We would like to congratulate Min Li, Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Cell Biology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in the USA, for being elected as the president of the American Pancreatic Association in 2022. Professor Li is an active researcher in the field of pancreatic cancer and is a valuable member in the oncology section of the editorial advisory board for BMC Medicine. 

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