
Dr. Shengrong Li
Head of Avanti R&D
View BioDr. Shengrong Li
Head of Avanti R&D
Shengrong Li, Ph.D., earned his B.S. in Chemistry (1983) and M.S. (1986) in inorganic chemistry from Nankai University (Tianjin, China). After graduation, he worked as an administrative associate in process development of chemical fertilizers in The Ministry of Science and Technology of China for four years. In 1990, he came to the United States to continue his education in chemistry. He earned another M.S. degree in Analytical Chemistry from Sam Houston University (Huntsville, Texas) in 1992 and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Auburn University (Auburn, Alabama) in 1996. After his postdoc training at Rice University in 1999, Avanti offered him a research scientist position to develop new lipid products. He became the Head of Research Chemistry to lead Avanti’s research lipid development in 2015. He is now the Head of Avanti R&D. In his career at Avanti, he has enjoyed laboratory bench work, discussion of chemistry with colleagues, and talking to customers about lipids.