Ziru Li, PhD
Faculty Scientist I
Center for Molecular Medicine
Jan 2021 – July 2022 Research Investigator, Dept. of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
August 2022 – present Faculty Scientist 1, Center for Molecular Medicine, MaineHealth Institute for Research, Scarborough, ME
November 2022 – present Graduate Adjunct Faculty, Graduate school of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME
December 2023 – present Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Editorial Board Member: Journal of Biological Chemistry (2023-2028)
Invited Journal Reviewer:
Special Issue Lead Guest Editor for Genes Issue: Cellular and Developmental Biology of Lipid Metabolism
2025 – 2031 Scientific Board Member, Bone Marrow Adiposity Society (BMAS)
2024 – 2025 Associate Membership in Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society.
2023 – 2028 Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Biological Chemistry (JBC)
2023 – present Member, Endocrine Society (ENDO)
2023 – present Member, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
2020 – present Member, Bone Marrow Adiposity Society
2017 – 2020 Member, American Diabetes Association
2015 – 2017 Member, American Heart Association
2010 – 2014 Member, Chinese Association for Physiological Sciences (CAPS)
Our lab investigates how the gut, bone, heart, and bone-resident cells interact—and how these communication networks shape overall metabolic and endocrine health.
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