Principal Investigator
Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies (SIAIS)
Tenure‑track Assistant Professor
School of Life Science and Technology (SLST)
Email: binli2@shanghaitech.edu.cn
Research Interests:
Molecular immunology, Tumor immunology, Immunotherapy
Biography
2026.07-present Tenure‑track Assistant Professor, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies (SIAIS), School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University
2022.12‑2026.06 Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University
2015.09‑2022.11 Ph.D., Université de Montréal
2009.09-2012.07 M.S., Shandong University
2002.09‑2006.07 B.S., Jiamusi University
Awards
2016‑2019 Molecular and Cellular Medicine (MCM) Ph.D. Scholarship, IRCM‑UdeM
2015 2017 FESP Scholarship, UdeM
Selected Publications
1. Li, B.*, Zhong, M. C., Galindo, C. C., Dou, J., Qian, J., Tang, Z., Davidson, D., & Veillette, A. (2026). SLAMF6 as a drug-targetable suppressor of T cell immunity against cancer. Nature 652, 722–730.
2. Zhu, K., Dou, J., Li, B., Qian, J., Zhong, M. C., Tang, Z., Lu, Y., & Veillette, A. (2025) CD2 and its ligands are involved in development and activation of MAIT cells. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 222(12), e20250431.
3. Li, B.*, Tang, Z., Veillette, A. (2025) FRET assay. Bio-protocol Preprint | bio-protocol.org/prep2778.
4. Li, R., Galindo, C. C., Davidson, D., Guo, H., Zhong, M. C., Qian, J., Li, B., Ruzsics, Z., Lau, C. M., O'Sullivan, T. E., Vidal, S. M., Sun, J. C., & Veillette, A. (2024) Suppression of adaptive NK cell expansion by macrophage-mediated phagocytosis inhibited by 2B4-CD48. Cell Reports, 43(3), 113800.
5. Li, B.*, Lu, Y., Zhong, M. C., Qian, J., Li, R., Davidson, D., Tang, Z., Zhu, K., Argenty, J., de Peredo, A. G., Malissen, B., Roncagalli, R., & Veillette, A. (2022) Cis interactions between CD2 and its ligands on T cells are required for T cell activation. Science Immunology, 7(74), eabn6373.
6. Lee, J. S., Jeong, S. J., Kim, S., Chalifour, L., Yun, T. J., Miah, M. A., Li, B., Majdoubi, A., Sabourin, A., Keler, T., Guimond, J. V., Haddad, E., Choi, E. Y., Epelman, S., Choi, J. H., Thibodeau, J., Oh, G. T., & Cheong, C. (2018) Conventional Dendritic Cells Impair Recovery after Myocardial Infarction. Journal of Immunology, 201(6), 1784–1798.
7. Yun, T. J., Lee, J. S., Machmach, K., Shim, D., Choi, J., Wi, Y. J., Jang, H. S., Jung, I. H., Kim, K., Yoon, W. K., Miah, M. A., Li, B., Chang, J., Bego, M. G., Pham, T. N., Loschko, J., Fritz, J. H., Krug, A. B., Lee, S. P., Keler, T., … Cheong, C. (2016) Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase-Expressing Aortic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Protect against Atherosclerosis by Induction of Regulatory T Cells. Cell Metabolism, 23(5), 852–866.
