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Li Jin
Life Science
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Population Structure
Migration
Natural Selection
Complex Genetic Diseases
Anthropological Traits
Genetic Diversity
Human Evolution
Genetic Variation
Genetic Mapping
Bioinformatics
Areas of Focus
- Population Genetics
- Genetic Epidemiology
- Genomics
- Computational Biology
Work Experience
- 1997: Part-time Professor at the School of Life Sciences, Fudan University
- 2005-present: Full-time Professor at the School of Life Sciences, Fudan University
- 1998: Co-founder and Deputy Director of the National Human Genome South Research Center
- 2003-2007: Dean of the School of Life Sciences, Fudan University
- 2005-2010: Co-director of the CAS-MPG Partner Institute for Computational Biology
- 2007-2012: Board Member of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO)
- 2007-2019: Vice President of Fudan University
- 2019-present: Executive Vice President of Fudan University
- 2020-present: Dean of Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1985-1987: Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Science from Fudan University
- 1994: Ph.D. in Biomedical and Genetics from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- 1994-1996: Postdoctoral research at Stanford University
Publications
- Phylogenetic evidence for Sino-Tibetan origin in northern China in the Late Neolithic, Zhang M, Yan S, Pan W, Jin L, 2019
- Modeling recent human evolution in mice by expression of a selected EDAR variant, Kamberov Y G, Wang S, Tan J, Gerbault P, Wark A, Tan L, Yang Y, Li S, Tang K, Chen H, Powell A, Itan Y, Fuller D, Lohmueller J, Mao J, Schachar A, Paymer M, Hostetter E, Byrne E, Burnett M, Mcmahon A P, Thomas M G, Lieberman D E, Jin L, Tabin C J, Morgan B A, Sabeti P C, 2013
- Mapping Genetic Diversity in Asia, The HUGO Pan-Asian SNP Consortium (Li Jin, Edison T. Liu, Mark Seielstad, Shuhua Xu; 93 authors from 10 countries), 2009
- Genetic evidence supports demic diffusion of Han culture, Wen B, Hui L, Lu D, Song X, Zhang F, He Y, Li F, Gao Y, Mao X, Zhang L, Qian J, Tan J, Jin J, Huang W, Deka R, Su B, Chakraborty R, Jin L, 2004
- African origin of modern humans in East Asia: A tale of 12,000 Y chromosomes, Ke Y, Su B, Song X, Lu D, Chen L, Li H, Qi C, Marzuki S, Deka R, Underhill P, Xiao C, Shriver M, Lell J, Wallace D, Wells R S, Seielstad M, Oefner P, Zhu D, Jin J, Huang W, Chakraborty R, Chen Z, Jin L, 2001
Awards
- National Natural Science Second Prize (First Author, twice; Fourth Author, once)
- HUGO Excellence in Science Award
- Tan Jiazhen Life Science Achievement Award
- Tan Jiazhen Life Science Innovation Award
- Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Science and Technology Progress Award
- Ministry of Education Natural Science First Prize
- Shanghai Science and Technology Elite
- Provincial and Ministerial Science and Technology Progress First Prize
