Jinqi Li, MD

Assistant Professor/Research

Research Imaging Institute

In decades of working in medical imaging both as a practicing radiologist and as a researcher, I've worked in a variety of roles that contribute to my understanding and ability to conduct successful imaging projects. My history serving as a radiologist provided a great amount of experience collecting, processing, and reading MRI studies. Having faced many unique situations during that time as well as during my time as a researcher, I can find ways to adapt scan protocols to a multitude of challenging requirements. My area of expertise is in providing MRI services through designing scan protocols and acquiring functional and structural brain, cardiac, diabetes, and spectroscopy. In addition to human imaging, I have also branched out to expand my horizons by taking on hundreds of non-human MRI scans across dozens of studies. Beyond just research, I have expanded my professional duties by managing labs and helping to coordinate large multi-center studies. I am currently a primary point of contact for clinically oriented research imaging studies being carried out at the Research Imaging Institute.

Professional Background
Education
- 1983 - MD - Medicine - Shandong Medical University
Appointments
- 5/2001 - Assistant Professor and Research Professor - UTHSCSA, Radiology, San Antonio
Instruction & Training
- 10/2012 - Present, Introduction to Magnetic Resonance, The University of Texas Health Science Center
- 10/2012 - Present, Mri, The University of Texas Health Science Center
Research & Grants

Grants

Federal

Funding Agency

The National Institutes of Health

Title

Womb to Tomb: Developmental Programming and Aging Interactions in Primates Status

Status Active

Period 9/2018 - 5/2023

Role

Co-Investigator

Grant Detail

We aim to obtain information on aging processes before animals become aged to enable study of early aging-developmental programming interactions. We will develop the life course connection between baboon status in the womb, combining data obtained in these cohorts over the next 4 years with data with our 24y research program and archives in fetal and adult life (e.g. signaling pathways and epigenetics in brain, heart, liver, pancreas, adipose tissue, and skeletal muscle). MRI is integral to all three project of the U19 grant: 1: hippocampal-hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HHPA) axis and Brain Function; 2: Cardiovascular Function; 3: Metabolism.

Funding Agency

NIH/NIA

Title

Imaging Genomics of the Aging Brain

Status

Active

Period 09/2018-09/2023

Role: Co-Investigator

Grant Detail: The purpose of this study is to characterize the genetic and environmental influences on normal aging-related changes in neuroanatomic, neurophysiologic, and neurocognitive indices. Using data we collected in large, randomly selected pedigrees from the Genetics of Brain Structure and Function (GOBS) study, we
previously documented genotype x age (GxA) interactions influencing neurocognitive decline and reduced cortical thickness within medial temporal and parietal cortices. While these findings implicate genetic factors in brain aging, they are based on cross-sectional data and lack direct evaluation of intra-individual aging. More powerful methods for the detection of genetic andenvironmental influences require longitudinal data. Thus, we propose a pedigree-based, mixed longitudinal study to re-phenotype the oldest 600 GOBS individuals approximately 10 years after their initial assessment.This study will recruit 600 subjects over 3 years

Funding Agency

NIH/NIMHD

Title

Identification of the Exposome in Fatty Liver Disease in Mexican Americans

Status Active

Period 4/2018-11/2022

Role Co-Investigator
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Jinqi Li, MD

Professional Background

Education

Appointments

Instruction & Training

Research & Grants

Grants

Federal

Publications

Journal Article