Li Lin, PhD, LAc
  • Medicinal Chemist
  • Licensed Acupuncturist
Dr. Lin specializes in using acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine to treat a wide range of health conditions​. Among these health conditions, Dr. Lin has a focus of interest in the following areas:
  • Women's Health
  • Fertility and Pregnancy
  • Pain Relief
EDUCATION
Peking University, Beijing, China
B.S., Applied Chemistry, 2000

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2006
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Florida College of Integrative Medicine, Orlando, Florida
M.S., Oriental Medicine, 2009
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Florida Board of Acupuncture, 2009
North Carolina Board of Acupuncture, 2012
APPRENTICESHIP
Ni's Acupuncture Center, Merritt Island, Florida, 2006 - 2009
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
School of Pharmacy, Teaching Assistant, 2001 - 2002

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
School of Pharmacy, Research Assistant, 2002 - 2005
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
School of Pharmacy, Postdoctoral Researcher, 2006

Ni's Acupuncture Center, Merritt Island, Florida
Acupuncturist, 2009 - 2011

Southern Village Acupuncture & Herbology, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Acupuncturist, 2012 - Present
PUBLICATIONS
  1. Wada K, Lee JY, Hung HY, Shi Q, Lin L, Zhao Y, Goto M, Yang PC, Kuo SC, Chen HW, Lee KH. Novel curcumin analogs to overcome EGFR-TKI lung adenocarcinoma drug resistance and reduce EGFR-TKI-induced GI adverse effects. Bioorg Med Chem. 2015 Apr 1;23(7):1507-14​​.
  2. ​Shi Q, Wada K, Ohkoshi E, Lin L, Huang R, Morris-Natschke SL, Goto M, Lee KH. Antitumor agents 290. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of new LNCaP and PC-3 cytotoxic curcumin analogs conjugated with anti-androgens. Bioorg Med Chem. 2012 Jul 1;20(13):4020-31.​​
  3. Lin, An-Shen; Qian, Keduo; Usami, Yoshihide; Lin, Li; Itokawa, Hideji; Hsu, Charleson; Morris-Natschke, Susan L.; Lee, Kuo-Hsiung. 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural, a clinical trials agent for sickle cell anemia, and its mono/di-glucosides from classically processed steamed Rehmanniae Radix. Journal of Natural Medicines (2008), 62(2), 164-167.
  4. Lin, Li; Lee, Kuo-Hsiung. Structure-activity relationships of curcumin and its analogs with different biological activities. Studies in Natural Products Chemistry (2006), 33(Bioactive Natural Products (Part M)), 785-812.
  5. Lin, Li; Shi, Qian; Nyarko, Alexander K.; Bastow, Kenneth F.; Wu, Chin-Chung; Su, Ching-Yuan; Shih, Charles C.-Y.; Lee, Kuo-Hsiung. Antitumor Agents. 250.Design and Synthesis of New Curcumin Analogues as Potential Anti-Prostate Cancer Agents. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2006), 49(13), 3963-3972.
  6. Lin, Li; Shi, Qian; Su, Ching-Yuan; Shih, Charles C.-Y.; Lee, Kuo-Hsiung. Antitumor agents 247. New 4-ethoxycarbonylethyl curcumin analogs as potential antiandrogenic agents. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry (2006), 14(8), 2527-2534.
  7. Lin, Li; Shi, Qian; Su, Ching-yuan; Shih, Charles C.-Y.; Lee, Kuo-Hsiung . "Design and Synthesis of New Curcumin Analogs as Potential Anti-Prostate Cancer Agents." Abstract of papers MEDI- 479, 229th ACS meeting, San Diego, CA, March 13-17 (2005).
PATENTS
  1. Lee, Kuo-Hsiung; Lin, Li; Shih, Charles C.-Y.; Su, Ching-Yuan; Ishida, Junko; Ohtsu, Hironori; Wang, Hui-Kang; Itokawa, Hideji; Chang, Chawnshang. "Synthesis of curcumin analogues and pharmaceutical use" U.S. (2008), US 7355081 B2 20080408.

  2. Lee, Kuo-Hsiung; Lin, Li; Shih, Charles C-Y; Su, Ching-Yuan; Ishida, Junko; Ohtsu, Hironori; Wang, Hui-Kang; Itokawa, Hideji; Chang, Chawnshang. "Preparation of novel curcumin analogs for use in pharmaceutical compositions as androgen receptor antagonists" PCT Int. Appl. (2006), WO 2006044379 A2 20060427.