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Yingkai Li

Medical Instructor in the Department of Neurology
Neurology, Neuromuscular Disease
915 South LaSalle Street Ext., Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Medical Instructor in the Department of Neurology · 2024 - Present Neurology, Neuromuscular Disease, Neurology

Recent Publications


COVID-19 Vaccination and Infection in Myasthenia Gravis: A Longitudinal Patient Survey.

Journal Article Muscle Nerve · October 2025 INTRODUCTION/AIMS: Patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) often receive immunosuppressive treatments. While approved COVID-19 vaccines effectively prevent severe infections, the impact of vaccination among immunocompromised MG patients remains unclear. This ... Full text Link to item Cite

Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: How Pathophysiology Can Guide Treatment.

Journal Article Muscle Nerve · August 2025 Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an autoimmune demyelinating neuropathy that is most commonly characterized clinically by progressive proximal and distal weakness affecting the upper and lower extremities, sensory loss, and reduc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Serum fibrinogen is not elevated in patients with myasthenia gravis.

Journal Article Sci Rep · April 15, 2025 Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune, autoantibody-mediated disease characterized by fatigable weakness of skeletal muscles. MG is a heterogeneous disease that currently lacks a robust biomarker for diagnosing all subtypes. Residual serum fibrinogen was ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Capture MG

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by The George Washington University · 2025 - 2030

Deciphering Immunological Biomarkers in Myasthenia Gravis by Using Multi-omics

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Myasthenia Gravis Foundation · 2024 - 2026

NIMBLE-Rare Disease Network for Myasthenia Gravis

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by The George Washington University · 2021 - 2025

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Education, Training & Certifications


Sun Yat Sen University (China) · 2019 Ph.D.
Guangzhou Medical College (China) · 2011 M.S.