Postdoctoral researcher, University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Jingdi Li is a postdoctoral fellow in Zoology at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Her research focuses on host-microbiome interactions, thermal tolerance, and climate resilience. She holds a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Oxford and has published numerous papers in reputable scientific journals.
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Education đ
Postdoctoral fellow, Zoology, University of British Columbia, Canada (2024-present) Ph.D. Biology, University of Oxford, UK (2020-2024) Â M.S. Bioinformatics, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), China & EMBL-EBI, Cambridge, UK (2017-2020) Â B.S. Biotechnology, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi’an, China (2013-2017)
Experience đ§Ş
Postdoctoral fellow, Zoology, University of British Columbia, Canada (2024-present) Â Research assistant, University of Oxford, UK (2020-2024 Teaching assistant, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), China (2017-2018) Â Intern, Department of Public Information, UN NY (2019)
Awards & Honorsđ
Dean of Graduate Fund, Pembroke (GBPÂŁ250) (2022, 2023) Eurofins Award, Oxford Biology (GBPÂŁ225) (2022) Pembroke Alumni Scholarship (GBPÂŁ4,000) (2021) The First Prize, Biology Transfer Viva, Oxford (2021)
Research Focus đ
Host-microbiome interactions Thermal tolerance and climate resilience Microbiome-based early detection systems for disease risk Evolutionary ecology and epidemiology
Publicationsđ
1. đ “Microbial Primer: Microbiome and thermal tolerance – a new frontier in climate resilience?” (Microbiology, 2025)
2. đ “Warming during different life stages has distinct impacts on host resistance ecology and evolution” (Ecology Letters, 2025)
3. đĄď¸ “Excess mortality of infected ectotherms induced by climate change depends on pathogen kingdom and evolutionary history” (PLoS Biol, 2024)
4. đż “Dual stressors of infection and warming can destabilize host microbiomes” (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2024)
5. đ “Experimental temperatures shape host microbiome diversity and composition” (Global Change Biology, 2023)
6. đ “The evolution history of Fe-S cluster A-type assembly protein reveals multiple gene duplication events and essential protein motifs” (Genome Biology and Evolution, 2020)
7. đ “The Microbiome Protocols eBook Initiative: Building a Bridge to Microbiome Research” (iMeta, 2024)
8. đż “Gut microbiota of the critically endangered Saiga antelope across two wild populations in a year without mass mortality” (Scientific Reports, 2023)
9. đĄď¸ “Symbiosis and host responses to heat” (Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 2022)
10. đ “Microbiome response to temperature changes across diverse host species” (Poster, 1st Applied Hologenomics Conference, 2022)
Conclusion
Dr. Jingdi Li’s impressive academic background, research excellence, interdisciplinary approach, and leadership skills make her an outstanding candidate for the Best Researcher Award. While there are areas for improvement, her strengths and achievements demonstrate her potential to make a significant impact in her field.