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.

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Recent Publications

  1. Chun, H, Lee, HW, Hong, SB, Ha, SS, Yoon, KJ. Home-based transcranial photobiomodulation improves cognitive function in mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled confirmatory trial. J Alzheimers Dis 2026; : 13872877261443973. PubMed PMID:42024020 .
  2. Voss, RK, Qi, W, Browne, L, Wang'ondu, RW, Khanlari, M, Ma, J, Ma, X, Lott, J, Barajas, JM, Thomas Iii, M et al.. Novel KAT6B::NUTM2B fusion oncogene in congenital acute myeloid leukemia and implications for menin inhibitor therapy. Haematologica 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42021697 .
  3. Filzmayer, M, Traumann, MI, Humke, C, Müller, MJ, Mandel, PC, Kluth, LA, Becker, A, Chun, FK, Kosiba, M. Rates and Predictors of Persistent LUTS Medication Use After Laser Enucleation of the Prostate. Low Urin Tract Symptoms 2026; 18 (3): e70062. PubMed PMID:42021565 .
  4. Chien, KMC, Davynn, TGH, Xiaoling, H, Chun, YMY, Kong, YC. Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognition in older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42021325 .
  5. Yang, WC, Chen, YH, Lai, SF, Wang, CC, Kuo, SH, Huang, CS. Response to comments on "Reassessing regional nodal radiotherapy strategies for breast cancer in the context of modern systemic treatments.". J Formos Med Assoc 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42020282 .
  6. Cruz-Soca, M, Córdova-Casanova, A, Faundez-Contreras, J, Martínez, NW, Vaccaro-Rivera, F, Bazaes-Astorga, S, Gutiérrez-Rojas, C, Gallardo, FS, Rebolledo, DL, Court, FA et al.. Lysophosphatidic acid mediates skeletal muscle fibrosis in denervation via activation of YAP/TAZ. JCI Insight 2026; 11 (8): . PubMed PMID:42018654 .
  7. Smielowski, J, Glienke, M, Mehralivand, S, Duwe, G, Chun, F, Borgmann, H, Görtz, M. [Digital twins in uro-oncology]. Urologie 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42018198 .
  8. Lee, S, Chun, DI, Cho, J, Won, SH, Lee, SH, Yi, Y. A Comparative Analysis of Suture-Button and InternalBrace Fixation for Purely Ligamentous Lisfranc Injuries. Orthopedics 2026; : 1-6. PubMed PMID:42017628 .
  9. Kim, H, Lee, D, Choi, Y, Jeong, TD, Kim, S, Lee, W, Chun, S. Diagnostic Accuracy of Eight Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Equations for Assessing Kidney Function in Korean Pediatric Patients. Ann Lab Med 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42015823 .
  10. Joo, S, Chun, MS. Moving through pets' end of life: South Korean pet owners' experiences and implications for veterinary practices. BMC Vet Res 2026; : . PubMed PMID:42015092 .
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