Our People

Meet the Li Lab Team

A diverse group of scientists united by curiosity about cardiac biology and a commitment to advancing cardiovascular medicine.

Principal Investigator
Na Li, PhD
Na Li, PhD
Professor & J.S. Abercrombie Chair
Associate Chief, Section of Cardiovascular Research
Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Cardiac Electrophysiology Cardiovascular Pharmacology Cardioimmunoology
Graduate Program Faculty
Development, Disease Models & Therapeutics (DDMT) Immunology & Microbiology (IMM)
Postdoctoral Fellows & Instructor
Yue Yuan
Yue Yuan, MD, PhD
Instructor
Cardiology · Molecular Biology · Biochemistry
Tingting Li
Tingting Li, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Cardiac Development · Molecular Biology
HRS Research FellowshipAHA Postdoctoral Fellowship
co-mentor: Mihail Chelu, MD, PhD
Adeniyi Adeleye
Adeniyi G. Adeleye, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Molecular Biology
Berra Koskulu
Berra Koskulu, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Molecular Biology · iPSC Model
co-mentor: Mihail Chelu, MD, PhD
Jifei Ding
Jifei Ding, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Bioinformatics · Cardiovascular Science
AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship
Graduate Students, Research Staff & Trainees
Yuying Zeng
Yuying Zeng, MS
PhD Candidate
Immunology
HM
Haydee Montemayor
Master Student
Luge Li
Luge Li
Senior Research Assistant
Molecular Biology · Cardiac Physiology
Anna Shinohara
Anna Shinohara, BS
Research Tech
Alumni
Postdoctoral Fellows
Jia Song, MD, MS
Xiaolei Wang, PhD
Next position: Postdoc at University of Pennsylvania
Xavier Scott, PhD
Xiaohui Chen, PhD
Next position: Postdoc at Cleveland Clinic / Florida Research & Innovation Center
Santosh Suryavasnhi, PhD
Next position: Postdoc in Canada
Thomas Colunga, PhD
Next position: Staff scientist at a company
Gong Chen, PhD
Next position: Postdoc in the Dept of M/G at BCM
Prince Jayapal, PhD
Next position: Research Investigator at MD Anderson Cancer Center
Graduate Students
Larry Scott Jr, PhD (2016–2020)
Next position: Product Development Engineer at PolyVascular
Postbac Students
Enrique Martinez, BS (2024–2025)
AHA HS Scholar (2022–2023)
William Whitfield, BS (2024–2025)
BCM SMART Prep (2023–2024)
Undergraduate Students
Arren Simpson
University of Detroit Mercy (05/2019–09/2019)
Next position: MD/PhD student, Baylor College of Medicine
Vanessa Liu
Texas A&M University (05/2018–07/2018)
Next position: Medical student, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston