Dongshunyi "Dora" Li
About Dongshunyi "Dora" Li
Dongshunyi 'Dora' Li is an Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center Postdoctoral Fellow at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where she has worked since 2023. She has a diverse academic background, holding degrees in Biochemistry, Biostatistics, and Computational Biology from various prestigious institutions.
Work at Broad Institute
Dongshunyi 'Dora' Li is currently employed at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard as an Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center Postdoctoral Fellow. She began this position in 2023 and is expected to hold it for one year. Her work at the Broad Institute focuses on advancing research in the fields of genomics and computational biology.
Education and Expertise
Dora Li has a strong educational background in biostatistics and computational biology. She earned a Master of Biostatistics from Duke University, where she studied from 2015 to 2017. She later obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computational Biology from Carnegie Mellon University, completing her studies from 2018 to 2023. Additionally, she participated in an exchange program at University College Utrecht in 2014.
Research Experience
Li has extensive research experience in various academic institutions. She worked as a Research Intern at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology from 2012 to 2015. Following that, she served as a Research Assistant at Duke University's Center for Genomic and Computational Biology from 2015 to 2018. Most recently, she was a Graduate Research Assistant at Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science from 2018 to 2023.
Internship Experience
In addition to her research roles, Dora Li gained practical experience as a Data Scientist Intern at Ketchum from 2016 to 2017. This internship provided her with exposure to data analysis and its applications in a professional setting.
High School Education
Dora Li completed her high school education at Chengdu No.7 High School, where she achieved her high school diploma from 2008 to 2011. This foundational education set the stage for her subsequent academic pursuits in the sciences.