Zongjin Li

Honors and Awards

• Mitzi and William Blahd, MD Pilot Research Grant, SNM (2008)
• Finalists for Young Investigators Awards, American College of Cardiology (2008)
• Travel Award, International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) (2008)
• Young Investigator Award, Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine (2008)
• Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University (2007)
• 2007 Jay D. Coffman Young Investigator Award, Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology (2007)

Professional Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, Peking Union Medical College (2005)

Faculty Advisor

• Joseph Wu

Web Site Links

• My Site

Research Interests

Embryonic stem cell differentiation, angiogenesis

Publications

• Imaging survival and function of transplanted cardiac resident stem cells. Li Z,  Lee A, Huang M, Chun H, Chung J, Chu P, Hoyt G, Yang P, Rosenberg J, Robbins RC, Wu JC.  J Am Coll Cardiol.  2009; 53 (14): 1229-40
• Transplantation of human embryonic stem cell-derived endothelial cells for vascular diseases. Li Z,  Han Z, Wu JC.  J Cell Biochem.  2009; 106 (2): 194-9
• Comparison of reporter gene and iron particle labeling for tracking fate of human embryonic stem cells and differentiated endothelial cells in living subjects. Li Z,  Suzuki Y, Huang M, Cao F, Xie X, Connolly AJ, Yang PC, Wu JC.  Stem Cells.  2008; 26 (4): 864-73
• Differentiation, survival, and function of embryonic stem cell derived endothelial cells for ischemic heart disease. Li Z,  Wu JC, Sheikh AY, Kraft D, Cao F, Xie X, Patel M, Gambhir SS, Robbins RC, Cooke JP, Wu JC.  Circulation.  2007; 116 (11 Suppl): I46-54
• Imaging of STAT3 signaling pathway during mouse embryonic stem cell differentiation. Xie X,  Chan KS, Cao F, Huang M, Li Z, Lee A, Weissman IL, Wu JC.  Stem Cells Dev.  2009; 18 (2): 205-14
• Molecular and magnetic resonance imaging of human embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem cell grafts in ischemic rat brain. Daadi MM,  Li Z, Arac A, Grueter BA, Sofilos M, Malenka RC, Wu JC, Steinberg GK.  Mol Ther.  2009; 17 (7): 1282-91
• Novel minicircle vector for gene therapy in murine myocardial infarction. Huang M,  Chen Z, Hu S, Jia F, Li Z, Hoyt G, Robbins RC, Kay MA, Wu JC.  Circulation.  2009; 120 (11 Suppl): S230-7
• Transcriptome alteration in the diabetic heart by rosiglitazone: implications for cardiovascular mortality. Wilson KD,  Li Z, Wagner R, Yue P, Tsao P, Nestorova G, Huang M, Hirschberg DL, Yock PG, Quertermous T, Wu JC.  PLoS One.  2008; 3 (7): e2609
• Short hairpin RNA interference therapy for ischemic heart disease. Huang M,  Chan DA, Jia F, Xie X, Li Z, Hoyt G, Robbins RC, Chen X, Giaccia AJ, Wu JC.  Circulation.  2008; 118 (14 Suppl): S226-33
• Genetic modification of embryonic stem cells with VEGF enhances cell survival and improves cardiac function. Xie X,  Cao F, Sheikh AY, Li Z, Connolly AJ, Pei X, Li RK, Robbins RC, Wu JC.  Cloning Stem Cells.  2007; 9 (4): 549-63
• Molecular imaging of embryonic stem cell misbehavior and suicide gene ablation. Cao F,  Drukker M, Lin S, Sheikh AY, Xie X, Li Z, Connolly AJ, Weissman IL, Wu JC.  Cloning Stem Cells.  2007; 9 (1): 107-17
• Positron emission tomography imaging of conditional gene activation in the heart. Chang GY,  Cao F, Krishnan M, Huang M, Li Z, Xie X, Sheikh AY, Hoyt G, Robbins RC, Hsiai T, Schneider MD, Wu JC.  J Mol Cell Cardiol.  2007; 43 (1): 18-26
• Quantum dot imaging for embryonic stem cells. Lin S,  Xie X, Patel MR, Yang YH, Li Z, Cao F, Gheysens O, Zhang Y, Gambhir SS, Rao JH, Wu JC.  BMC Biotechnol.  2007; 7 67
• Kinetic expression of platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1/CD31) during embryonic stem cell differentiation. Li ZJ,  Wang ZZ, Zheng YZ, Xu B, Yang RC, Scadden DT, Han ZC.  J Cell Biochem.  2005; 95 (3): 559-70
• Enhancement of neovascularization with cord blood CD133+ cell-derived endothelial progenitor cell transplantation. Yang C,  Zhang ZH, Li ZJ, Yang RC, Qian GQ, Han ZC.  Thromb Haemost.  2004; 91 (6): 1202-12