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Weida Li
Life Science
Tongji University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Stem Cells
Regeneration
Biology
Transdifferentiation
Diabetes
Drug Development
Therapeutics
Cell Therapy
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Areas of Focus
- Stem Cells and Regenerative Biology
- Transdifferentiation
- Diabetes Drug Development
Work Experience
- 2015 - Present: Professor at Tongji University, School of Life Sciences and Technology
- 2015 - Present: Principal Investigator at the Ministry of Education's Center for Cell Potency and Fate Editing
Academic Background & Achievements
- Bachelor's Degree: Nankai University
- PhD: Peking University and Beijing Institute of Life Sciences
- Postdoctoral Research: Harvard Stem Cell Institute
- JDRF Fellowship Award
- Selected for the National High-level Young Talents Program in 2015
Publications
- ISR inhibition reverses pancreatic β-cell failure in Wolfram syndrome models, Hu R, Chen X, Su Q, Wang Z, Wang X, Gong M, Xu M, Le R, Gao Y, Dai P, Zhang ZN, Shao L, Li W, 2024
- Charting a high-resolution roadmap for regeneration of pancreatic β cells by in vivo transdifferentiation from adult acinar cells, Liu G, Li Y, Li M, Li S, He Q, Liu S, Su Q, Chen X, Xu M, Zhang ZN, Shao Z, Li W, 2023
- Modeling disrupted synapse formation in wolfram syndrome using hESCs-derived neural cells and cerebral organoids identifies Riluzole as a therapeutic molecule, Yuan F, Li Y, Hu R, Gong M, Chai M, Ma X, Cha J, Guo P, Yang K, Li M, Xu M, Ma Q, Su Q, Zhang C, Sheng Z, Wu H, Wang Y, Yuan W, Bian S, Shao L, Zhang R, Li K, Shao Z, Zhang ZN, Li W, 2023
Awards
- JDRF Fellowship Award
