Yuying Li, PhD Candidate, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China Yuying Li is a PhD candidate investigating metabolic-associated acute pancreatitis, focusing on lipid metabolism disorders and therapeutic mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine. She has published in journals including Phytomedicine, Biomolecules, and Pancreas, and presented her work at the American Pancreatic Association meetings in 2023 and 2024. Her research bridges clinical observations and experimental models to inform early interventions for severe acute pancreatitis