Wen-Tai Li received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from National Tsing Hua University in 1999, specializing in organometallic chemistry. He joined the National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine (NRICM), Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan, in the summer of 2011, where he currently serves as a Research Fellow. His primary research focuses on the development of new synthetic methodologies and transition-metal-catalyzed strategies for the synthesis of bioactive molecules. In addition, his research interests include the design of fluorescent probes and photoaffinity-labeling probes for selective cancer cell visualization and intracellular target protein identification.

Our current research focuses on medicinal chemistry, synthetic organic and organometallic chemistry, and phytochemistry. Major research topics include the development of novel and efficient synthetic methodologies, the design and synthesis of biologically active molecules, and the synthesis of natural products derived from traditional Chinese medicine. In particular, our work emphasizes transition-metal-catalyzed reactions for the construction of bioactive molecules. In addition, we are developing fluorescent probes and photoaffinity-labeling probes to enable selective cancer cell visualization and intracellular target protein identification.