Immunology Program

The Ming Li Lab

Research

Pictured: Ming Li
Ming Li, PhD

The pervasive influence of the immune system on human health and disease underscores the importance of a mechanistic understanding of immune regulation under pathophysiological conditions such as cancer. Cancer immunology research in my laboratory aims to decipher the cellular and molecular basis of tumor-elicited innate and adaptive immune responses and develop mechanism-based interventions to unlock the untapped potential of the immune system for cancer therapy.

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The Li Lab

Publications Highlights

X. Zhang, S. Li, I. Malik, M.H. Do, L. Ji, C. Chou, W. Shi, K.J. Capistrano, J. Zhang, T. Hsu, B.G. Nixon, K. Xu, X. Wang, A. Ballabio, L.S. Schmidt, W.M. Linehan, M.O. Li. Reprogramming Tumor-Associated Macrophages to Outcompete Cancer Cells Nature 2023 619: 616-623. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37380769/

C. Chou, X. Zhang, C. Krishna, B.G. Nixon, S. Dadi, K.J. Capistrano, E.R. Kansler, M. Steele, J. Han, A. Shyu, J. Zhang, E.G. Stamatiades, M. Liu, S. Li, M.H. Do, D.S. Kang, C. Chen, I.H. Wei, E.P. Pappou, M.R. Weiser, J. Garcia-Aguilar, J.J. Smith, C.S. Leslie, M.O. Li. Programme of Self-Reactive Innate-Like T Cell-Mediated Cancer Immunity. Nature 2022, 605: 139-145. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35444279/

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People

Pictured: Ming Li

Ming Li, PhD

  • Immunologist Ming Li studies mechanisms of immune regulation, and their relevance to diseases including cancer.
  • PhD, Columbia University
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Email Address
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Members

Delaney Bessel

Research Technician

Andrew Cornish
Andrew Cornish

MD Fellow

Shengyu (Sherry) Gao
Shengyu (Sherry) Gao

Graduate Student

Ting-Wei (Eva) Hsu
Ting-Wei (Eva) Hsu

Graduate Student

Liangliang Ji
Liangliang Ji

Research Associate

Albert Li

Research Fellow

Ming Li
Ming Li

Member and Immunologist

Peng Li, PhD
Peng Li

Senior Research Scientist

Alexandra Ramadhin

Administrative Assistant II

Xinxin Wang
Xinxin Wang

Research Scholar

Zijian Xu

Research Associate

Jing Zhang
Jing Zhang

Research Associate

Lab Alumni
Michael Bivona
Michael Bivona

Research Technician

Saida Dadi, PhD
Saida Dadi

Research Fellow

Mytrang Do
Mytrang Do

Graduate Student

Ruth Franklin
Ruth Franklin

Graduate Student

Myoungjoo Kim
Myoungjoo Kim

Graduate Student

Ming Liu
Ming Liu

Research Fellow

Chong Luo
Chong Luo

Associate Director at Tome Biosciences, Cambridge, MA

Briana Nixon
Briana Nixon

Research Scholar

Soyoung Oh, PhD
Soyoung Oh

Research Fellow

Min Peng, PhD
Min Peng

Research Fellow

Ahmed Toure
Ahmed Toure

Research Technician

Ke Xu
Ke Xu

Graduate Student

Na Yin, PhD
Na Yin

Research Fellow

Omar Beckett

Research Technician

Kristelle Capistrano
Kristelle Capistrano

Senior Research Technician

Chun Chou, Research Fellow
Chun Chou

Research Fellow

Chaucie Edwards
Chaucie Edwards

Research Technician

Sophia Gonzalez

Administrative Assistant II

Ilona Gutcher

Research Fellow

Davina Kang

Lab Technician

Emily Kansler
Emily Kansler
Shun Li
Shun Li

Research Fellow

Abira Sarkar

Research Fellow

Wei Shi, Research Scholar
Wei Shi

Research Scholar

Amy Shyu
Amy Shyu
Efstathios Stamatiades
Efstathios Stamatiades

Research Scholar

Xian Zhang
Xian Zhang

Senior Research Scientist

Moses Donkor
Moses Donkor

Graduate Student

Qian Ma
Qian Ma

Research Technician

Weiming Ouyang, PhD
Weiming Ouyang

Research Associate

Lab Affiliations

Achievements

  • Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2022)
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow (2021)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Scholar (2016)
  • AAI-BD Biosciences Investigator Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Immunology (2016)
  • Scholar, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (2014)
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  • Louise and Allston Boyer Young Investigator Award for Basic Research (2012)
  • Scholar, American Cancer Society (2012)
  • Scholar, Rita Allen Foundation (2008)

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Ming Li discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

  • Amberstone Biosciences Inc.
    Equity; Professional Services and Activities
  • Flagship Pioneering
    Professional Services and Activities
  • META Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Equity; Professional Services and Activities

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