Research output per year
Research output per year
Associate Professor
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Students interested in the following areas of study will need to have some experience in bioinformatics analysis of RNAseq and proteomics datasets. <br/><br/>1. Molecular basis of heart failure, including inherited forms cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation. <br/><br/>2. Mechanisms of rare cardiac diseases, including peripartium cardiomyopathy.<br/><br/>3. Molecular characteristics of the ageing heart.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Students interested in the following area of study will need to have some experience in bioinformatics and image analysis. <br/><br/>4. Molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial dynamics in the heart and skeletal disease.
Research activity per year
A/Prof Li is the Co-lead of the Chronic Disease Theme in the Centre of Healthy Futures and Higher Degree Research Director of Health. She holds honorary and adjunct academic positions at University of Sydney and La Trobe University. Her direct research interests cover cardiovascular and musculoskeletal physiology utilising a combination of biophysical, imaging and omics techniques. She combines her extensive pre- and post-doctoral training from internationally leading biophysics and physiology laboratories and her experience in teaching and coordinating human anatomy to build a wholistic understanding of muscle function from molecules to whole organs. She has over a decade of research experience in the area of cardiac muscle biology. Over the years, she has made significant contributions to the understanding of molecular and cellular mechanisms underpinning human cardiovascular health through the process of ageing and disease (see 10.3390/jcdd10050188). She utilised molecular motility assays and single molecule imaging to understand the functional impact of mutations and post-translational modifications in muscle contraction (see 10.1073/pnas.1910549116). Her strong interest in this area has led her to join the board of the Sydney Heart Bank (see 10.1002/ehf2.13768) that has provided researchers all over the world with access to human heart tissue to further the common goal of understanding chronic cardiovascular diseases.
For those interested in adances in cardiovascular research, see A/Prof Li's co-edited e-book in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (2023):
https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/38473/molecular-and-cellular-mechanisms-of-heart-failure-pathophysiology-pathogenesis-and-therapeutics#overview
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Medicine, PhD, The University of Sydney
Mar 2012 → Nov 2015
Anatomy & Histology (Honours) , The University of Sydney
Mar 2011 → Nov 2011
Science, Bachelor, The University of Sydney
Mar 2008 → Nov 2010
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review