Wei Li

Identity

· Specially Appointed Professor  

E-mail

· weili93@sicau.edu.cn

Education

· 10/2018-02/2023, Ph.D. in Veterinary Biology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany

· 09/2015-06/2018, M.S. in Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Sichuan, China

· 09/2011-06/2015, B.S. in Veterinary Medicine, Sichuan Agricultural University, Yaan, China

Training and Professional Experience

· 07/2025-now, Specially appointed professor, Sichuan Agricultural University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chengdu, China

· 02/2023-06/2025,Postdoctoral fellow, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich College of Veterinary Medicine, Munich, Germany

Research Interests

Mechanisms of daughter cell development in Toxoplasma gondii, with a particular focus on the conoid complex assembly

Awards and Honors

· Förderpreis 2024, Münchener Universitätsgesellschaft (Munich University Society, LMU Munich). Awarded for outstanding doctoral dissertation

· Förderpreis 2023, Alumni Association of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, LMU Munich (AMTF e.V.). Recognized for excellence in doctoral dissertation

· 2018–2022, CSC Scholarship, China Scholarship Council

· 2018 Excellent Master’s Thesis Award, Sichuan Agricultural University

· 2017 National Scholarship for Graduate Students

Selected Publications

· Li W#, Grech J#, Stortz JF#, Gow M, Periz J, Meissner M, et al. A splitCas9 phenotypic screen in Toxoplasma gondii identifies proteins involved in host cell egress and invasion. Nature microbiology. 2022;7(6):882-95.

· Jimenéz‐Ruiz E, Li W, Meissner M. Where is the EXIT? Phenotypic screens for new egress factors in apicomplexan parasites. Molecular Microbiology. 2023;121(3):359–367.

· Li W#, Zhong Z#, Song Y#, Gong C#, Deng L, Cao Y, et al. Human-pathogenic Enterocytozoon bieneusi in captive giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in China. Scientific Reports. 2018;8(1):6590.

· Li W#, Song Y#, Zhong Z#, Huang X#, Wang C, Li C, et al. Population genetics of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in captive giant pandas of China. Parasites & vectors. 2017;10(1):1-8.

· Li W#, Deng L#, Wu K#, Huang X#, Song Y, Su H, et al. Presence of zoonotic Cryptosporidium scrofarum, Giardia duodenalis assemblage A and Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in captive Eurasian wild boars (Sus scrofa) in China: potential for zoonotic transmission. Parasites & Vectors. 2017;10(1):1-8.

· Li W#, Deng L#, Yu X#, Zhong Z#, Wang Q, Liu X, et al. Multilocus genotypes and broad host-range of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in captive wildlife at zoological gardens in China. Parasites & Vectors. 2016;9(1):1-9.

· Deng L#, Li W#, Zhong Z#, Chai Y, Yang L, Zheng H, et al. Molecular characterization and new genotypes of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in pet chipmunks (Eutamias asiaticus) in Sichuan province, China. BMC microbiology. 2018;18(1):1-6. ·   Song Y#, Li W#, Liu H#, Zhong Z#, Luo Y, Wei Y, et al. First report of Giardia duodenalis and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) in China. Parasites & Vectors. 2018;11(1):1-6.

· Deng L#, Li W#, Zhong Z#, Liu X#, Chai Y, Luo X, et al. Prevalence and molecular characterization of Giardia intestinalis in racehorses from the Sichuan province of southwestern China. PLoS One. 2017;12(12):e0189728.

· Deng L#, Li W#, Zhong Z#, Gong C#, Cao X, Song Y, et al. Occurrence and genetic characteristics of Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium andersoni in horses from southwestern China. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology. 2017;64(5):716-20.