Personal profile
Academic Biography
Dr Xinzhong Li obtained his BSc., MSc, and PhD—degrees from Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. Before joining TEES in 2019, he worked at Plymouth University for six years and Imperial College London for 10 years.
Summary of Research Interests
Dr Li's research interest lies in system biology and bioinformatics including machine learning and next-generation sequencing
Research Projects & External Funding
- 2023 - 2027, Europe COST Action Net4Brain (CA22103): A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK AGAINST BRAIN CANCER. Teesside University is the Grant Holder Institute and Chairs the Action Network. https://net4brain-cost.eu/ https://www.cost.eu/actions/ca22103/
- 2023 - 2027, Europe Horison MSCA-DN TClock4AD: Targeting Circadian Clock Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease (€3.9m). Coordinated by the University of Bologna to train 17 PhD students with double degrees. Two PhD students with €615k will be allocated to Teesside University. https://site.unibo.it/tclock4ad/en
- 2022-2024, The Royal Society International Exchanges 2021: Circular RNA regulates gene expression in brain cancer. With Dr Gaetano Gargiulo at Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin. £12,000
- 2023 - 2024, Universities UK, UK-Israel mobility network. Collaborating with Professor Illana Gozea at Tel Viv University.
- 2018-2021, H2020 MSCA-ITN-ETN AiPBAND: An Integrated Platform for Developing Brain Cancer Diagnostic Techniques. 4-year project with a whole budget of 3.68m Euro. PI and Scientific Coordinator. Project website: https://www.aipband-itn.eu/
- 2017-2020, H2020 MSCA-ITN BBDiag: Blood Biomarker-based Diagnostic Tools for Early Stage Alzheimer’s Disease. 4-year project with a whole budget of 3.45m Euro. Co-investigator. Project website: http://www.bbdiag-itn-etn.eu/
- 2017-2018, Breath-based non-invasive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease: A pilot study. One-year project with a whole budget of £52,120. PI. Project website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/ims-alzheimers
External Research Collaborations
Prof. James Scott, Imperial College London, UK
Prof. Xiong Zhang, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, China
Prof Bingmiao Gao, Hainan Medical University, China
PhD and Research Opportunities
No funding available for PhD study
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Comprehensive Network Against Brain Cancer
Li, X. (PI), Jancalek, R. (CoI), Kiskova-Simkova, T. (CoI), Pesic, M. (CoI), Hajdarpasic, A. (CoI), Golebiewska, A. (CoI), Bagci-Onder, T. (CoI), Angione, C. (CoI), Brander, S. (CoI), Toplu, A. (CoI), Booth, T. (CoI), Breznik, B. (CoI), Kaymaz, Y. (CoI), Frenkel-Morgenstern, M. (CoI), Athanasiou, A. (CoI), Mazo, C. (CoI) & Occhipinti, A. (CoI)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)
30/10/23 → 29/10/27
Project: Research
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Targeting Circadian Clock Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease
Li, X. (PI) & Smulders-Srinivasan, T. (CoI)
1/03/23 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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Circular RNA regulates gene expression in brain cancer
Li, X. (CoI)
11/03/22 → 10/03/24
Project: Research
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AiPBAND: An Integrated Platform for Developing Brain Cancer Diagnostic Techniques
Li, X. (PI)
1/01/18 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
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Autonomous Stretchable Sensor Array with Low-Power Wireless Readout for Spatial pH Mapping
Kong, Y., Luo, J., Zhu, Y., Li, Y., Huang, J., Li, Y., Li, X., Xu, L., Li, D., Boruah, B. D. & Li, B., 1 Jun 2026, In: Sensors and Actuators Reports. 11, 9 p., 100446.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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COST action CA22103 Net4Brain: Pan-European network advancing translational research in brain cancer
Kiskova-Simkova, T., Simko, P., Pesic, M., Occhipinti, A., Breznik, B., Golebiewska, A., Athanasiou, A., Gazea, T., Hajdarpasic, A., Booth, T., Bagci-Onder, T., Kaymaz, Y., Angione, C., Ngameduru, U., Jancalek, R. & Li, X., 1 Jun 2026, In: Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 222, 10 p., 105260.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Integrating computational fluid dynamics into organ-on-chip systems: a glioblastoma-centred design and validation framework
Taleban, H., Li, X., Ali, Z., Kalesh, K., Prakash, J., Bagci-Onder, T. & Breznik, B., 26 Jan 2026, In: Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 13, 2025, 22 p., 1716813.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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AI-Driven Pipeline for Drug Repurposing: Multi-Omics, Functional Embeddings, and Structural Evaluations
Zantis, A. & Li, X., 10 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) Proceedings of International Drug Repurposing Conference 2025 (iDR25). ScienceOpenResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Semi-supervised dual generative adversarial network for low-dose CT artifact suppression
Hong, S., Ren, H., Zhang, X., Li, X., Ali, Z., Cui, X., Li, Z. & Zhang, J., 25 Feb 2025, In: Optics Express. 33, 5, p. 9715-9732 18 p., 551682.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Additional file 1 of Fused inverse-normal method for integrated differential expression analysis of RNA-seq data
Prasad, B. (Creator) & Li, X. (Creator), figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20444125, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Additional_file_1_of_Fused_inverse-normal_method_for_integrated_differential_expression_analysis_of_RNA-seq_data/20444125
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Additional file 1 of Fused inverse-normal method for integrated differential expression analysis of RNA-seq data
Prasad, B. (Creator) & Li, X. (Creator), figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.20444125.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Additional_file_1_of_Fused_inverse-normal_method_for_integrated_differential_expression_analysis_of_RNA-seq_data/20444125/1
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Additional file 1: of Next-generation sequencing using microfluidic PCR enrichment for molecular autopsy
Raju, H. (Creator), Ware, J. (Creator), Skinner, J. (Creator), Hedley, P. (Creator), Arno, G. (Creator), Love, D. (Creator), Werf, C. (Creator), Tfelt-Hansen, J. (Creator), Winkel, B. (Creator), Cohen, M. (Creator), Li, X. (Contributor), John, S. (Creator), Sharma, S. (Creator), Jeffery, S. (Creator), Wilde, A. (Creator), Christiansen, M. (Creator), Sheppard, M. (Creator) & Behr, E. (Creator), figshare, 23 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8989901.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Additional_file_1_of_Next-generation_sequencing_using_microfluidic_PCR_enrichment_for_molecular_autopsy/8989901/1
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Additional file 1: of Next-generation sequencing using microfluidic PCR enrichment for molecular autopsy
Raju, H. (Creator), Ware, J. (Creator), Skinner, J. (Creator), Hedley, P. (Creator), Arno, G. (Creator), Love, D. (Creator), Werf, C. (Creator), Tfelt-Hansen, J. (Creator), Winkel, B. (Creator), Cohen, M. (Creator), Li, X. (Contributor), John, S. (Creator), Sharma, S. (Creator), Jeffery, S. (Creator), Wilde, A. (Creator), Christiansen, M. (Creator), Sheppard, M. (Creator) & Behr, E. (Creator), figshare, 23 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8989901, https://doi.org/10.6084%2Fm9.figshare.8989901
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Additional file 1: of Gene expression meta-analysis of Parkinson’s disease and its relationship with Alzheimer’s disease
Kelly, J. (Creator), Moyeed, R. (Creator), Carroll, C. (Creator), Albani, D. (Creator) & Li, X. (Contributor), figshare, 28 Feb 2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.7790717.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/articles/Additional_file_1_of_Gene_expression_meta-analysis_of_Parkinson_s_disease_and_its_relationship_with_Alzheimer_s_disease/7790717/1
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