Welcome to the Li Lab!
The Li Lab is interested in understanding how small RNAs such as microRNAs regulate gene expression in the nucleus, particularly how small RNAs activate gene transcription, a phenomenon known as "RNA activation" (RNAa).
Read more about RNAa:
- Garber K. Small RNAs Reveal an Activating Side. Science 2006;314 (5800): 741-2. PMID17082428. PDF
- Check E. RNA interference: Hitting the on switch. Nature 2007;448 (7156): 855-8. PMID 17713502. PDF
- Payton S. Bladder cancer: Intravesical RNA activation-a new treatment concept. Nat Rev Urol 2012 Aug 28. PMID 17713502.
News
[6/20/2017] “RNA Activation”, the first book on RNAa and edited by Dr. Long-Cheng Li, was recently published by Springer Nature. More…
[April 30, 2017] An invited lecture given by Dr. Long-Cheng Li was published by HS Talks which publishes lectures by leading world experts. More…
[11/18/2014] MiNA Therapeutics completed an exclusive license agreement with The Regents of the University of California relating to intellectual property rights developed by the Li lab...More.
[8/1/2014] The Li Lab has moved to PUMCH in Beijing and is now known as Laboratory of Molecular Medicine.
[9/24/2009] RNAa research gets a boost from NIH - NIH awarded a Transformative R01 grant to our lab to stduy RNAa mechanism... More…