Mengsha Li is an Associate Researcher of the research group ‘plant resources’ at the Institute of Nature and Ecology, HAS. Education: Ph.D. in Forest Plant Resources, 2017–2020, Northeast Forestry University; M.S.in Cell Biology, 2009–2012, Northeast Forestry University; B.S. in Biosciences, 2005-2009. Employment Positions: 2020–present, Associate Researcher at the Institute of Nature and Ecology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, China; 2013–2017, Research Assistant at the Institute of Nature and Ecology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences, China; 2021–2024, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Nature and Ecology, Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences (National and Provincial Joint Engineering Laboratory of Wetlands and Ecological Conservation), China. Mengsha Li is interested in the relationship of soil microbiome and plant composition, and also focuses on plant secondary metabolites and soil microbial metagenomics.