Mo Li, PhD profile page

Mo Li is an associate professor of bioscience at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He earned his BS from Peking University and PhD from the University of Georgia, then trained as a postdoc at the Salk Institute. His research focuses on modelling human diseases, human embryonic development, and regeneration using pluripotent stem cells, cellular reprogramming, and genome editing technologies. His lab develops novel nanopore sequencing methods for identifying mutations in genetic diseases, genome editing, and the aging process. To date, he has published over 90 articles in prestigious journals, including Nature, Science, and the New England Journal of Medicine. His work has been featured in the New York Times and China Science and Technology Daily. He serves as an editorial board member of Communications Biology, Science China Life Sciences, and Life Medicine.