Dr. Wei Li is the Grace B. Bell Endowed Chair and Professor of Bioinformatics in the Division of Computational Biomedicine and the Department of Biological Chemistry in the UCI School of Medicine. His research bridges computational biology, epigenetics, RNA regulation, liquid biopsy, and human genetics, focusing on transforming genomics data into actionable medical insights. He has developed a series of widely used bioinformatics algorithms to harness the full power of population-scale genomics data. Research from his lab has led to exciting discoveries of novel epigenetic mechanisms, biomarkers, and therapeutic targets for various human diseases, including cancers, neurological disorders, and metabolic conditions. Dr. Li has published over 200 peer-reviewed studies, including ~35 senior-author papers in high-impact journals such as the Nature, Cell, and Science series. Most of them have been widely recognized, with an overall H-index of 98 and total citations of over 75,000. Furthermore, as a testament to his mentorship and leadership, 11 of his former trainees have launched successful independent faculty careers at prestigious research institutions, including Harvard Medical School and Fred Hutch Cancer Center.