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
Dr. Monica X. Li

Ph.D. Chemistry 

University of Michigan

Dr. Shuang Zhao
Dr. Shuang Zhao

Ph.D. Chemistry 

University of Alberta

Inderbeer Singh
Inderbeer Singh

B.Sc. Biological Sciences 

MacEwan University

Noor Abdel Wahab
Noor Abdel Wahab

B.Sc. Molecular Cellular & Developmental Biology

University of Alberta

Sicheng (Kevin) Quan
Sicheng (Kevin) Quan

M.Sc. Chemistry

University of Alberta

Aderoju J. Bankole
Aderoju J. Bankole

B.Sc. Mass Communications

Babcock University

Kavina Dhinsa
Kavina Dhinsa

BCom. Marketing

University of Alberta

Xiaohang Wang
Xiaohang Wang

M.Sc. Chemistry

University of Alberta

Amanda (Siji) Wang
Amanda (Siji) Wang

B.Sc. Biological Sciences

University of Alberta

Kaitlyn Melo
Kaitlyn Melo

B.Sc. Chemistry

University of Alberta

Kimberly Wong
Kimberly Wong

B.Sc. Chemistry Specialization

University of Alberta

Daniel Patience
Daniel Patience

B.Sc. Biology (Cell/Molecular)

Concordia University of Edmonton

Dr. Yasmine Rais
Dr. Yasmine Rais

Ph.D. Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

University of Alberta

Angela Chan
Angela Chan

B.Sc. Chemistry Specialization

University of Alberta

Athena Tillie
Athena Tillie

B.Sc. Physical  Sciences

University of Alberta

Dr. Ric (Rui) Qin
Dr. Ric (Rui) Qin

Ph.D. Chemistry

University of Alberta

Dr. Daniel Ferrer Vinals
Dr. Daniel Ferrer Vinals

Ph.D. Chemistry

University of Alberta

William Xu
William Xu

B.Sc. Computing Science, Psychology

University of Alberta

Dr. Ke Shen
Dr. Ke Shen

Ph.D. Organic Chemistry

Sichuan University

Dr. Xian Luo
Dr. Xian Luo

Ph.D. Chemistry

University of Alberta

Dr. Zhan Cheng
Dr. Zhan Cheng

Ph.D. Chemistry 

University of Alberta

Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows

Jasim Al-Rufaye
Jasim Al-Rufaye

B.Sc. Chemistry

Concordia University of Edmonton

Cyrene Jonah Catenza
Cyrene Jonah Catenza

B.Sc. Chemical Biology

Thompson Rivers University

Yousef Haidar
Yousef Haidar

M.Sc. Physical/Analytical Chemistry

Western University

Bowen Yang
Bowen Yang

M.Sc. Bioinformatics

Georgetown University

Ali Waheed
Ali Waheed

B.Sc. Biochemistry

University of Alberta

Carlos Canez Quijada
Carlos Canez Quijada

Ph.D. Chemistry

University of Alberta

Vi Tran
Vi Tran

M.Sc. Environmental Sciences

Thompson Rivers University

Caley Campkin
Caley Campkin

B.Sc. Chemistry, Biological Sciences

University of Alberta

Connor Johnson
Connor Johnson

B.Sc. Chemical Biology

Thompson Rivers University

Zakia Fatima
Zakia Fatima

Ph.D. Analytical Chemistry

University of Alberta

Dingyu Deng
Dingyu Deng

M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences

University of Copenhagen

Jerrica Yang
Jerrica Yang

B.Sc. Computer Science, Chemistry

University of British Columbia

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