People

Li-Feng Jiang-Xie, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
University of Pennsylvania

Li-Feng was born in Taiwan, a beautiful island bordering the Pacific Ocean. Since his teenage years, he has been passionate about literature, history, and science. He received his education at National Taiwan University, focusing on brain and cognitive sciences. He later traveled to the United States and earned his Ph.D. in Neurobiology at Duke University. He is deeply fascinated by the biological basis of sleep, dreams, and consciousness. He strongly believes that the best science is a harmonious marriage of logic and imagination, and he aspires to create a laboratory that reflects this philosophy. He was honored with the Outstanding Early Investigator Award (2020) from the Sleep Research Society and the Bold Pioneer Award (2024) from WashU Medicine. His research has been highlighted twice in the NIH Director’s Blog (Francis Collins, 2019 & Monica Bertagnolli, 2024), garnered extensive media coverage, and been featured on German television. In his leisure time, he enjoys acquiring new knowledge, traveling, exploring new restaurants, and appreciating art.