PhD in Marine Science, Xiamen University, China, 2010-2015
Master in Marine Science, Xiamen University/University of Hawaii Joint Program, 2008-2010

Tenure-Track Associate Professor, School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2023-present
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, 2021-2022
Postdoctoral Researcher, Oceanography Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA, 2016-2020
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Aquatic Microbiology, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2015-2016

My research aim to answer broad and fundamental questions within the field of marine microplankton ecology, especially their function in marine food webs through biotic interactions with other organisms and abiotic interactions with the environment. Additional future research goals include investigating the effects of climate change on marine organisms and ecosystem resilience.

National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Programs); Taxonomic identification and Bacterivory Estimation of Mixotrophic Eukaryotes in Typical Environments of South China Sea; Jan 2022-Dec 2024; CNY 300,000.

Li Q., Dong K.Y., Wang Y., and Edwards K. F. (2023). Relative importance of bacterivorous mixotrophs in an estuary-coast environment. Limnology and Oceanography Letters. DOI:10.1002/lol2.10362.
Edwards K. F., Li Q., and Steward G. F. (2023). Ingestion kinetics of mixotrophic and heterotrophic flagellates. Limnology and Oceanography. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12320
Li Q., Edwards K. F., Schvarcz C. R. and Steward G. F. (2022). Broad phylogenetic and functional diversity among mixotrophic consumers of Prochlorococcus. ISMEJ. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-022-01204-z
Schvarcz C. R., Wilson S. T., Caffin M., Stancheva R., Li Q., Turk-Kubo K. A., White A. E., Karl D. M., Zehr J. P. and Steward G. F. (2022). Overlooked and widespread pennate diatom-diazotroph symbioses in the sea. Nature Communication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28065-6
Edwards K. F., Li Q., Schvarcz C. R. and Steward G. F. (2022). Trophic strategies explain the ocean niches of small eukaryotic phytoplankton. Proc. R. Soc. B 290: 20222021; e-pub: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.2021
Zhang W.J., Liu Y., Xing J., Zheng K., Li Q., et al. Liang YT., McMinn A. and Wang M. (2022). Genomic and phylogenetic analysis of the first myovirus isolated from Oceanospirillaceae, representing a novel viral cluster prevalent in polar oceans. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. DOI: 10.1128/aem.01896-22
Li Q., Edwards K. F., Schvarcz C. R., Selph K. E. and Steward G. F. (2021). Plasticity in the Grazing Ecophysiology of Florenciella (Dictyochophyceae), a Mixotrophic Nanoflagellate that Consumes Prochlorococcus and other Bacteria. Limnology and Oceanography 66: 47-60; e-pub; DOI: 10.1002/lno.11585.
Li Q., Huisman J., Bibby T. S. and Jiao N. Z. (2019). Biogeography of Cyanobacterial isiA Genes and their Link to Iron availability in the ocean. Frontiers in Microbiology. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00650.
Zhang R., et al., Li Q. and Jiao N. Z. (2017). Volcanic Ash Stimulates Growth of Marine Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Microorganisms. Geology; 45 (8): 679–682.
Li Q., Wang X., Jiao N. Z. and Wang G. Y. (2016). Diversity of Parasitic Fungi Associated with Phytoplankton in Hawaiian Waters. Marine Biology Research; 12 (3), 294-303.
Li Q., Legendre L. and Jiao N. Z. (2015). Phytoplankton Responses to Nitrogen and Iron Limitation in the Subtropical and Tropical Pacific Ocean. Journal of Plankton Research; 37(2), 306–319.
Li Q., Wang X., Liu X. H, Jiao N. Z. and Wang G. Y. (2013). Abundance and Novel Lineages of Thraustochytrids in Hawaiian Waters. Microbial Ecology; 66 (4), 823–830.
Wang G. Y, Wang X., Liu X. H and Li Q. (2012). Diversity and Biogeochemical Function of Planktonic Fungi in the Ocean. In: Raghukumar C. (eds) Biology of Marine Fungi. Progress Molecular and Subcellular Biology 53:71-88. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-23342-5_4.

2021-2023, fall, Biological Oceanography, Graduate Courses (co-lecturer)
2022-2023, spring, Introduction of Marine Technology, Undergraduate Courses (co-lecturer)
2022 fall, Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Graduate Courses (lead instructor)
2023 spring, Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Graduate Courses (lead instructor)
2023 spring, Marine Microbial Ecology, Graduate Courses (lead instructor)

Shanghai Overseas Leading Talent Program