Biography:
Rongshi Li is a Professor of Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry, Center for Drug Discovery, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Center for Staphylococcal Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center. After spending 14 years in industry advancing from Scientist to Senior Vice President, he moved to Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida in 2008. In 2013, he was recruited to University of Nebraska Medical Center. He has received the Distinguished Scientist Award (2016), Grants Award (2013), and New Inventions (2014, 2016). He has over 200 scientific contributions including peer-reviewed articles, US and PCT patents, reviews, book and book chapters, editorial, and published scientific presentations. He has delivered over 100 lectures as a keynote or invited speaker
at numerous universities and research institutions, and in national and international symposia. He was a Guest Editor for a special issue of “Natural Product-based
Drug Discovery” for Medicinal Research Reviews.
