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Pulin Li is an Assistant Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, affiliated with the Department of Biology and the Whitehead Institute. His research focuses on understanding how genetic circuits generate multicellular behavior in natural and engineered systems. Li employs a bottom-up approach to reconstitute multicellular patterns in vitro using synthetic biology tools, guided by mathematical modeling. His work also investigates pattern formation in natural tissues, combining quantitative imaging, mouse genetics, machine learning, and stem cell engineering. Li's research centers on the patterning of the embryonic and adult lung. He is a Fellow at the Whitehead Institute and maintains a profile page at https://biology.mit.edu/profile/pulin-li/.