Jun Li, PhD

 Jun Li, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Human Genetics
Medical School
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Jun Li, PhD
Jun Li, PhD
Adjunct Professor
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      Rogel Cancer Center
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      Eisenberg Family Depression Center
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      Caswell Diabetes Institute
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      MM-PKUHSC Joint Institute
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      e-Health and Artificial Intelligence Initiative

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    • Journal Article
      Genetic Architecture of Addiction-Relevant Behaviors in Outbred Sprague-Dawley Rats Reveals Loci for Anxiety-Like and Nociceptive Traits
      Chitre AS, Hebda-Bauer EK, Emery MA, Li F, Nguyen KM, Wang Y, Cheng R, Polesskaya O, Watson SJ, Li J, Akil H, Palmer AA. Genes Brain and Behavior, 2026 Jun 1; 25 (3): e70053 DOI:10.1111/gbb.70053
      PMID: 42145201
    • Preprint
      3D chromatin compartment of round spermatids encodes the spatiotemporal program of histone-to-protamine exchange in spermiogenesis
      Rabbani M, Apell Z, Parnell TJ, Moritz L, Kim S, Srinivasan S, Agrawal R, Vargo A, Orchard P, Xie W, Freddolino L, Boyle AP, Li JZ, Lesch BJ, Cairns B, Kim M, Wilson TE, Hammoud SS. 2026 Mar 14; bioRxiv, DOI:10.64898/2026.03.10.710708
    • Journal Article
      Genetic Architecture of Addiction-Relevant Behaviors in Outbred Sprague-Dawley Rats Reveals Loci for Anxiety-Like and Nociceptive Traits.
      Chitre AS, Hebda-Bauer EK, Emery MA, Li F, Nguyen K-M, Wang Y, Cheng R, Polesskaya O, Watson SJ, Li J, Akil H, Palmer AA. bioRxiv, 2026 Feb 19; DOI:10.64898/2026.02.18.706481
      PMID: PMC12934780
    • Journal Article
      Correction: Bioenergetic-related gene expression in the hippocampus predicts internalizing vs. externalizing behavior in an animal model of temperament (Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, (2025), 18, (1469467), 10.3389/fnmol.2025.1469467)
      Hebda-Bauer EK, Hagenauer MH, Munro DB, Blandino P, Meng F, Arakawa K, Stead JDH, Chitre AS, Ozel AB, Mohammadi P, Watson SJ, Flagel SB, Li J, Palmer AA, Akil H. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2026 Jan 1; 19: DOI:10.3389/fnmol.2026.1784625
    • Preprint
      Integrative multi-omics uncovers skeletal muscle enhancer programming of cardiorespiratory fitness.
      Weitzel AM, Orchard P, Evans CR, Manickam N, Treutelaar MK, Britton SL, Koch L, Li JZ, Parker SCJ, Burant CF. 2025 Oct 3; DOI:10.1101/2025.10.02.679855
      PMID: 41256396
    • Preprint
      Transcriptomic and proteomic dynamics of ovarian follicle group culture resemble in vivo folliculogenesis
      Jones ASK, Hannum DF, Schissel T, Machlin JH, Padmanabhan V, Li JZ, Shikanov A. 2025 Sep 18; bioRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2025.09.12.675858
    • Journal Article
      Single-cell analysis comparing early-stage oocytes from fresh and slow-frozen/thawed human ovarian cortex reveals minimal impact of cryopreservation on the oocyte transcriptome
      Machlin JH, Hannum DF, Jones ASK, Schissel T, Potocsky K, Marsh EE, Hammoud S, Padmanabhan V, Li JZ, Shikanov A. Human Reproduction, 2025 Apr 1; 40 (4): 683 - 694. DOI:10.1093/humrep/deaf009
      PMID: 39919251
    • Preprint
      Single-oocyte transcriptional profile of early-stage human oocytes reveals differentially expressed genes in the primordial and transitioning stages
      Machlin JH, Hannum DF, Jones SK, Schissel T, Potocsky K, Marsh EE, Hammoud S, Padmanabhan V, Li JZ, Shikanov A. 2025 Jul 4; bioRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2025.07.01.662667

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    Department News

    Connecting the Dots with Dr. Jun Li

    The U-M RNA Center interviewed Dr. Jun Li, highlighting his collaborations with several U-M initiatives, centers, and institutions and contributions as a member of several committees and advisory panels at the U-M Medical School and beyond.
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    Highlighted Publications - November 2024

    Department of Human Genetics faculty are involved in widely diverse areas of research, from Genome Structure and Function research to Evolutionary and Population Genetics.
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    Health Lab

    Mapping the human uterus: diverse cells interact in surprising ways

    Michigan Medicine researchers identify new uterine cell types, how they change and how work together through cycles, laying the groundwork for studying challenges like infertility.
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    Jun Li inducted into 2024 Class of AIMBE College of Fellows

    Jun Li was inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows.