People
Xueying Li
Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Graduation Year: 2018
Thesis Advisor: Justin C. Fay
Thesis Title: Genetic Basis of Thermal Divergence in Saccharomyces species
Yang Li
Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Graduation Year: 2023
Thesis Advisor: Timothy J. Ley
Thesis Title: Evaluating the function of DNMT3A mutations associated with acute myeloid leukemia and DNMT3A overgrowth Syndrome
Yang Li, PhD
Assistant Professor
- Email: yeli@wustl.edu
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
Ying Li
Program: Biophysics
Graduation Year: 2000
Thesis Advisor: Gabriel G. Waksman
Thesis Title: Structural Studies of the Mechanism of DNA Polymerization by DNA Polymerase I Enzymes
Yize Li
Program: Human and Statistical Genetics
Graduation Year: 2023
Thesis Advisor: Li Ding
Thesis Title: Multi-Omics Understanding of Heterogeneity, Progression, and Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Kidney Disease and Cancer
Yongyi Li
Program: Neurosciences
Current advisor: David M. Holtzman, MD
Undergraduate university: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 2023
Zeran Li
Program: Neurosciences
Graduation Year: 2019
Thesis Advisor: Carlos Cruchaga
Thesis Title: Integrative analysis to investigate complex interactions in Alzheimer's Disease.
Jennifer Liang
Program: Cell Biology & Biochemistry
Graduation Year: 1997
Thesis Advisor: Stuart A. Kornfeld
Thesis Title: ADP-ribosylation Factor and Clathrin-Coated Vesicle Formation on Golgi Membranes
Wen-Wei Liang
Program: Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Graduation Year: 2021
Thesis Advisor: Li Ding
Thesis Title: Identify Genetic and Epigenetic Abnormalities Associated with Therapeutic Vulnerability in Human Cancers
Xitong Liang
Program: Neurosciences
Graduation Year: 2018
Thesis Advisor: Paul H. Taghert
Thesis Title: Neural mechanisms of Drosophila circadian rhythms