Dr. Dandan Li is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS). She holds a Ph.D. in Physiology from Xiamen University, China. Her research focuses on viral immunology and vaccine development, with a particular emphasis on Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease (HFMD), SARS-CoV-2, and Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). Dr. Li has authored over 20 SCI-indexed articles and is the co-author of the book Molecular Biology of Hand-Foot-Mouth Diseases (Springer), a foundational text on the pathogenesis of enteroviruses. She has led and participated in multiple nationally funded projects. As a core member of her research team, Dr. Li played a key role in the successful development of several vaccines, including the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine 'Corbevax', which received emergency use authorization, and a bivalent EV71-CA16 vaccine for HFMD, which has entered clinical trials.