Stanford University, USA
Jin Billy Li, Ph.D., is a Professor of Genetics at Stanford University. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and completed his Ph.D. at Washington University in St. Louis. Following postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School, he established his laboratory at Stanford. Dr. Li’s research focuses on the study of RNA editing mediated by ADAR enzymes. Together with collaborators, his team unveiled a significant biological role of RNA editing in evading dsRNA-mediated autoimmunity. This discovery has paved the way for innovative approaches to cancer and autoimmune disease treatment. Additionally, they played a key role in co-developing site-directed RNA base editing, utilizing endogenous ADAR enzymes. This breakthrough overcomes challenges associated with CRISPR/Cas-based DNA editing, holding immense promise for addressing both rare and common diseases.
