CHUN LI, PH.D.
Assistant Director for Education
Chun Li, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences. He has extensive experience in statistical genetics research and genetic data analysis. He is currently working on developing methods for detecting somatic changes using next-generation sequencing data. He is also interested in developing methods to efficiently mine electronic medical records. Active in collaborative research, he has been working with investigators in various fields such as cancer epidemiology, clinical pharmacology, ophthalmology, cardiovascular disease, autism, type 2 diabetes, etc. He has published in Nature Genetics, New England Journal of Medicine, Blood, American Journal of Human Genetics, Bioinformatics, etc.
Recent Publications
- Hamaguchi, R, Khouri, KS, Leung, N, Lafleur, E, Chun, YS. Ideas and Innovations: Successful Maintenance of Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction in Recurrent Breast Cancer Treatment Using Tailored Tissue Expander Conversion. Plast Reconstr Surg 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42658164 .
- Chun, JM, Choy, S, Seok, JW, Kim, JD, Park, SR. Photobiomodulation in animal models of ophthalmic disease: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of morphological, visual function, and inflammatory outcomes. Front Med (Lausanne) 2026; 13 : 1904150. PubMed PMID:42656281 PubMed Central PMC13506296.
- Lim, S, Chun, JM, Jeon, IH. Rotator Cuff Repair with Autologous Fascia Lata Augmentation in Patients at High Risk for Repair Failure: Five-Year Follow-Up Outcomes. J Clin Med 2026; 15 (16): . PubMed PMID:42652845 .
- Jo, A, Lee, J, Chun, AY, Kang, MK, Kim, HE. Black Cumin Seed Oil Disrupts Structural Biomass and Attenuates Porphyrin-Associated Maturation in Mature Oral Microcosm Biofilms: An In Vitro Study. Biomedicines 2026; 14 (8): . PubMed PMID:42652257 .
- Marcus, DJ, English, AE, Chun, G, Seth, EF, Oommen, R, Hwang, S, Wells, BA, Piantadosi, SC, Suko, A, Kenmochi, SJ et al.. Endocannabinoids facilitate reward engagement through retrograde gain control. Nature 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42649292 .
- Ke, J, Chamberlain, TA, Song, H, Corriveau, A, Zhang, Z, Martinez, T, Sams, L, Chun, MM, Leong, YC, Rosenberg, MD et al.. Ongoing thoughts at rest reflect functional brain organization and behaviour. Nat Hum Behav 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42649254 .
- Li, J, Lai, J, Ni, F, Xie, Y, Tang, E, Tang, Y, Wang, C. Corrigendum to "State-level brain dynamics reveal neural correlates of negative-mode rigidity in non-suicidal self-injury" [NeuroImage 335 (2026) 121990]. Neuroimage 2026; : 122177. PubMed PMID:42648965 .
- Choi, R, Chun, G, Lee, SG, Cho, SE. Impact of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Cutoff Selection on Cardiovascular Risk Classification Beyond Lipid Measurements in Korean Adults: A KNHANES 2024 Study. Metabolites 2026; 16 (8): . PubMed PMID:42646267 PubMed Central PMC13515918.
- Liu, X, Chun, J, Zhang, H, Fan, Z, Zhu, Y, Chen, Q, Fan, X, Yang, S, Li, H, Wang, X et al.. High Genotypic Polymorphism and Extensive Gene Flow Drive the Population Dynamics of Potato Oomycete Pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, Across Southwestern China. J Fungi (Basel) 2026; 12 (8): . PubMed PMID:42646080 PubMed Central PMC13514179.
- Chen, X, Zhou, S, Feng, M, Shi, C, Shen, D, Sun, Y, Bi, Y, Zhang, J. Early cardia neoplasms in the upper gastrointestinal tract have a higher detection rate under sedation: a retrospective cohort study based on the Chinese population. Front Med (Lausanne) 2026; 13 : 1775066. PubMed PMID:42643205 PubMed Central PMC13503191.


