Lei Li

Sr. Bioinoformatics Research Scientist
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Overview

Dr. Lei Li is a senior bioinformatics research scientist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, He is particularly interested in the development and application of bioinformatics methods in single-cell sequencing.

His expertise includes analyisis, integration and intepretation of transcriptomics and genomics data:

  • RNA-Seq, scRNA-Seq
  • ATAC-Seq, scATAC-Seq
  • NGS, virus genome assembly
  • Phylogenetoic analysis

Education

  • PhD, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China (2015)
  • MS, Xian Jiaotong University, Xian, China (2011)

Professional Experience

Time Position PI/Supervisor Institution
2022- Sr. Bioinformatics Yiping Fan St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  Research Scientist    
2022-2022 Research Assistant Patrick Wilson Weill Cornell Medicine
  Professor    
2021-2022 Senior Bioinformatics Patrick Wilson Weill Cornell Medicine
  Analyst    
2019-2021 Postdoctoral Scholar Patrick Wilson The University of Chicago
       
2015-2018 Postdoctoral Scholar Xiufeng Wan Mississippi State University
       

Publications

For a full list (GEO|SRA|Browser|Code) see below , or Google Scholar

Full List

*denotes equal contribution

2022:5

  1. Broadly neutralizing antibodies target a haemagglutinin anchor epitope
    Guthmiller Jenna J, Han Julianna, Utset Henry A, Li Lei, Lan Linda Yu-Ling, Henry Carole, Stamper Christopher T, McMahon Meagan, O’Dell George, Fernández-Quintero Monica L, others
    Nature 2022
  2. Librator: a platform for the optimized analysis, design, and expression of mutable influenza viral antigens
    Li Lei, Changrob Siriruk, Fu Yanbin, Stovicek Olivia, Guthmiller Jenna J, McGrath Joshua JC, Dugan Haley L, Stamper Christopher T, Zheng Nai-Ying, Huang Min, others
    Briefings in Bioinformatics 2022
  3. Memory B cell diversity: insights for optimized vaccine design
    McGrath Joshua JC, Li Lei, Wilson Patrick C
    Trends in Immunology 2022
  4. Selecting Representative Samples From Complex Biological Datasets Using K-Medoids Clustering
    Li Lei, Lan Linda Yu-Ling, Huang Lei, Ye Congting, Andrade Jorge, Wilson Patrick C
    Frontiers in Genetics 2022
  5. B cell convergence to distinct broadly reactive epitopes revealed by chimeric hemagglutinin vaccination
    Guthmiller Jenna, Li Lei, Lan Linda Yu-Ling, Henry Carole, Stamper Christopher, Freyn Alec, Utset Henry, Han Julianna, Palese Peter, Coughlan Lynda, others
    The Journal of Immunology 2022

