Jun Li
Associate Professor
Department of Neurology
The University of Texas Health Science Center
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Jun Li obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Dublin in Ireland. He then received his post-doctoral training at the University of Connecticut Health Center. In 2009, he secured an Assistant Professor position at the University of Connecticut Health Center with extramural support from the American Heart Association in the form of a national Scientist Development Grant award. He then transitioned to a tenure-track Assistant Professor position after obtaining an R01 and an R21 grants in 2012. Dr. Li joined the Neurology department at UTHealth in 2015 as the Director of Basic Stroke Research. Dr. Li has served on the grant peer review committee for American Heart Association and has been a manuscript reviewer for many high impact international journals. One of Dr. Li’s main areas of interest is to encourage research in students. He has been mentoring medical, pre-med and graduate students for many years in research as a faculty member in the UConn Medical School and here at UTHealth. As an educator, Dr. is additionally enthusiastic about class room teaching and has been teaching courses including neuroanatomy to medical students at UConn and UTHealth.
Research Interest
Cerebral ischemia
