Liang Li

Adipose tissue has important implications for metabolism and general health. Enhancing energy utilization by increasing the number and activity of beige adipocytes, an inducible form of thermogenic fat cells, can be of therapeutic benefit for a broad range of metabolic disorders.

My research focuses on understanding how thermogenic fat cells are created in vivo and what determines their metabolic phenotypes under physiological and pathological conditions. I'm also interested in exploring the application and utility of adipose tissue preclinical model in anti-obesity drug discovery.

In the long term, the goal is to use our understanding of the thermogenic fat cells development to guide strategies for expanding metabolically beneficial adipocyte phenotypes for the treatment of obesity and metabolic disease.