2021:9

  1. SARS-CoV-2 infection severity is linked to superior humoral immunity against the spike
    Guthmiller Jenna J, Stovicek Olivia, Wang Jiaolong, Changrob Siriruk, Li Lei, Halfmann Peter, Zheng Nai-Ying, Utset Henry, Stamper Christopher T, Dugan Haley L, others
    MBio 2021
  2. Extrafollicular CD4 T cell-derived IL-10 functions rapidly and transiently to support anti-Plasmodium humoral immunity
    Surette Fionna A, Guthmiller Jenna J, Li Lei, Sturtz Alexandria J, Vijay Rahul, Pope Rosemary L, McClellan Brandon L, Pack Angela D, Zander Ryan A, Shao Peng, others
    PLoS pathogens 2021
  3. An egg-derived sulfated N-Acetyllactosamine glycan is an antigenic decoy of influenza virus vaccines
    Guthmiller Jenna J, Utset Henry A, Henry Carole, Li Lei, Zheng Nai-Ying, Sun Weina, Costa Vieira Marcos, Zost Seth, Huang Min, Hensley Scott E, others
    Mbio 2021
  4. Hemolysis-associated phosphatidylserine exposure promotes polyclonal plasmablast differentiation
    Vijay Rahul, Guthmiller Jenna J, Sturtz Alexandria J, Crooks Sequoia, Johnson Jordan T, Li Lei, Lan Linda Yu-Ling, Pope Rosemary L, Chen Yani, Rogers Kai J, others
    Journal of Experimental Medicine 2021
  5. Profiling B cell immunodominance after SARS-CoV-2 infection reveals antibody evolution to non-neutralizing viral targets
    Dugan Haley L, Stamper Christopher T, Li Lei, Changrob Siriruk, Asby Nicholas W, Halfmann Peter J, Zheng Nai-Ying, Huang Min, Shaw Dustin G, Cobb Mari S, others
    Immunity 2021
  6. H7N1 low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses in poultry in the United States during 2018
    Lee Dong-Hun, Killian Mary Lea, Deliberto Thomas J, Wan Xiu-Feng, Lei Li, Swayne David E, Torchetti Mia Kim
    Avian Diseases 2021
  7. First exposure to the pandemic H1N1 virus induced broadly neutralizing antibodies targeting hemagglutinin head epitopes
    Guthmiller Jenna J, Han Julianna, Li Lei, Freyn Alec W, Liu Sean TH, Stovicek Olivia, Stamper Christopher T, Dugan Haley L, Tepora Micah E, Utset Henry A, others
    Science Translational Medicine 2021
  8. Improved integration of single-cell transcriptome and surface protein expression by LinQ-View
    Li Lei, Dugan Haley L, Stamper Christopher T, Lan Linda Yu-Ling, Asby Nicholas W, Knight Matthew, Stovicek Olivia, Zheng Nai-Ying, Madariaga Maria Lucia, Shanmugarajah Kumaran, others
    Cell reports methods 2021
  9. Cross-neutralization of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern by antibodies targeting distinct epitopes on spike
    Changrob Siriruk, Fu Yanbin, Guthmiller Jenna J, Halfmann Peter J, Li Lei, Stamper Christopher T, Dugan Haley L, Accola Molly, Rehrauer William, Zheng Nai-Ying, others
    MBio 2021

2020:7

  1. Multi-task learning sparse group lasso: a method for quantifying antigenicity of influenza A (H1N1) virus using mutations and variations in glycosylation of Hemagglutinin
    Li Lei, Chang Deborah, Han Lei, Zhang Xiaojian, Zaia Joseph, Wan Xiu-Feng
    BMC bioinformatics 2020
  2. HA stabilization promotes replication and transmission of swine H1N1 gamma influenza viruses in ferrets
    Hu Meng, Yang Guohua, DeBeauchamp Jennifer, Crumpton Jeri Carol, Kim Hyunsuh, Li Lei, Wan Xiu-Feng, Kercher Lisa, Bowman Andrew S, Webster Robert G, others
    Elife 2020
  3. Imprinting, immunodominance, and other impediments to generating broad influenza immunity
    Knight Matthew, Changrob Siriruk, Li Lei, Wilson Patrick C
    Immunological reviews 2020
  4. Tissue tropisms of avian influenza A viruses affect their spillovers from wild birds to pigs
    Zhang Xiaojian, Cunningham Fred L, Li Lei, Hanson-Dorr Katie, Liu Liyuan, Waters Kaitlyn, Guan Minhui, Olivier Alicia K, Schmit Brandon S, Nolting Jacqueline M, others
    Journal of Virology 2020
  5. Polyreactive broadly neutralizing B cells are selected to provide defense against pandemic threat influenza viruses
    Guthmiller Jenna J, Lan Linda Yu-Ling, Fernández-Quintero Monica L, Han Julianna, Utset Henry A, Bitar Dalia J, Hamel Natalie J, Stovicek Olivia, Li Lei, Tepora Micah, others
    Immunity 2020
  6. Understanding memory B cell responses to a chimeric-based universal influenza virus vaccine candidate
    Lan Linda, Li Lei, Huang Min, Henry Carole, Zheng Nai-Ying, Chen Yao-Qing, McNair Mahalia, Meade Philip, Guthmiller Jenna, Dugan Haley, others
    The Journal of Immunology 2020
  7. SARS-CoV-2 infection severity is linked to superior humoral immunity against the spike (preprint)
    Guthmiller Jenna J, Stovicek Olivia, Wang Jiaolong, Changrob Siriruk, Li Lei, Halfmann Peter, Zheng Nai-Ying, Utset Henry, Stamper Christopher T, Dugan Haley L, others
    2020

