Dr. Li has been selected for several talent programs, including the inaugural
Distinguished Research Position of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, membership in
the Shanghai Association for Young Science and Technology Talents, recognition as a
Key Technical Support Talent of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the "Pearl
Program" talent initiative of Pudong District, Shanghai.

Her primary research focuses on synchrotron solution scattering methodologies and
their applications in innovative drug discovery. She has published more than 100
research articles in leading international journals, holds six Chinese invention patents,
and has authored four academic books. In recognition of her contributions to peptide
drug design and the study of dynamic structures in self-assembling systems, she
received the Dectris Award in 2022 from DECTRIS Inc., Switzerland.