Dr. Li leads a synthetic biology lab that engineers bacteria as programmable therapeutics — including probiotics that neutralize cancer-causing gut toxins and bacteria that activate anti-tumor immune responses.
Jiahe Li, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, received a Wu Yi-fang Junior Faculty Award in the Life Sciences and Medicine category. The Wu Yi-fang Junior Faculty Award recognizes junior faculty, Assistant Professor or equivalent rank in the tenure, research, or clinical track, across all U-M campuses who demonstrate exceptional potential in their scholarly contributions and a commitment to promoting cross-cultural exchanges and understanding between Greater China and the United States.
Dr. Li leads a synthetic biology lab that engineers bacteria as programmable therapeutics — including probiotics that neutralize cancer-causing gut toxins and bacteria that activate anti-tumor immune responses. His lab has published in Nature Biotechnology and Nature Microbiology and secured federal and industry funding for research.