Li Tang

Dr. Li Tang completed her B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and Engineering at Central South University, where she conducted her graduate research in the lab of Dr. Min Li. Her master's work focused on sequence assembly algorithms. As part of her doctoral training, she spent two years at Baylor College of Medicine in Dr. James F. Martin’s lab, contributing to genomics research in cardiovascular disease and gaining experience in three-dimensional genome data analysis. Her Ph.D. research involved developing deep learning algorithms to predict chromatin loop structures by integrating graph theory and multi-modal genomic data. At the Lake Lab, Dr. Li Tang apply AI-driven approaches to explore how variants in mitochondrial and nuclear genomes influence gene function and disease progression, with the broader goal of advancing variant interpretation and our ability to diagnose and understand complex disorders.