Associate Professor
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas, United States
Dr. Yonghui Li is an Associate Professor of Grain Chemistry and the Director of the Wheat Quality Lab at Kansas State University. He also serves as a graduate faculty member of the Food Science Institute at K-State. Dr. Li’s research focuses on the structure, chemistry, modification, and functionality of grain proteins and bioactive peptides with the aim of developing high-quality, functional grain-based foods, ingredients, and nutraceuticals. He and his team employ and integrate wet chemistry, engineering principles, computational simulation, and applied machine learning to deepen the knowledge and advance the research on proteins and peptides. Since joining the faculty in 2016, Dr. Li has received over $4.2 million in research funding, with $3.3 million awarded as the lead PI, from sources such as the USDA, Kansas grain commissions, and the grain and food industries. Dr. Li has published 110 journal articles, 130 presentations, 3 book chapters, and 2 patents. He is an associate editor for both Journal of Food Science and Cereal Chemistry and serves on the editorial boards of multiple international journals.
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Monday, April 29, 2024
10:55 AM – 11:15 AM EDT
Fermentation I: Modern Innovations in Bio-Physical and Bio-Chemical Protein Functionality
Monday, April 29, 2024
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
Monday, April 29, 2024
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
Protein and Co-Products Poster Session
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT
Predicting allergenic proteins and peptides based on AI language models
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
8:52 AM – 9:09 AM EDT