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
- Marmiroli, A, Longoni, M, Chi Le, Q, Falkenbach, F, Nicolazzini, M, Catanzaro, C, Polverino, F, Goyal, JA, Luzzago, S, Mistretta, FA et al.. Open Conversion at Robotic Adrenalectomy: Rates and Predictors. J Surg Oncol 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42437508 .
- Wenzel, M, Theissen, L, Siech, C, Lauer, B, Winkler, S, Filzmayer, M, Le, C, Humke, C, Kriegmair, M, Steuber, T et al.. Impact of number of bone metastases on cancer control outcomes in mHSPC, independent of the axial-skeleton CHAARTED definition. Urol Oncol 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42436101 .
- Chen, HY, Wu, JY, Chu, YH, Chen, TW, Huang, CF. Lower fall and femoral fracture risks with semaglutide and tirzepatide compared with DPP-4 inhibitors in older adults with type 2 diabetes. Osteoporos Int 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42435064 .
- Chun, KP, Aragão, L, Olmo, ME, Nguyen, VD, Risanto, CB, Bettolli, ML, Ezber, Y, Toker, E, Varotsos, KV. New horizons in statistical downscaling and AI approaches for sustainable km-scale climate simulations. NPJ Clim Atmos Sci 2026; 9 (1): 151. PubMed PMID:42428801 PubMed Central PMC13345914.
- Gába, A, Pedišić, Ž, Hartwig, TB, Ševčíková, P, Sanders, T, Dygrýn, J, Vencálek, O, Antczak, D, Conigrave, JH, Parker, P et al.. Optimal composition of movement behaviours for healthy weight across the lifespan: a one-stage individual participant data meta-analysis of 11 studies. Res Sq 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42427855 PubMed Central PMC13345543.
- Belay, SG, Elias, EE, Lau, A, Andonegui, G, Chapman, K, Chun, J, Muruve, DA. GATA6 marks fibrosis-associated stromal cells rather than repair macrophages in kidney disease. Sci Rep 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42426262 .
- Jee, Y, Lee, SJ, Chun, HS, Shin, HY. Smoking and Risk of Hepatic Steatosis Within the MASLD Spectrum in Korean Young Adults. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42425542 .
- Liu, Y, Jadhav, AS, Pan, Y, Liao, J, Khanduri, I, Liu, Y, Katkhuda, R, Lu, W, Cho, KS, Tong, Z et al.. Spatial multi-omics landscape of colorectal cancer macro- and micrometastases. Cancer Cell 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42425074 .
- Hu, JJ, Ding, ZL, Yang, ZC. The role of artificial intelligence in precision medicine for breast cancer. Discov Oncol 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42423852 .
- Joo, JH, Chun, J, Lee, J, Hwang, IS, Kim, TH, Park, S. Estimating Economic Burden of Cancer in South Korea in 2015 to 2019. Value Health Reg Issues 2026; : 101671. PubMed PMID:42423579 .


