Dr. Min Li got his PhD from Emory University in 2002. He then moved on to Baylor College of Medicine and started his career in cancer research as an Assistant Professor in 2004. Dr. Li joined the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Medical School in 2010 as the Director of Cancer Research Program. He has published more than 90 papers and serves as an editorial board member of many journals.

Dr. Min Li research interests include pancreatic cancer and brain tumor. Dr. Li’s group is the first one to identify ZIP4 as a novel molecular target in pancreatic cancer.