2019:3

  1. Graph-guided multi-task sparse learning model: a method for identifying antigenic variants of influenza A (H3N2) virus
    Han Lei, Li Lei, Wen Feng, Zhong Lei, Zhang Tong, Wan Xiu-Feng
    Bioinformatics 2019
  2. Aerosol transmission of gull-origin Iceland subtype H10N7 influenza A virus in ferrets
    Guan Minhui, Hall Jeffrey S, Zhang Xiaojian, Dusek Robert J, Olivier Alicia K, Liu Liyuan, Li Lei, Krauss Scott, Danner Angela, Li Tao, others
    Journal of Virology 2019
  3. Emerging from the shadow of hemagglutinin: neuraminidase is an important target for influenza vaccination
    Krammer Florian, Li Lei, Wilson Patrick C
    Cell host & microbe 2019

2018:4

  1. Imprinting of repeated influenza A/H3 exposures on antibody quantity and antibody quality: implications for seasonal vaccine strain selection and vaccine performance
    Kosikova Martina, Li Lei, Radvak Peter, Ye Zhiping, Wan Xiu-Feng, Xie Hang
    Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018
  2. Genetic evidence supports sporadic and independent introductions of subtype H5 low-pathogenic avian influenza A viruses from wild birds to domestic poultry in North America
    Li Lei, Bowman Andrew S, DeLiberto Thomas J, Killian Mary L, Krauss Scott, Nolting Jacqueline M, Torchetti Mia Kim, Ramey Andrew M, Reeves Andrew B, Stallknecht David E, others
    Journal of virology 2018
  3. Evolutionary pathway for the 2017 emergence of a novel highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H7N9) virus among domestic poultry in Tennessee, United States
    Li Lei, DeLiberto Thomas J, Killian Mary L, Torchetti Mia K, Wan Xiu-Feng
    Virology 2018
  4. Tissue tropisms opt for transmissible reassortants during avian and swine influenza A virus co-infection in swine
    Zhang Xiaojian, Sun Hailiang, Cunningham Fred L, Li Lei, Hanson-Dorr Katie, Hopken Matthew W, Cooley Jim, Long Li-Ping, Baroch John A, Li Tao, others
    PLoS Pathogens 2018

2017:3

  1. Detection of antigenic variants of subtype H3 swine influenza A viruses from clinical samples
    Martin Brigitte E, Bowman Andrew S, Li Lei, Nolting Jacqueline M, Smith David R, Hanson Larry A, Wan Xiu-Feng
    Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2017
  2. Differential effects of prior influenza exposures on H3N2 cross-reactivity of human postvaccination sera
    Xie Hang, Li Lei, Ye Zhiping, Li Xing, Plant Ewan P, Zoueva Olga, Zhao Yangqing, Jing Xianghong, Lin Zhengshi, Kawano Toshiaki, others
    Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017
  3. Integrating multiple fitting regression and Bayes decision for cancer diagnosis with transcriptomic data from tumor-educated blood platelets
    Huang Guangzao, Yuan Mingshun, Chen Moliang, Li Lei, You Wenjie, Li Hanjie, Cai James J, Ji Guoli
    Analyst 2017

2016:1

  1. Identification of glycosylation sites and mutations determining antigenic drift events for influenza A viruses using sparse group lasso regression
    Li Lei, Han Lei, Wan Xiu-feng
    In GLYCOBIOLOGY 2016

2015:3

  1. PlantOrDB: A genome-wide ortholog database for land plants and green algae
    Li Lei, Ji Guoli, Ye Congting, Shu Changlong, Zhang Jie, Liang Chun
    BMC plant biology 2015
  2. PASPA: a web server for mRNA poly (A) site predictions in plants and algae
    Ji Guoli, Li Lei, Li Qingshun Q, Wu Xiangdong, Fu Jingyi, Chen Gong, Wu Xiaohui
    Bioinformatics 2015
  3. mirPRo–a novel standalone program for differential expression and variation analysis of miRNAs
    Shi Jieming, Dong Min, Li Lei, Liu Lin, Luz-Madrigal Agustin, Tsonis Panagiotis A, Del Rio-Tsonis Katia, Liang Chun
    Scientific reports 2015