The Human Brain Research Center at Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Dr. Xin-Min Li is a prominent academic psychiatrist and clinician-scientist with an impressive track record in the field. He earned his MD in 1982 and PhD in 1987 in China before completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Saskatchewan and a fellowship at Harvard Medical School. After finishing a clinical residency in Psychiatry, he served as the Director of the Neuropsychiatry Research Unit from 2000 to 2007. Dr. Li then moved to the University of Manitoba, where he held several leadership positions, including Professor and Ruth Hurd Research Chair, Medical Director of the International Medical Graduate Program, Director of the Neuroscience Research Program, and Assistant Dean of International Medical Education.
In 2013, Dr. Li joined the University of Alberta as Chair of Psychiatry and AHS Chair in Mental Health Research. He is recognized for his pioneering work on the protective function of antipsychotics on brain white matter changes observed in schizophrenia and depression. He is also exploring innovative uses of cerebral low field magnetic stimulation and ultrasound for treating resistant depression. Dr. Li provides leadership in academic health sciences training of clinician-scientists and allied research scientists and is currently leading international academic health program development and partnerships for the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta.
In recognition of his contributions to the field, Dr. Li was elected as a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2022.