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Li Chen
Basic Medical Sciences
Fudan University
Shanghai
Language: Chinese, English
Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Molecular Genetics
Autism
Intellectual Disability
Genetic Mechanisms
Neurodevelopment
Genetic Regulation
Brain Science
Genetic Expression
Human Genetics
Areas of Focus
- Molecular Genetics of Neuropsychiatric Disorders, especially the molecular genetic mechanisms of autism and intellectual disability
Work Experience
- 2008.07—2012.05 Fudan University, Institute of Brain Science - Assistant Researcher
- 2012.06—Present Fudan University, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Cell and Genetic Medicine - Assistant Researcher
- 2014.09—2015.10 Baylor College of Medicine, USA - Visiting Scholar
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1999.09—2003.06 Bachelor's in Biological Sciences: Fudan University
- 2003.09—2008.06 PhD in Genetics: Fudan University
Publications
- Functional analysis of novel DEAF1 variants identified through clinical exome sequencing expands DEAF1 –associated neurodevelopmental disorder (DAND) phenotype, Li Chen, Philip J. Jensik, Joseph T. Alaimo, Magdalena Walkiewicz, Seth Berger, Elizabeth Roeder, Eissa A. Faqeih, Jonathan A. Bernstein, Ann C. M. Smith, Sureni V. Mullegama, David W. Saffen, Sarah H. Elsea, 2017
- Evidence for genetic regulation of mRNA expression of the dosage-sensitive gene retinoic acid induced-1 (RAI1) in human brain, Li Chen, Yu Tao, Fan Song, Xi Yuan, Jian Wang, David Saffen, 2016
- Smith-Magenis syndrome and its circadian influence on development, behavior, and obesity – own experience, Li Chen, Sureni V. Mullegama, Joseph T. Alaimo, Sarah H. Elsea, 2015
- Identification and developmental expression of Dec2 in zebrafish, Li Chen, Jingyao Zhou, Huilei Xu, Guanlan Xu, Jinglun Xue, 2010
- Smith-Magenis综合征相关睡眠障碍, 潘苗苗, 陈莉, 2021
- 全英文MOOCs翻转课堂混合教学的改革初探―神经精神疾病的遗传学机制课程建设, 陈莉, 郭峰, 杨玲, 王勇波, 朱顺, 李锦燕, 叶雯, 刘雯, David Saffen, 左伋, 2017
- 下一代生物信息数据技术在医学遗传学教育中的应用, 陈莉, 郭峰, 杨玲, 王勇波, 朱顺, 李锦燕, 叶雯, 刘雯, David Saffen, 左伋, 2014
Awards
- Charles J. Epstein Award Semifinalist of American Society of Human Genetics (2015)
- Best Innovation Award at the 2nd Young Scholars Forum of the 10th China Eugenics Science Conference (2017)
- First Prize in Shanghai Teaching Achievement Award (2018, Fourth Contributor)
- Special Prize in Fudan University Teaching Achievement Award (2018, Fourth Contributor)
- Second Prize in Fudan University Teaching Achievement Award (2018, Second Contributor)
- Shanghai Higher Education Foreign Students English Teaching Demonstration Course Project (2019, Second Contributor)
- Shanghai Key Construction Course (2021, Principal)
