Taibo Li

Email: taiboli "at" jhu "dot" edu

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News:

» I gave a talk at ASHG 2019 on neuronal aneuploidy (Abstract)
» Check out my recent work on network analysis of genomic data GeNets (Article)
» I contributed to the Multiple Sclerosis Genomic Map (ScienceDaily Coverage)
» My work on characterizing chronic angle-closure glaucoma appeared on Current Eye Research
» Largest human protein-protein interaction network InWeb_InBioMap was published on Nature Methods (News from Spectrum, Broad, and MGH)


Education

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

MD/PhD Student, Entering Class of 2017
Colleges Advisor: Dr. L. David Martin

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science '17, GPA 5.0/5.0
Thesis Supervisor: Professor Guoping Feng
Thesis Co-Supervisor: Professor Kasper Lage

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science '15, GPA 5.0/5.0
Academic Advisor: Professor Tommi Jaakkola

The University of Cambridge, UK

Exchange Student in the Department of Engineering and Magdalene College, Top First Class Honour
October 2013 - June 2014

The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Candidate for the Bachelor of Engineering in Medical Engineering and Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, GPA 4.16/4.30
Transferred to MIT in June 2012


CV (July 2020)


Research Experience

I have had the honor of working with the following inspiring mentors in a research context.

» Professor Kasper Lage at Massachusetts General Hospital Pediatric Surgical Research Lab, Harvard Medical School, and the Broad Institute (Lage Lab Website)
» Dr. Lucy Shen at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
» Dr. Jun Li at the Church Lab of Harvard Medical School
» Professor Thomas Heldt at the Integrative Neuromonitoring and Critical Care Informatics Group at MIT
» Dr. Bon-Kyoung Koo at the Wellcome Trust - Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute at University of Cambridge
» Dr. Ev Fedorenko at MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
» Professor John N. Tsitsiklis at MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and edX
» Professor Kevin T. Tsia at the Applied Life Photonics of the University of Hong Kong


Work Experience

I have worked for the following companies where I was able to enhance my problem-solving skills in real-life settings.

» EndoLayers: Medical Image Processing Developer
» MIT Global Startup Labs and Ashesi University College: Technical Instructor (Instructor Profile)
» Quantopian: Algorithm Intern (Developer Profile)
» China Affairs Office of the University of Hong Kong: Assistant Officer
» Microsoft China: Marketing Intern


Service

I am an active member of local service groups because I enjoy meeting people and giving back to the community.

» Boston Children's Hospital: Cultural Navigator
» Broad Institute Outreach Program: Volunteer
» MyH2O: Developer and Data Analyst
» The Perse School for Girls: Math Instructor
» Cambridge University Addenbrooke's Hospital: Volunteer


Publications & Presentations

Selected Journal Articles

Li T*, Wernersson R*, Hansen RB*, et al. (2017). A scored human protein-protein interaction network to catalyze genomic information. Nature Methods, 14, 61-64.

Andersson-Rolf A, Merenda A, Mustata RC, Li T, Dietmann S, Koo B-K. (2017). Simultaneous paralogue knockout using a CRISPR-concatemer in mouse small intestinal organoids. Developmental Biology, 420(2), 271-277.

Li T, Matsushima M, Timpson W, et al. (2018). Epidemiology of bedside monitoring alarms in the neonatal intensive care unit. Journal of Perinatology. (In Press)

Li T, Kim A, et al. (2018). A unified web platform for network-based analyses of genomic data. Nature Methods. (Accepted)

Abstracts accepted for conference presentations

Li T, Kim A, Battle A, Lage K. Single-cell co-expression network demonstrated superior biological signal in tissue-specific network analyses. (Program #344.) Presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of The American Society of Human Genetics; 2018 October 20; San Diego, CA.

Li T, Matsushima M, Timpson W, Young S, Gupta M, Heldt T. Epidemiology of bedside monitoring alarms in the neonatal ICU. Poster session presented at: Neonatology (NICU quality improvement). Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting; 2016 April 30; Baltimore, MD.

Li T, Cohen J, Craig M, Tsourides K, Mahmud N, Berzin T. The next endoscopic frontier: a novel computer vision program accurately identifies colonoscopic colorectal neoplasia. Poster session presented at: Endoscopy - new imaging technology. Digestive Disease Week; 2016 May 23; San Diego, CA.

Li T, Kim A, Malolepsza E, Nacu E, Tanenbaum B, Ripke S, Daly M, Schenone M, Jaffe J, Eggan K, Lage K. Human brain networks perturbed by genetics and targeted by therapeutics in psychiatric disorders. Poster session presented at: Fourth Annual Broad-ISF Cell Circuits Symposium; 2016 June 28; Cambridge, MA.


Awards

MIT School of Engineering: Henry Ford II Scholar Award (MIT EECS News)
MIT Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP): Peter J. Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences: Burchard Scholars Program (MIT News)
Cambridge University Engineering Department & Cambridge Consultants: Cambridge Consultants Prize for BioEngineering
Genetics Society (UK): Summer Studentship
The Hong Kong Jockey Club: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship


Miscellaneous

I am proud of being part of the following communities:

» At JHU: Taussig College, Student Wellness Initiative, White Coat Ceremony, Student Interest Group in Neurology (SIGN), Genetics Interest Group
» At MIT: Alpha Delta Phi, East Campus (First West "Stickmen"), Undergraduate Student Advisory Group in EECS (USAGE), IEEE/ACM Club (Peer Advising Co-Chair), GECD Go Abroad Program (Peer Mentor), China Care Club (Playgroup Chair)
» At Cambridge: Magdalene Boat Club, St. John Ambulance (First Aider)
» At HKU: St. John's College
» At Tsinghua University: Association of Student International Communications (ASIC)

I enjoy writing, and one of my essays "Learning from Organoids" was published by MIT Angles