Li, who has been a member of the department since 2015, brings a history of departmental leadership, service, and research and teaching excellence to his new role. He has received many awards, including a Sloan Research Fellowship (2016), an NSF Career Award (2019), Pew and Searle scholarships, and MIT's Committed to Caring Award (2020). In 2024, he was appointed as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator. 'I am grateful to Gene-Wei for joining the leadership team,' says department head Amy E. Keating, the Jay A. Stein (1968) Professor of Biology and professor of biological engineering. 'Gene will be a key leader in our educational initiatives, both digital and residential, and will be a critical part of keeping our department strong and forward-looking.' Li says he was inspired to take on the role in part because of the way MIT Biology facilitates career development during every stage ' from undergraduate and graduate students to postdocs and junior faculty members,...
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