SPARK GLOBAL Webinar: Getting Lucky Twice: My SPARK Experiences by Jin Billy Li

Dr. Jin Billy Li is a Professor of Genetics at Stanford University. His research has focused on RNA editing mediated by ADAR enzymes from two distinct perspectives. First, he has co-developed methods to harness ADAR enzymes for RNA base editing, work that led him to co-found AIRNA, which has successfully raised $245 million in funding. Second, his laboratory has investigated the biological function of RNA editing in preventing RNA-mediated autoimmunity, forming the scientific basis for Mangrove Therapeutics. Both projects were initially supported by the SPARK Program at Stanford. Before establishing his laboratory at Stanford in 2010, Dr. Li completed his postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School. He received his bachelor’s degree from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, and his Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.