Endocrinology and Diabetes Summit

Biography

Dr. Li Li is an assistant professor at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in the U.S.A. Her research focuses on insulin resistance, pre-diabetes and obesity in individuals with major depressive disorder and child abuse, and more generally, individuals with comorbid mental illness and metabolic syndrome. She currently holds a K23 career development award from the National Institute Health to support her research. Her other ongoing projects include investigating the relationship between inflammation and child abuse in individuals with depression, and using exercise as an interventional approach to manage depression and metabolic syndrome. In addition to her practice and research, Dr. Li also directs the Evidence-based medicine and Mechanisms in Psychiatry curriculum, and administers the research programs for residents.

Research Interest

insulin resistance, pre-diabetes and obesity in individuals with major depressive disorder and child abuse, and more generally, individuals with comorbid mental illness and metabolic syndrome