Yan Li, Ph.D.
Responsibilities & Activities
As a program director, I oversee basic and clinical studies on diabetic foot ulcers and wound healing to develop therapeutics that will improve diabetic wound healing and patient care. I’m also the program official for the Diabetic Foot Consortium and the DEM program contact for the Career Development Program (K01, K08, K23, and K25 awards).
Research Programs
Diabetes, Endocrine, & Metabolic Disease Translational Research
Studies that translate scientific findings into practice to enhance human health of those with, or at risk for, metabolic disease.
Diabetes: Treatment, Prevention, & Complications
The Diabetes: Treatment, Prevention, and Complications Program supports both basic and clinical studies aimed at addressing the prevention, treatment and pathophysiology of type 1 and type 2 diabetes across the lifespan.
Committees & Working Groups
- NIDDK Training and Career Development Program Committee, Member
- NIDDK Obesity Research Working Group, Member
- NIDDK SBIR/STTR Small Business Working Group, Member
Select Experience
Health Specialist, NIDDK, NIH, 2013-2016
CRTA Fellow, NCI, NIH, 2008-2013
Young Investigator, Department of Food Toxicology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany, 2004-2005
Ph.D., Center for Research in Molecular Endocrinology, University of Oulu, Finland, 2004