Li Lei

Divisions

DOE Joint Genome Institute

• Science Programs

Secondary Affiliation:

Environmental Genomics and Systems Biology

• Comparative and Functional Genomics

Research Interests

Dr. Li Lei is a Research Scientist at the DOE Joint Genome Institute. Her research uses pan-genomics, population genomics, and comparative genomics to explore the functional significance of the variants in plant genomes. Previous and current work has included investigating the abiotic stress responses for the model perennial grass Brachypodium sylvaticum, pan-genomics of Brachypodium species, drought and cold adaption in barley, comparative genomics to explore the variants which could decrease the crop yield, the evolution of gene family related to epigenetics following the whole genome duplications, and comparative transcriptomics in different tissues from different species.