Li Jingmei
Li Jingmei is a research scientist with a primary focal point on breast cancer research at the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) in the Laboratory of Women's Health and Genetics.[1] Li’s research focuses on understanding the causes of cancer and preventing or early detection of cancer. Her personal mission is to improve the lives of women.[2] Li is passionate about science communication, education, and promoting breast cancer awareness.[2]
Education
[edit]Li received her bachelor's degree in Life Sciences with a minor in Technopreneurship[2] at the National University of Singapore and was part of the University Scholars Programme (USP).[3] She graduated in 2006 and was named valedictorian of the Faculty of Science.[3] Li extended her undergraduate studies for one year to participate in the NUS Overseas College (NOC) programme in Silicon Valley, USA.[3] She completed her Ph.D. studies at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.[4]
Works and research
[edit]Li was inspired by her Ph.D. Supervisor, Professor Per Hall to research into breast cancer.[2] She was convinced that as a clinician she could only help her patients only but as a researcher, she could help many more people.[2]
Li works as a group leader and Senior Research Scientist in the Laboratory of Women’s Health & Genetics at the GIS.[1][2] She focuses on examining the DNA to look for genetic differences that define who is most likely to develop or die from cancer and the non-genetic factors.[2]
Li mentioned in an interview with Augustin Chiam, a political science and USP student at NUS, that cancer research within Sweden is easier than within Singapore.[3] This is due to the fact that Sweden has a nation-wide centralized database of patient’s records that span back a few generations while on the other hand, the patient data within Singapore is owned by private hospitals thus not easily accessible.[3]
Li wants to also focus on how ethnicity plays a factor due to the fact that most research on breast cancer has been done on mainly European participants and where only 14% of genetic breast cancer studies have involved Asians.[5]
Li engaged and spoke about cancer in three TED talks (TEDxSIT,[6] TEDxNTU,[7] and TEDxISKL[8]).
Awards and honors
[edit]- In 2014,[2] Li was awarded the UNESCO-L’Oréal International for Women in Science Fellowship that gave her a US$40,000 grant to encourage greater gender parity in the sciences.[3]
- In 2017, Li received the Young Scientist Award administered by the Singapore National Academy of Science.[2]
- In 2018, she was inducted as a class of 2018 National Research Foundation Fellow.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "LI Jingmei". 13. Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Musorrafiti, Dominique (16 March 2020). "Interview with Dr. Li Jingmei, SRS at the Genome Institute of Singapore". China Underground. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Living Happy: An interview with USP Alum Li Jingmei". www.usp.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Jingmei Li". A*STAR Research. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Jingmei Li: preventing breast cancer - The Brilliant". 4 November 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Li, Jingmei (11 March 2022). Fact or Fiction - The Crossover Between Arts and Science. Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via www.ted.com.
- ^ Are we curing cancer yet? | Jingmei Li | TEDxNTU. Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Knowledge is Power: Shaping Personalized Prevention of Breast Cancer | Jingmei Li | TEDxISKL. Retrieved 15 May 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Li Jingmei". Asian Scientist Magazine. Retrieved 15 May 2024.