Wenyi Li group
Dr Wenyi Li is an NHMRC Investigator (Emerging Leadership Level 1) and Lecturer in Chemistry.
Based in the department of Biochemistry and Chemistry at La Trobe University. His research projects mainly focus on the development of antimicrobials to combat nosocomial infections by using his chemical biology expertise and skillset. By fostering an active collaborative research network, Dr Li has obtained several outstanding successful grants, including 1 CIA NHMRC Investigator EL1 grant and 1 CI NHMRC Ideas Grant, as well as CIA Ramaciotti Health Investment Grant.
Dr Li obtained his Bachelor and Master degree (supervised by Prof Rui Wang) from Lanzhou University, China, and received his doctoral degree from The University of Melbourne under the supervision of Professors John D. Wade and Frances Separovic. After two postdoctoral training with Prof Christian Hackenberger at Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, Berlin, supported as a Leibniz-DAAD postdoctoral fellow, and with Professors Neil O'Brien-Simpson and Greg Qiao at the University of Melbourne, he relocated to La Trobe University to start his research group by focusing chemical biology and peptide chemistry for novel drug discovery.