Dr. Yajuan Li is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Food Science and Engineering at Jilin University. She earned her Ph.D. in Food Science from Jilin University and completed one year of joint training at the University of Massachusetts Amherst under the supervision of Prof. David Julian McClements. Her research focuses on food-derived bioactive peptides, with an emphasis on their self-assembly mechanisms, functional hydrogels, and advanced delivery systems designed to improve stability, bioavailability, and intestinal health regulation. She has published more than 20 peer-reviewed articles, including seven as first author in leading journals such as Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, and Food Chemistry. Dr. Li has received multiple awards and honors, including the National Graduate Scholarship, the China Scholarship Council Award, and the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of Jilin University. Her work is dedicated to developing innovative strategies for the sustainable utilization of food proteins and bioactive molecules in food and biomedical applications.