Lingjun Li received her BE degree in Environmental Analytical Chemistry from Beijing Polytechnic University and a PhD degree in Analytical Chemistry/Biomolecular Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2000. She conducted three-way postdoctoral research at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Brandeis University, and the University of Illinois before starting her faculty position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2002. She currently holds joint appointments in the School of Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry, as well as being named Charles Melbourne Johnson Distinguished Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry. Her research interests are in analytical neurochemistry, neuroproteomics, and biological mass spectrometry. She has been recognized with numerous awards, including the ASMS Research Award, NSF CAREER Award, Sloan Fellowship, PittCon Achievement Award, and ASMS Biemann Medal, and was named on the Analytical Scientist Power List four times. She was named one of the Top 50 most influential women in the analytical sciences and was recognized as one of the Top 20 Human Health Heroes worldwide for their impact through analytical science. She is currently serving as an Associate Editor for the Journal of the American Society for
Mass Spectrometry (JASMS) and is on the Advisory Board for Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry and Mass Spectrometry Reviews.
