Areas of Focus
- Biochemical Analysis and Biosensing
Work Experience
- 1994-06: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biochemistry, Nanjing University
- 1996-05: Faculty, Department of Biochemistry, Nanjing University
- 1996-2000: Associate Professor, Nanjing University
- 1999-01 to 2010-05: Head of the Department of Biochemistry, Nanjing University
- 2001-present: Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Nanjing University
- 2006-present: Part-time Professor, Shanghai University
- 2008-11 to 2011-10: Dean of the School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1984-1994: Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD in Polymer Materials Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry from Nanjing University
- Recipient of the National Outstanding Youth Fund
Publications
- Design and fabrication of flexible DNA polymer cocoons to encapsulate live cells, Genxi Li*, 2019
- Colorimetric sensor array for human semen identification designed by coupling zirconium metal-organic frameworks with DNA modified gold nanoparticles, Genxi Li*, 2019
- Bridging exosome and liposome through zirconium-phosphate coordination chemistry: A new method for exosome detection, Genxi Li*, 2019
- An electrochemical sensor for Oct4 detection in human tissue based on target-induced steric hindrance effect on a tetrahedral DNA nanostructure, Genxi Li*, 2019
- Sensor array fabricated with nanoscale metal-organic frameworks for the histopathological examination of colon cancer, Genxi Li*, 2019
- A novel method to engineer proteases for selective enzyme inhibition, Genxi Li*, 2019
- Sensitive detection of chloramphenicol based on Ag-DNAzyme-mediated signal amplification modulated by DNA/metal ion interaction, Genxi Li*, 2019
- DNA-oriented shaping of cell features for the detection of rare disseminated tumor cells, Genxi Li*, 2019
- DNA nanoflower blooms in nanochannels: a new strategy for miRNA detection, Genxi Li*, 2018
- Design of metal-organic frameworks-based nanoprobes for multicolor detection of DNA targets with improved sensitivity, Genxi Li*, 2018
Awards
- 2010: Second Prize of Natural Science from the Ministry of Education (First Accomplisher)
- 2014: Second Prize of Natural Science from the Ministry of Education (First Accomplisher)
- 2016: Second Prize of National Natural Science (Second Accomplisher)