Li Y.

Director of Protein Engineering at Summit Therapeutics

Menlo Park, California, United States

About

-Focus on protein science, expertise spanning conventional antibody discovery and enzyme engineering and advanced technologies, -HTP/Automation platforms combined with computational biology for therapeutics (minibinder, VHH, antibody and enzyme) engineering, -AI/ML in therapeutic and synthetic biological research, especially on HTP data acquisition, de novo design, -Multi-specific antibody engineering and drug development, -New tech innovation and evaluation,

Experience

  • Director of Protein Engineering at Summit Therapeutics, Inc.
    2026 - Present · 7 mos

    • Antibody engineering, • Drug development.

  • Director of Protein Design and Engineering at BioMap
    2023 - 2026 · 3 yrs

    • Lead cross-functional teams partnering with computational scientists for next-generation therapeutic development (antibody, VHH, mini-binder, enzyme) for various diseases (BBB, LSD, autoimmune, oncology), ML/AI model development, and de novo protein design pipelines optimization, • HTP platform development for drug screening and and AI/ML biological data acquisition, • Data-driven, wet-dry close loop-guided next generation drug development, • Oversee U.S. site operations and partner with executive leadership to shape research direction and strategic planning.

  • Team Leader/Principal Scientist/Senior Scientist at Novo Nordisk
    2020 - 2023 · 3 yrs

    • Led high-throughput protein drug screening and data acquisition at the Seattle Center, focusing on CADD collaboration, library design, surface display, and HTP assay development, • Promoted global collaborations (Novo Nordisk research centers, academia, industry) in de novo drug design, nanobody/antibody ML modeling, AAV gene therapy, and automation platform development, • Oversaw reporting, mentor scientists, and contribute to publications and patents.

  • Research Scientist at Clayton Foundation For RES
    2019 - 2020 · 1 yr

  • Professor at Hubei University
    2015 - 2019 · 4 yrs

    • Directed innovative research in antibody/protein/enzyme engineering, HTP protein-protein interaction, microbial cell factories, Crispr-based genome editing, • Contributed professional services through conference organization, review panels, editor roles, and faculty recruitment.