plant and Microbial Biosciences

Research summary
A computational and experimental lab studying bacterial colonization and transmission at the boundary of built and natural environments and exploring microbiomes as environmental sensors and public health sentinels

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Christopher Lingle, PhD

Professor

Program affiliation
Biochemistry Biophysics and Structural Biology
Neurosciences

Research summary
Structure-function studies of Slo family K+ channels

Key words
ion channel, protein structure, neurobiology, physiology, cell signaling