Julang Li
University of Guelph, Canada
Biography
Julang Li is a Professor at the Department of Animal Bio-Science, University of Guelph, Canada. Her research program balances both the fundamental and applicable aspects of animal and biomedical science. Her fundamental research focuses on studying the regulation of follicular development and oocyte maturation. The more napplicable research program in her laboratory aims to enhance animal and human health via biotechnological approaches. In this regard, they have been using food grade bacteria as a bioreactor and vehicle to produce and deliver recombinant proteins such EGF and antimicrobial peptide to the intestine for enhancing early weaned pig development.