LI Ning
Born on April 10, 1952

Graduated from the PLA Postgraduate Medical School in 1986 with a Master's degree.

Currently serves as Deputy Director and Director of the Institute of General Surgery at Nanjing General Hospital of the Nanjing Military Command, and Chief Physician. Doctoral Supervisor, Postdoctoral Co-supervisor.

Specialty and main research areas: Clinical treatment and experimental research of gastrointestinal surgical diseases, having achieved breakthrough progress particularly in the fields of "treatment of intestinal dysfunction," "clinical nutritional support," and "allogeneic small intestine transplantation and combined liver-intestine transplantation." In recent years, has also been dedicated to the research and clinical treatment of complex and difficult intestinal diseases such as radiation enteritis, inflammatory bowel disease, postoperative inflammatory intestinal obstruction, and chronic refractory constipation.

Major grants and research projects undertaken:
- National "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" Science and Technology Support Program Project (1 item): Research on Key Technologies for Small Intestine and Pancreas Transplantation.
- Jiangsu Province Innovation Scholar Climbing Project (1 item): Clinical Application and Experimental Research of Allogeneic Small Intestine Transplantation (BK2008034).
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (1 item): Study on the Effects of Severe Trauma on the Biological Function of Intestinal Epithelial Cell Amino Acid Carriers ASCT2/BOAT1 and Their Repair Mechanisms (30371392).
- Nanjing Military Command Medical and Health Research Fund Key Project (1 item): Study on the Effects of Berberine on Intestinal Mucosal Barrier and Tight Junction Structural Proteins of Intestinal Epithelium (07Z026).
As a key contributor, is also involved in:
- National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) Projects (3 items): Influence of Lipid Molecular Metabolism on Chronic Graft Dysfunction (2009CB522405); Study on the Correlation between Intestinal Microecological Imbalance and Transplant Infection (2007CB513005); Immune Regulation Mechanisms and Intervention of Small Molecules on Chronic Graft Dysfunction (2003CB515502).
- National Natural Science Foundation of China Key Project (1 item): Intestinal Mucosal Barrier Injury, Flora Imbalance, and Bacterial Translocation (30830098).
- People's Liberation Army Medical Science and Technology "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" Special Project (1 item): Research on Damage Control Management of Severe Trauma and Standardized Treatment for Various Site Combat Injuries (06Z017).
- Nanjing Military Command Medical and Health Research Fund "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" Key Project (1 item): Research on Damage Control Management of Severe Trauma and Standardized Treatment for Various Sites (06Z33).

Awards received:
2008: First Prize of Military Medical Achievement (2nd rank)
2006: Second Prize of Military Science and Technology Progress Award (2nd rank)
2006: Nanjing Military Command "Tenth Five-Year Plan" Major Logistics Science and Technology Award (1st rank)
2005: First Prize of Chinese Medical Science and Technology Award (1st rank)
2005: First Prize of Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Progress Award (1st rank)
2004: First Prize of National Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Award (1st rank)
2004: First Prize of Jiangsu Province Higher Education Teaching Achievement Award (4th rank)
2003: Three Second Prizes of Military, Sichuan Province, and Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Progress Awards (1st, 2nd, and 3rd ranks respectively)
2001: Third Prize of Military Science and Technology Progress Award (2nd rank)
2000: Third Prize of Military Science and Technology Progress Award (1st rank)
1999: Third Prize of National Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Award (1st rank)
1999: First Prize of Military Medical Achievement (5th rank)
1998: Third Prize of Military Science and Technology Progress Award (1st rank)
1996: First Prize of Military Science and Technology Progress Award (2nd rank)
Before 1995: Two Second Prizes of Military Science and Technology Progress Award and one Second Prize of Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress Award (all 3rd rank), etc.

Concurrent positions:
Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, School of Medicine, Nanjing University;
Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Second Military Medical University;
Chairman of the General Surgery Professional Committee of the People's Liberation Army;
Standing Committee Member of the Surgery Branch of the Chinese Medical Association and Leader of its Nutritional Support Group;
Chairman of the Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Branch of the Chinese Medical Association;
Chairman of the General Surgery Professional Committee of the Nanjing Military Command;
Standing Council Member of the Jiangsu Medical Association and Vice Chairman of its Surgery Society;
Standing Council Member of the Nanjing Medical Association and Vice Chairman of its General Surgery Specialized Society;
Drug Review Expert of the National Medical Products Administration;
Expert for the Selection and Adjustment of the National Essential Drug List.
Also serves as Deputy Editor-in-Chief or Editorial Board Member for several domestic journals.

Contact information: 210002, Institute of General Surgery, Nanjing General Hospital of the Nanjing Military Command.

Email: lining@vip.sina.com.cn