Hui Li

Hui Li, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioinformatics and Systems Medicine at the McWilliam School of Biomedical Informatics, UTHealth Houston. His academic role includes leading the Center for Translational AI Excellence and Applications in Medicine (TEAM-AI). He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Beijing University of Technology (2009) and an MS in Computer Science from Jilin University (2004).

Dr. Li’s research focuses on leveraging AI, big data analytics, and computational infrastructure to advance precision medicine, clinical decision-making, and biomedical informatics. Key areas include genomic data analysis, living systematic reviews for real-world evidence, automated clinical guideline updates via AI, and multi-modal patient data integration. His work emphasizes solution architecture, project management, and translational research applications.

His publications span bioinformatics tools (e.g., VONC for genomic variant assessment), proteomic analysis techniques, and AI-driven approaches to protein interaction networks. Recent work addresses splice site detection in tumors, EGFR mutation analysis, and cancer pathway prediction using machine learning.

Dr. Li’s expertise bridges computational methods and clinical practice, aiming to develop standardized protocols for genomic biomarker identification and improve diagnostic workflows through informatics solutions. His current projects include a learning precision medicine platform integrating AI with multi-source patient data for dynamic clinical decision support.