The daughter of Chinese conservatory graduates, Lan Angela Li grew up in Los Angeles surrounded by art, music, and traffic. Now a graduate student at MIT studying the history of science and medicine, Lan is interested in social, cultural, epistemological, and personal narratives that shape how we make sense of health and disease. Dedicated to communicating these narratives through a range of medium, Lan began her career in filmmaking after winning the audience award for the National Geographic Preserve Our Planet Video Contest in 2009. She has since worked extensively with Barnard College, and has also collaborated with the Institute for International Education, Columbia University Department of Neuropsychiatry, International Association for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine, and the Osher Clinic for Integrative Medicine.

An abbreviated curriculum vitae follows:
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EDUCATION
MIT, PhD Candidate in History, Anthropology, Science Technology and Society, 2017
Barnard College, BA in History Concentrating in Science and Society, 2010

HONORS & AWARDS
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, 2012-2015
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships For New Americans, 2011-2013
ExchangesConnect Video Contest Grand Prize Winner, March 2010
National Geographic Preserve Our Planet Film Contest Audience Award Winner, April 2009
Bertha Franklin Vapnek Scholarship Award, May 2009
Gilman Scholarship Award, July 2008

WORK
Osher Clinical Center for Complementary & Integrative Medical Therapies: Filmmaker (2013)
International Association for the Study of Traditional Asian Medicine: Filmmaker (2012)
Columbia University Medical Center Department of Neuropsychiatry: Filmmaker (2011)
Institute for International Education: Freelance Filmmaker (2011)
Barnard Electronic Communications: Videographer, Video Editor (2009-2011)
Double Discovery Center: Resident Teaching Assistant (Summer 2008)
Barnard Department of Biological Sciences: Supplemental Instructor (2007-2008)
Metropolitan Museum: Featured Artist (Summer 2007, Winter 2008)

SHORT FILMS
"The Lung, The Elixir, and The Lancet: The Personal Paradox of Lu Gwei-djen" (2013)
"The Vital Other: Integrative Medicine and India" (2012) Official Selection for the Mass Salem Film Fest 2013
"Rocks, Bands, Logic" (2012) Spotlighted on MIT Video
“Living Beyond Landscapes” (2010) Grand Prize Winner in the ExchangesConnect Video Contest
“The Tacit Tumor” (2010) Documentary on integrating east-west medicine in 20th century China
“The Adventures of Get Up And Go” (2008) Audience Award winner of the National Geographic Preserve Our Planet Film Contest

SKILLS
Final Cut Pro
Geographic Information Systems
Chinese (conversational and fourth year fluency in reading)
Guzheng and some guitar