TMIC LI NODE TEAM
Great science starts with inspired people. Our team at TMIC Li Node is powered by collaboration, united by science, and driven to deliver metabolomics beyond limits.
DR. LIANG LI
NODE LEADER
Dr. Liang Li, Co-Director of The Metabolomics Innovation Centre (TMIC) and head of the Li Node, holds a PhD from the University of Michigan. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. As a Chemistry and Adjunct Biochemistry Professor at the University of Alberta, he was Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Analytical Chemistry. Dr. Li directed the Alberta Cancer Board Proteomics Resource Laboratory and chaired the Analytical Chemistry Division at the University of Alberta. He was co-PI for the Human Metabolome Database (HMDB) Project, contributing to the HMDB MS/MS spectral library. Renowned for pioneering the high-performance chemical isotope labeling liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (HP-CIL LC-MS) platform, Dr. Li has received numerous national and international awards. He serves as editor for Analytica Chimica Acta and on editorial advisory boards for multiple scientific journals.
rESEARCH ASSISTANTS/tmic mEMBERS

Dr. Monica X. Li
Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Michigan

Dr. Shuang Zhao
Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Alberta

Inderbeer Singh
B.Sc. Biological Sciences
MacEwan University

Noor Abdel Wahab
B.Sc. Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology
University of Alberta

Sicheng (Kevin) Quan
M.Sc. Chemistry
University of Alberta

Aderoju J. Bankole
B.Sc. Mass Communications
Babcock University

Kavina Dhinsa
BCom. Marketing
University of Alberta

Xiaohang Wang
M.Sc. Chemistry
University of Alberta

Amanda (Siji) Wang
B.Sc. Biological Sciences
University of Alberta

Kaitlyn Melo
B.Sc. Chemistry
University of Alberta

Kimberly Wong
B.Sc. Chemistry Specialization
University of Alberta

Daniel Patience
B.Sc. Biology (Cell/Molecular)
Concordia University of Edmonton

Dr. Yasmine Rais
Ph.D. Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
University of Alberta

Angela Chan
B.Sc. Chemistry Specialization
University of Alberta

Athena Tillie
B.Sc. Physical Sciences
University of Alberta

Dr. Ric (Rui) Qin
Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Alberta

Dr. Daniel Ferrer Vinals
Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Alberta

William Xu
B.Sc. Computing Science, Psychology
University of Alberta

Dr. Ke Shen
Ph.D. Organic Chemistry
Sichuan University

Dr. Xian Luo
Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Alberta

Dr. Zhan Cheng
Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Alberta
Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

Jasim Al-Rufaye
B.Sc. Chemistry
Concordia University of Edmonton

Cyrene Jonah Catenza
B.Sc. Chemical Biology
Thompson Rivers University

Yousef Haidar
M.Sc. Physical/Analytical Chemistry
Western University

Bowen Yang
M.Sc. Bioinformatics
Georgetown University

Ali Waheed
B.Sc. Biochemistry
University of Alberta

Carlos Canez Quijada
Ph.D. Chemistry
University of Alberta

Vi Tran
M.Sc. Environmental Sciences
Thompson Rivers University

Caley Campkin
B.Sc. Chemistry, Biological Sciences
University of Alberta

Connor Johnson
B.Sc. Chemical Biology
Thompson Rivers University

Zakia Fatima
Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry
University of Alberta

Dingyu Deng
M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of Copenhagen

Jerrica Yang
B.Sc. Computer Science, Chemistry
University of British Columbia
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