Yongmei Li, Ph.D.
Science Advisor
Dr. Li assists the firm in the field of biotechnology, chemistry and medical patents, and in certain matters involving Chinese translation.
She received her K-12 education in China and then immigrated to the United States at the age of 18. She earned her B.A. from New York University in New York City, where she conducted research on fluorescence properties of carcinogenic benzo-pyrene DNA adducts.
She holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in pharmacology from Columbia University also in New York City, where her dissertation involved the characterization of neutrophil bactericidal activity in three-dimensional fibrin gels.
She has also served as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, studying B cell suppression in lupus and Sjogren’s syndrome.
Dr. Li is a professional interpreter, providing translation between English and Chinese, both Mandarin and Cantonese. She is a court certified-interpreter in English and Chinese (Cantonese) in Pennsylvania.


