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Hongjin Li

Assistant Professor

College of Nursing

Orcid identifier0000-0002-5466-1192
  • Assistant Professor
    College of Nursing
  • University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, 845 S. Damen Ave. (MC 802), Chicago, Illinois, 60612-7350, United States

BIO

Dr. Li's research focuses on three main components: (1) phenotyping, identifying trajectory and predictors (genetic and metabolomic) of the psychoneurological symptom cluster (pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety) experienced by breast cancer survivors; (2) testing and implementing complementary and integrative therapies (i.e., acupuncture) to alleviate cancer-related symptoms among medically underserved breast cancer survivors; and (3) using multi-omics approach to understand the effect and mechanism of acupuncture. She has been funded through the American Cancer Society, Sigma Theta Tau International-Eta Chapter, and the Heilbrunn research award from Rockefeller University. She is a member of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Oncology Nursing Society, and Sigma Theta Tau International.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO APPOINTMENTS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, United States2021

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Graduate Student Researcher
    University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, United States2017 - 2019
  • Teaching Assistant/Fellow
    University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, United States2017 - 2018
  • Graduate Student Assistant
    University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, United States2016 - 2017
  • Teaching Assistant/Fellow
    Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, United StatesAug 2014 - Dec 2014
  • Clinical Research Assistant
    University of Missouri–St. Louis, College of Nursing, St Louis, United StatesAug 2012 - May 2013

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • LTD Research Specialist
    Peking University Healthcare Industry Group Co.2015 - 2016
  • Student Nurse
    Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, United States2011 - 2013
  • Student Nurse
    Hubei Cancer CenterMay 2012 - Aug 2012

DEGREES

  • PhD, Nursing
    University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, United States2016 - 2019
  • MS, Biostatistics
    Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, United States2013 - 2015
  • BSN
    University of Missouri–St. Louis, College of Nursing, St Louis, United States2009 - 2013

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Postdoc
    University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Chicago, United States2019 - 2021
    Nursing
  • Biostatistician Summer Internship
    The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health, Galveston, United StatesMay 2014 - Aug 2014
    Internship