Group leader
KCGEB, UAEU
Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Ling Li joined the Khalifa Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (KCGEB, Al Ain, UAE) as a Senior Research Scientist in 2014. Her research focuses on utilizing the natural genetic potential of local halophytes to investigate novel salt-responsive genes and regulatory elements that contribute to overall salt tolerance.
She received her Bachelor of Science degree in 1994 and completed her doctoral degree in Molecular Genetics at Ohio State University in 2000. Her doctoral research focused on the cell cycle regulation of neuronal stem cells. In 2001, she joined Bruce Edgar’s laboratory at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC, Seattle, USA) as a postdoctoral fellow focused on cell cycle and growth regulation. In 2008, she continued her research in the Bob Eisenman lab at the FHCRC, focusing on post-translational regulations of the Myc oncogene.