毕业于中山大学无机化学专业，获理学博士学位，中山大学基础医学博士后流动站博士后。

湖南科技大学理论有机化学与功能分子教育部重点实验室教师。

近年来主持国家自然科学基金1项，中国博士后科学基金1项，同时作为主要参与者参加了多项国家自然科学基金面上项目及广东省自然科学基金。目前在Biomaterials、Chem. Sci、Chem.Commun，Dalton Trans.等国际著名刊物发表SCI论文10余篇，论文引用超过200次，获国家发明专利2项。

[1]国家自然科学基金青年基金，21601210，执行时间：2017.01-2019.12，项目负责人。

[2]中国博士后科学基金，2015M572397，执行时间：2015.01-2016.12，项目负责人。

[3]国家自然科学基金面上项目，21572282，执行时间：2016.01-2019.12，项目第一参加人。

[4]国家自然科学基金面上项目，21272285，执行时间：2012.01-2015.12，项目主要参与者。

[1]Yi Li, Kang-Nan Wang, Bing Liu, Xin-Ran Lu, Meng-Feng Li,Liang-Nian Ji and Zong-Wan Mao, Mitochondria-targeted two-photon fluorescent probe for the detection of biothiols in living cells. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2018, 255, 193-202. (SCI收录，影响因子：5.401)

[2]Yi Li, Kang-Nan Wang, Bing Liu, Xin-Ran Lu, Meng-Feng Li,Liang-Nian Ji and Zong-Wan Mao, Cyclometalated iridium(III) N-heterocyclic carbene complexes as potential mitochondrial anticancer and photodynamic agents. Dalton Trans., 2017, 46, 11363-11371. (SCI收录，影响因子：4.029，引用次数：2 次)

[3]Yi Li, Cai-Ping Tan, Wei Zhang, Liang He, Liang-Nian Ji and Zong-Wan Mao, Phosphorescent iridium(III)-bis-N-heterocyclic carbene complexes as mitochondria-targeted theranostic and photodynamic anticancer agents. Biomaterials 2015, 39, 95-104. (ESI高被引用论文，SCI收录，影响因子：8.402，引用次数：62 次)

[4]Yi Li, Gao-Feng Liu, Cai-Ping Tan, Liang-Nian Ji and Zong-Wan Mao, Antitumor properties and mechanisms of mitochondria-targeted Ag(I) and Au(I) complexes containing N-heterocyclic carbenes derived from cyclophanes. Metallomics 2014, 6, 1460-1468. (SCI收录，影响因子：3.975，引用次数：23 次)[Full text]

[5]Qian Cao, Yi Li, Eva Freisinger, Peter Z. Qin, Roland K. O. Sigel, and Zong-Wan Mao, G-Quadruplex DNA Targeted Metal Complexes Acting as Potential Anticancer Drugs. Inorg. Chem. Front., 2017, 4, 10-32. (SCI收录，影响因子：4.036，引用次数：2 次)

[6]Liang He, Yi Li, Cai-Ping Tan,Rui-Rong Ye, Mu-He Chen, Jian-Jun Cao, Liang-Nian Ji and Zong-Wan Mao, Cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes as lysosome targeted photodynamic anticancer and real-time tracking agents. Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 5409-5418. (SCI收录，影响因子：8.668，引用次数：49 次)

[7]Wei Zhang, Yi Li, Jing-Hua Sun, Cai-Ping Tan, Liang-Nian Ji and Zong-Wan Mao, Supramolecular self-assembled nanoparticles for chemo-photodynamic dual therapy against cisplatin resistant cancer cells. Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 1807-1810. (SCI收录，影响因子：6.319，引用次数：17 次)

[8]Jin-Tao Wang, Yi Li, Jia-Heng Tan, Liang-Nian Jia and Zong-Wan Mao, Platinum(II)-triarylpyridines complexes with electropositive pendants as efficient G-quadruplex binders. Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 564-566. (SCI收录，影响因子：4.029，引用次数：46 次)

[9]Shan-Shan Xue, Meng Zhao, Jing-Xing Lan, Rui-Rong Ye, Yi Li, Liang-Nian Ji, Zong-Wan Mao∗, Enantioselective hydrolysis of amino acid esters by non-chiral copper complexes equipped with bis (β-cyclodextrin)s. J. Mol. Catal. A 2016, 424, 297–303(SCI收录，影响因子：4.211，引用次数：1 次)

[10]Huo-Yan Chen, Meng Zhao, Yi Li, Gao-Feng Liu, Liang-Nian Ji, Zong-Wan Mao*, An anthracene-modified β-cyclodextrin that distinguishes adenosine phosphates fluorescently. Tetrahedron Lett., 2014, 55, 1802-1805. (SCI收录，影响因子：2.651，引用次数：4 次)

[1]毛宗万，李毅，谭彩萍，黄华珍，计亮年。一种线粒体靶向的铱-N- 杂环卡宾配合物及其制备方法和应用。发明专利CN 104230998 A，授权公告日2014.12.24.

[2]毛宗万，李毅，黄华珍，计亮年。一种肺癌细胞靶向化合物及其制备方法和应用。发明专利CN105440021A，授权公告日2016.03.30.