Research Field

• Electrophysiological Mechanisms of Cognitive Impairments in psychiatric disorder
• Metabolic Dysregulation and Antipsychotic Side Effects
• Cognition-Metabolism Interaction and Brain-Body Neuromodulation Interventions

Biography

Shen Li, M.D., Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and psychiatrist specializing in the neurocognitive and metabolic mechanisms of schizophrenia. She received her M.D. and Ph.D. from Tianjin Medical University and completed postdoctoral training in psychiatry and neuroscience at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She currently works at Tianjin Mental Health Center and leads interdisciplinary research integrating clinical psychiatry, electrophysiology, neuroimaging, and metabolomics.

Dr. Li has been awarded multiple national and provincial research grants, including two from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and has participated in major national projects such as the National Key R&D Program. She has received honors including the National Psychiatric Talent Development Program (2024), Tianjin Medical University's Excellence in Teaching Program, and the National Talent Service Program for Northeastern China. She also serves as a deputy chair of the Youth Committee of the Chinese Society of Psychiatry and holds several academic leadership roles at the national and provincial levels.

She has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers as first or corresponding author in high-impact journals such as Molecular Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine and Schizophrenia Bulletin. Her recent work focuses on identifying electrophysiological biomarkers of cognitive impairments, exploring metabolic side effects of antipsychotics, and developing individualized brain stimulation strategies. She also proposed a novel cognition-metabolism interaction model, contributing to the development of precision psychiatry neuromodulation interventions.