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Li received her PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2017, where she studied chromatin mediated gene regulation in mouse stem cells and development. In the Arda lab, she investigates functional enhancers controlling cell type specific gene programs in healthy human pancreas, these knowledges will provide guidance for prioritizing critical enhancers to decipher gene regulatory mechanisms controlling pancreatic cell identity and function, and ultimately advance therapeutics for diabetes and pancreatic cancers.