After her Diploma of Medicine obtained in 2005 at the Kunming Medical College in China, Sha obtained a Master of Physiology from Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China. She pursued her studies during 2008-2009 at the University Claude Bernard in Lyon, France, working on sleep/wake regulation, then moved to the lab of Prof. Haas at Heinrich-Heine University in Düsseldorf, Germany. Sha Li is joining Prof. Tafti’s group on August 1st, 2010 and will work with Dr Anne Vassalli.