Hui Li, Ph.D.
- Assistant Specialist
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Education
2009, Ph.D., Molecular,Cellular&Developmental Biology, Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor
2003, B.S., Biological Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing China
Biography
Hui Li, Ph.D. joined the Thoracic Oncology Lab in 2009 as Assistant Specialist. Her research focus is to understand the role of Wnt and Hedgehog signaling pathways in human lung cancer and mesothelioma, and to develop novel small molecule inhibitors targeting Wnt and Hedgehog signaling pathways. The research will be focused on screening of small molecule library, cell-based assays, biochemical assays, mechanism analysis and animal studies.
Prior to UCSF, Dr. Hui has worked as an intern with the Office of Technology Transfer at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she developed commercialization plans for a novel biomaterial and a regenerative medicine.
Hui obtained a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Tsinghua University in China in 2003. and her Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 2009 with Prof. Ken Cadigan. Her research was focused on the Wnt signaling pathway and apoptosis in the fruit fly Drosophila. Her dissertation was entitled as "The Regulation of Drosophila Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein I in Apoptosis and Cell Survival".