Jian Li, Ph.D., completed his graduate study in Dr. David Gilmour's lab at Penn State University. His thesis work using biochemical and next-generation sequencing approaches uncovered mechanisms underlying promoter-proximal pausing of RNA polymerase II, an important regulatory step of eukaryotic transcription. Dr. Li then moved to Dr. Rick Morimoto’s lab at Northwestern University for his postdoctoral training, where he started using the nematode C. elegans as a model. His work discovered the transcriptional program of HSF1, the key regulator of cellular heat shock response, in animal development independent of temperature stress. Dr. Li established his own lab at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in 2017. His lab uses both animal and cellular models and combines genetics, cellular biology and multi-omics (functional genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics) to understand protein homeostasis (proteostasis) and stress response pathways in reproduction, aging and cancer. Dr. Li joined the faculty of NYMC in 2022.

Education

• B.S., Biotechnology, Peking University 
• Ph.D., Biochemistry, Pennsylvania State University
• Postdoctoral training, Northwestern University

Honors and Awards

• 2020: NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA)
• 2016-2017: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
• 2014-2016: Postdoctoral Fellowship, BrightFocus Foundation for Alzheimer's Disease Research
• 2014-2016: Postdoctoral Grant Award, Chicago Biomedical Consortium
• 2014: Postdoctoral Fellowship, National Ataxia Foundation

Publications

• Muhammad T, Edwards SL, Morphis AC, et. al. "Non-cell-autonomous regulation of germline proteostasis by insulin/IGF-1 signaling-induced dietary peptide uptake via PEPT-1." The EMBO journal, 43(21), (2024) 4892-4921. doi: 10.1038/s44318-024-00234-x
• Nan K, Wong K, Li D, et. al. "An ingestible, battery-free, tissue-adhering robotic interface for non-invasive and chronic electrostimulation of the gut." Nature communications, 15(1), (2024) 6749. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-51102-5
• Zaman M, Li JH, Dhir M, et. al. "Malpractice Claims Following Major Liver and Pancreatic Surgeries: What Can we Learn?" The Journal of surgical research, 298(), (2024) 291-299. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2024.03.026
• MacNeil L, Li J. "Editorial: C. elegans MAPS the way: the 2022 C. elegans meeting on metabolism, aging, pathogenesis, and stress (MAPS 2022)." Frontiers in physiology, 14(), (2023) 1331912. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1331912
• Li H, Chen B, Chen Z, et. al. "Trust in COVID-19 Information from Different Media Types and Its Association with Preventive Measures Adoption in the U.S." Journal of health communication, 28(10), (2023) 633-647. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2023.2245373
• Niu L, Zhang D, Shi L, et. al. "Racial Discrimination and Sleep Quality during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from the Health, Ethnicity, and Pandemic (HEAP) Study." Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 100(3), (2023) 431-435. doi: 10.1007/s11524-023-00743-w
• Alshehri K, Wen M, Michaud T, et. al. "Experience of Racial Discrimination was Associated with Psychological Distress and Worsening Sex Life Among Adult Americans During COVID-19." Journal of sex research, (), (2023) 1-9. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2023.2221673

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