Zhang Li, Professor, master's supervisor, executive director of Shaanxi Physiological Society, reserve teaching master of Xi'an Jiaotong University, director of Department of physiology and pathophysiology of Medical Department of Xi'an Jiaotong University, deputy director of human function teaching and Research Office of organ system integration course of Xi'an Jiaotong University, national excellent teaching team of physiology and main members of national first streamline courses. From 2010 to 2012, she engaged in post doctoral research at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in the United States. So far, she has been engaged in the teaching of basic medical courses "physiology", "functional experiment" and postgraduate "cardiovascular physiology". She won the third prize in Shaanxi micro curriculum competition, the title of the favorite teacher of Xi'an Jiaotong University Students in 2019, two first prizes and one second prize in teaching competition of Xi'an Jiaotong University, and one second prize in micro curriculum competition of Xi'an Jiaotong University. She has edited 3 textbooks, 2 deputy textbooks, and participated in the compilation of 4 textbooks compiled by the Ministry of health. Published 11 teaching papers as the first author/corresponding author. Guide 10 innovative experimental projects for college students (including 3 national and 4 provincial), guide undergraduates to publish 12 academic papers, including 7 papers included in SCI. Presided over 11 school level teaching reform projects, of which 4 are key projects.

She is mainly engaged in the research on the neural mechanism of cognitive impairment of Parkinson's disease and the genetic mechanism of cognitive impairment of Down syndrome. She is proficient in electrophysiology, behavior, molecular biology, neuropharmacology, on-line transmitter measurement technology of nervous system microdialysis, photogenetic chemistry and immunohistochemistry. In recent years, she has published 52 academic papers in academic journals such as hum molecular genetics and neuropharmacology, including 29 research papers published by the first author or corresponding author, and won one excellent paper award of Shaanxi Province. She presided over 1 international cooperation and program exchange project in Shaanxi Province, 1 basic research program of Natural Science in Shaanxi Province, 1 start-up fund for scientific research after studying abroad, 1 general project of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation and 1 general project of Shaanxi Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2 basic undergraduate research business fees of central universities, and participated in a number of national and provincial fund projects.