eLu  Li  M.D. Ph.D.

Education:

  M.D. Southeast University, Medical School, China

  Ph.D. Gunma University, Medical School, Japan

Awards and Honors:

Scholarship of The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture of Japan (1996-2000).

Publications

Li L, Li Z, Sacks DB. Calmodulin regulates the transcriptional activity of estrogen receptors: selective inhibition of calmodulin function in subcellular compartments. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:1195-1200.

Li, L., Omata, W., Kojima, I. and Shibata, H.  Direct Interaction of Rab4 with Syntaxin4.  J. Biol. Chem.  2001 Feb 16;276:5265-73.

Omata, W., Shibata, H., Li, L., Takata, K. and Kojima, I.  Actin filaments play a critical role in insulin-induced exocytotic recruitment but not in endocytosis of GLUT4 in isolated rat adipocytes.  Biochem. J., 1;346, 2:321-328 (2000).

Kanzaki, M., Zhang, Y. Q., Mashima, H., Li, L., Shibata, H. and Kojima, I.   Translocation of a calcium-permeable cation channel induced by insulin-like growth Factor-I.  Nat. Cell Biol. 1(3), 165-170 (1999).

Summary of Experience:

1. Laboratory Experience:

    4/2001-present, Postdoctoral appointment with Dr. David B. Sacks.

    10/1996-3/2001, Graduate Research supervised by Professor Itaro Kojima and Dr. Hiroshi Shibata.

    4/2000-3/2001, Research Assistant supervised by Professor. Itaro Kojima.

2. Teaching Experience:

    10/1993-9/1994, Lecture of Cadiovasology for students of medical school.

3.  Clinical Medical Experience:

    7/1985-9/1992  Resident Physician.

9/1992-9/1996  Physician in Charge.