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Li Zhao is an Assistant Professor at Rockefeller University. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Inner Mongolia University China (2002-2006). Following completion of her B.S. she went on to complete her Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics and Evolutionary Genomics through the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2006-2011). Li Zhao went on to pursue a Postdoc at the University of California, Davis (2011-2017).

Research and Career
She spent her early career at UC Davis in The Begun Lab under Dr. David Begun where she investigated the genetic mechanisms of the origin and spread of de novo genes. Currently she serves as the head of the Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics at Rockefeller University. Li Zhao’s lab focus of study is on the genetic basis of novel genotype and novel phenotypes.

Awards and Honors
She earned the Sloan Research Fellowship in 2018 and the Irma T. Hirschl/Monique Weil-Caulier Trust Research Award in 2018.

Publications
Genomics of parallel adaptation at two timescales in Drosophila

Parallel Gene Expression Differences between Low and High Latitude Populations of Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans

Origin and Spread of de Novo Genes in Drosophila melanogaster Populations