Pengfei Li is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, School of Plant Protection at South China Agricultural University, a position he has held since August 2020. He earned his Ph.D. in Agronomy from the Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, in July 2020. His research focuses on fungal viruses and fungus–virus interactions, viruses of tropical fruit trees, and the interaction between banana pathogens and their host plants, with an emphasis on green prevention and control strategies.