Xiaobo Li

Minneapolis, MN

Higher Education

National University of Singapore
Assistant Professor
Lyft May 2017 - Aug 2017
Data Science Intern
Target Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
Data Science Graduate Intern
University of Minnesota Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
Phd Student
Sutd Singapore University of Technology & Design Oct 2012 - Aug 2013
Research Assistant

University of Minnesota 2013 - 2017
Doctorates, Doctor of Philosophy, Industrial Engineering, Philosophy City University of Hong Kong 2010 - 2012
Masters, Management, Philosophy University of Science and Technology of China 2006 - 2010
Bachelors, Bachelor of Science, Physics

Matlab
Latex
Machine Learning
Statistics
Simulations
Data Analysis
Algorithms
Mathematical Modeling
Research
Science
Nanotechnology
Mathematica
Physics
Materials Science

Project Leader at Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science

Stanford, California

Biotechnology

Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution for Science - Stanford, CA since Nov 2012
Project Leader
Michigan State University Aug 2007 - Oct 2012
PhD thesis research
Xi’an Jiaotong University Mar 2007 - Jul 2007
Bachelor thesis project
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Beijing, China Jun 2006 - Aug 2006
Internship

Michigan State University 2007 - 2012
Ph.D., Plant Biology Xi'an Jiaotong University 2003 - 2007
B.E., Bioengineering

Molecular Cloning
qPCR
Western Blotting
high-throughput mutant screen
Genetic manipulation in algae/yeasts (overexpression, knockout, knockdown)
yeast mating and sporulation
Flux analysis by isotope labeling
Lipid analysis by thin-layer chromatography and gas-liquid chromatography
In vitro enzyme assays
Southern blotting
Analysis of large-scale transcriptomic datasets
Genetic Engineering
Fluorescence Microscopy
Protein Purification
Southern Blot
Genetics
Protein Chemistry
Metabolic Engineering
Molecular Biology
Assay Development

biochemistry, genomics, molecular biology, algal biotechnology, lipids, metabolic engineering, photosynthesis

Hans Kende Award
Michigan State University-Department of Energy Plant Research Lab
For best dissertation in plant science at MSU
Bessey Research Award
Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University
For outstanding dissertation research
Travel Award
American Society of Plant Biologists
$750. For attending Plant Biology 2013
Travel Fund
MSU-DOE Plant Research Lab
$400. To support a selected oral presentation at Plant Biology 2011 (American Society of Plant Biologists).
Second Award of Presentation
The 9th Plant Science Graduate Student Research Forum
Paul Taylor Award
Department of Plant Biology, MSU
$540. To support a selected oral presentation at Plant Biology 2011 (American Society of Plant Biologists).
Travel Fund
MSU-DOE Plant Research Lab
$400. To support a presentation on the 14th International Conference on Chlamydomonas
GEDD Fellowship
Gene Expression in Development and Disease Focus Group, MSU
$25, 000. To support the project “Regulatory networks controlling oil biosynthesis and breakdown in the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii”
Relocation Fellowship
MSU-DOE Plant Research Lab
$1000. For relocation from China to USA.
University Outstanding Graduate
Xi'an Jiaotong University
For excellence in overall achievements during undergraduate study
China National Petroleum Corporation Scholarship
China National Petroleum Corporation
￥3, 000. For excellence in GPA.
Chinese Academy of Sciences Scholarship
Chinese Academy of Sciences
￥5, 000. For excellence in GPA.
National Scholarship
The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China
￥6, 000 + ￥4, 850 tuition waiver. For excellence in GPA.
First Prize in Contest of Advanced Mathematics of Shaanxi Province
The Mathematic Association of Shaanxi Province
Travel Fund
National Science Foundation
$1080. To present on Gordon Research Conference-Plant lipids