Dr. Jian Li received his Ph.D. degree (Dr. rer. nat., Supervisor: Peter Neubauer) in Biotechnology from Technische Universität Berlin, Germany, in 2013. He continued to work as a postdoctoral associate at Northwestern University (Supervisor: Michael C. Jewett), USA, from 2013 to 2017. Since September 2017, he has been an Assistant Professor, PI, at the School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University. In July 2024, he was tenured as Associate Professor. Dr. Li serves as an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Natural Products.