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PEI-LI LI (李 佩 力), PH.D.
Senior Training Scientist, Bioinformatics
Accelrys Inc., 10188 Telesis Court, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
Tel: (858) 799-5471 Fax: (858) 799-5100 Email: peili@accelrys.com
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Plant Pathology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, June 2000
Dissertation Title: Molecular genetic characterization of the mating-pair formation and
vegetative replication regions on the Agrobacterium tumefaciens Ti plasmid pTiC58
B. S.
Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, 1988
EXPERIENCE
Accelrys Inc.
Senior Training Scientist, Bioinformatics, February 2002 to present
Conducting training events and workshops for worldwide customers, end users, and
internal staff. Responsibilities include: coordinating all Accelrys bioinformatics training
events with customers and sales force; developing and devising training strategies and
materials for all Accelrys bioinformatics products. Also participated in scientific testing
and quality assurance of current and new software products; critically reviewed technical
documentations and publications; and assisted in promoting company image and products
through seminars, trade show, and customer visits.
Accelrys Inc.
Senior Instructor, Bioinformatics Training and Education, June 2001 to January 2002
Responsible for training and education for end-users and internal staff. Training clients
include: NIH, CDC, USDA, U. Minn., NIU, Corning, Dyax, etc. Developed educational
materials and methods of bioinformatics applications. Closely involved in quality
assurance of software products and review technical documents. Attended conference
and trade shows to promote company image and products.
Genetics Computer Group (GCG)
Bioinformatics Software Instructor, July 2000 to May 2001
Training for end-users and development of educational materials and methods of
bioinformatics applications.
Department of Plant Pathology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate Research Assistant, September 1993 to June 2000
Full-time basic research with supervisory, teaching and management responsibilities;
specialized in lab computer management, maintenance, and user training.
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Graduate Teaching Assistant, Spring 1995
Responsible for laboratory preparation, laboratory teaching, and grading for Introductory
Plant Pathology with an enrollment of 50 students.
Taiwanese Marine Corps, August 1988 to July 1990
Duties included data acquisition, teaching, squad leader, and public liaison.
Discharged with honor (Navy Distinguished Serviceman Award).
Department of Microbiology, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Internship, Summer 1987
Conducted research in bacterial pathogenesis and combination treatment of antimicrobial
drugs. Also performed routine culture and identification of bacteria from clinical
specimen.
SELECTED TRAINING CLIENT LIST
National Institutes of Health
(NIH)
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)
United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA)
National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Disease
(NIAID)
North Carolina Supercomputing Center
Children’s Hospital Boston
Thailand Department of
Agriculture
Bose Institute, India
Institute of Bioinformatics and
Applied Biotechnology
(IBAB), India
Tufts University
West Virginia University
Marshall University
City of Hope
Mayo Clinic
University of Texas Medical
Branch
The Jackson Laboratory
University of Minnesota
University of New Mexico
Delaware State University
Miami University-Ohio
Northern Illinois University
Monsanto Company
Corning Inc.
New England Biolabs
Eli Lilly & Co.
Unilever Research
Bayer Diagnostics
PTC Therapeutics
Cytokinetics
Dyax
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) (2002 to present)
Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1992 to 2002)
Member of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) (1994 to 2001)
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PUBLICATIONS
Biological Sequence Analysis Using Accelrys® Gene. Version 2.0. 2006. Accelrys Inc.
Biological Sequence Analysis Using Accelrys® Gene. Version 2.0 Self-Learning CD-ROM.
2006. Accelrys Inc.
Biological Sequence Analysis Using MacVector®. Version 8.1. 2005. Accelrys Inc.
Introduction to Accelrys GCG® with SeqLab® Interface. Version 11.0. 2005. Accelrys Inc.
Introduction to Accelrys GCG® with SeqWeb® Interface. Version 3.0. 2005. Accelrys Inc.
Genome Annotation with Discovery Studio® GeneAtlas Version 2.1. 2004. Accelrys Inc.
Data Mining with Discovery Studio® SeqStore® Version 3.1. 2004. Accelrys Inc.
Li, P.-L. and S. K. Farrand. 2000. The replicator of the nopaline-type Ti plasmid pTiC58 is a
member of the repABC family and is influenced by the TraR-dependent quorum-sensing
regulatory system. Journal of Bacteriology 182: 179-188.
Li, P.-L., Hwang, I., Miyagi, H., True, H., and S. K. Farrand. 1999. Essential components of the
Ti plasmid trb system, a type IV macromolecular transporter. Journal of Bacteriology
181: 5033-5041.
Li, P.-L., Everhart, D. M., and S. K. Farrand. 1998. Genetic and sequence analysis of pTiC58 trb
locus, encoding a mating-pair formation system related to members of the type IV
secretion family. Journal of Bacteriology 180: 6164-6172.
Hamilton, C. M., Lee, H., Li, P.-L., Cook, D. M., Piper, K. R., Beck von Bodman, S., Lanka, E.,
Ream, W., and S. K. Farrand. 2000. TraG from RP4 and TraG and VirD4 from pTiC58
confer relaxosome specificity to the Ti plasmid conjugal transfer system. Journal of
Bacteriology 182: 1541-1548.
Cook, D. M., Li, P.-L., Ruchaud, F., Padden, S., and S. K. Farrand. 1997. Ti plasmid conjugation
is independent of vir: Reconstitution of the tra functions from pTiC58 as a binary system.
Journal of Bacteriology 179: 1291-97.
Alt-Mörbe, J., Stryker, J. L., Fuqua, C., Li, P.-L., Farrand, S. K., and S. C. Winans. 1996. The
conjugal transfer system of Agrobacterium tumefaciens octopine-type Ti plasmids is
closely related to the transfer system of an IncP plasmid and distantly related to Ti
plasmid vir genes. Journal of Bacteriology 178: 4248-57.
Hwang, I., Li, P.-L., Zhang, L., Piper, K. R., Cook, D. M., Tate, M. E., and S. K. Farrand. 1994.
TraI, a LuxI homologue, is responsible for production of conjugation factor, the Ti
plasmid N-acylhomoserine lactone autoinducer. Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences, USA 91:4639-43.
Oger, P., Li, P.-L., and S. K. Farrand. Diversity in the opine regulation of Ti plasmid conjugal
transfer. 99th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (1999).
Abstract H54.
Li, P.-L., Hwang, I., Miyagi, H., True, H., and S. K. Farrand. Determination of the essential Mpf
genes for the conjugal transfer of the Ti plasmid using a promoter-carrying minitransposon. Fallen Leaf Lake Conference: Unifying Themes Among Protein and Nucleic
Acid Transporters of Bacteria. South Lake Tahoe, CA. (1998).
Li, P.-L. and S. K. Farrand. Characterization of the trb region on the nopaline-type Ti plasmid
pTiC58 of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. 96th General Meeting of the American Society
for Microbiology (1996). Abstract H76.
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Li, P.-L., Everhart, D. M., and S. K. Farrand. Characterization of the tra3 region on the nopalinetype Ti plasmid pTiC58 of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. 94th General Meeting of the
American Society for Microbiology (1994). Abstract H258.
Farrand, S. K., Piper, K. R., Cook, D. M., Li, P.-L., Beck von Bodman, S., and I. Hwang.
Signaling systems regulate Ti plasmid transfer. ASM Conference on Multicellular and
Interactive Behavior of Bacteria. MBL, Woods Hole, MA. (1993). Abstract #4.