
Overview
Background
Dr. Joan Li is a Senior Lecturer and a Research Fellow with an established national and international reputation at The University of Queensland. She holds both an MD and a PhD, blending clinical and scientific expertise, which provides her with a unique perspective on research and education. While establishing an emerging profile in medical education, she maintains engagement in discipline-related biomedical research through collaboration and supervision.
With over seven years of teaching experience, Joan has actively engaged in face-to-face teaching in biomedical science and medicine courses, contributed to curriculum design, development, and course coordination for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. She brings her strong analytical skills and critical thinking abilities, honed through her medical and biomedical research background, to her teaching practices. Driven by a genuine passion for teaching, Joan continuously strives for excellence, with specific interests in assessment, curriculum design, development and student learning experience. She has implemented innovative teaching methods, designed diverse and inclusive curricula, created new learning activities, and fostered student engagement as learning partners, with a consistent goal of improving curriculum quality and enhancing student learning outcomes.
Leveraging her medical knowledge, extensive experience in biomedical research, and growing understanding of medical education, Joan is committed to developing medical students into critical thinkers and lifelong learners with a genuine appreciation for medical practice and medical research, enabling them to better serve an ever-changing society. Drawing upon her extensive experience in developmental biology and physiology, particularly in cardiac and renal research, Joan actively supervises higher degree research students and continues to make significant contributions to discipline-related research through publications and collaborations.
Dr. Joan Li is a versatile academic professional with a rich background in biomedical research and an emerging presence in medical education research. Her dedication to teaching and learning, combined with her impressive track record in both disciplines, makes her a valuable asset to The University of Queensland and the broader academic community.
Availability
- Associate Professor Joan Li is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research impacts
Dr Joan Li's researches have focused on cardiac and renal disease, injury/repair process and novel theraputic approaches combining cell biology and material science. She has published high impact articles in both biomedical research and material research journals. Her research in renal stem cells has made fundamental discoveries suggesting a novel mechanism involved in postnatal renal papilla development, which not only challenged the conventional view in postnatal kidney development but also implicated the importance of this process in disease susceptibility. This work was published as a cover story and highlight of the month in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, the top ranked journal in the field of nephrology and Dr Li was invited to present a Faculty Lecture at the Annual Conference of American Society for Nephrology, the most prestige internaional conference in renal research. She has published two other papers in this area highlighting her contribution in this field. Dr Li was also invited to lead a team of guest editors developing a special issue for Frontier - Cell and Developmental Biology and subsequently joined the journal as an Associate Editor by invitation.
Works
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2024
Journal Article
AI-assisted marking: Functionality and limitations of ChatGPT in written assessment evaluation
Li, Joan, Jangamreddy, Nikhil Kumar, Bhansali, Ruchita, Hisamoto, Ryuto, Dyda, Amalie, Zaphir, Luke and Glencross, Mashhuda (2024). AI-assisted marking: Functionality and limitations of ChatGPT in written assessment evaluation. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 40 (4), 1-17. doi: 10.14742/ajet.9463
2024
Conference Publication
Generative AI in assessment: friends or foes
Li, Joan, Jangamreddy, Nikhil, Bhansali, Ruchita, Hisamoto, Ryuto, Zaphir, Luke, Dyda, Amalie and Glencross, Mashhuda (2024). Generative AI in assessment: friends or foes. AMEE Annual Conference, Basel, Switzerland, 24-28 August 2024.
2023
Journal Article
Induction of lumbar disc degeneration in rabbits through a transabdominal approach
Yang, Ke, Li, Joan, Rudd, Samuel, Zhao, Ruoyu, Song, Zhanfeng, Jia, Dingding, Ding, Wenyuan, Wu, Zhanyong and Yang, Sidong (2023). Induction of lumbar disc degeneration in rabbits through a transabdominal approach. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2023 (200) e65409, 1-9. doi: 10.3791/65409
2023
Conference Publication
Incorporating teaching about natural disasters and climate change into medical curricula in Australia
Aland, R. Claire and Li, Joan (2023). Incorporating teaching about natural disasters and climate change into medical curricula in Australia. ANZAHPE 2023: Turning Tides: Navigating the opportunities, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 26 - 29 June, 2023. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators.
2023
Conference Publication
Learning lessons from natural disasters for continuity in biomedical science teaching
Aland, R. Claire and Li, Joan (2023). Learning lessons from natural disasters for continuity in biomedical science teaching. ANZAHPE 2023: Turning Tides: Navigating the opportunities, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 26 - 29 June, 2023. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators.
2023
Conference Publication
A critical realist approach to inclusion and diversity in skin anatomy in biomedical science teaching
Aland. R. Claire, Li, Joan and McCulloch, Ian (2023). A critical realist approach to inclusion and diversity in skin anatomy in biomedical science teaching. ANZAHPE 2023: Turning tides: Navigating the opportunities, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 26 - 29 June 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Effective feedback and positive communication: building educational alliance
Li, Joan, McIlwain, Gillian, Bell, Tamyka and Aland, Claire (2023). Effective feedback and positive communication: building educational alliance. Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC), Singapore, Singapore, 22-28 May 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Editorial: epithelial plasticity and complexity in development, disease and regeneration
Li, Joan, Takasato, Minoru, Xu, Qihe and Bijkerk, Roel (2023). Editorial: epithelial plasticity and complexity in development, disease and regeneration. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 10 1105402, 1-2. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1105402
2022
Conference Publication
Partnership in addressing diversity and equality in medical curriculum - Developing dermatology learning resources of skin conditions in skin of colour
Li, Joan, Amirtharajan, Sophia David, Kahler, Sam, Liu, Yuyang, Rahman, Nikita and Selvarajha, Michell (2022). Partnership in addressing diversity and equality in medical curriculum - Developing dermatology learning resources of skin conditions in skin of colour. ANZAHPE2022, Virtual, 11-13 Jul 2022.
2022
Conference Publication
Evaluating and comparing multidisciplinary practical exam during the COVID‐19 pandemic: students’ perception and cohort performance
Li, Joan, Pillai, Suja, Midwinter, Mark, Hansen, Tiffany, Hunt, Jeremy, Jeong, Keunwoo and Juracek, Kali (2022). Evaluating and comparing multidisciplinary practical exam during the COVID‐19 pandemic: students’ perception and cohort performance. ANZAHPE 2022, Virtual, 11, 13, & 19, July 2022. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators.
2021
Conference Publication
Histology question performance in theory vs practical examinations
Aland, R. C., Oancea, I., Barry, B., Midwinter, M., Pillai, S., Simerska, P. and Li, J. (2021). Histology question performance in theory vs practical examinations. BACA Beat, Virtual, 8 September 2021.
2021
Conference Publication
Medical students’ learning outcomes and experience in multidisciplinary practical exam prior to and during COVID-19
Pillai, Suja, Li, Joan, Midwinter, Mark, Hansen, Tiffany, Hunt, Jeremy, Jeong, Keunwoo and Juracek, Kali (2021). Medical students’ learning outcomes and experience in multidisciplinary practical exam prior to and during COVID-19. IAMSE 2021, Virtual, 12-17 June 2021.
2020
Journal Article
Collecting duct cells show differential retinoic acid responses to acute versus chronic kidney injury stimuli
Papadimitriou, Alexandros, Romagnani, Paola, Angelotti, Maria Lucia, Noor, Mazhar, Corcoran, Jonathan, Raby, Katie, Wilson, Patricia D., Li, Joan, Fraser, Donald, Piedagnel, Remi, Hendry, Bruce M. and Xu, Qihe (2020). Collecting duct cells show differential retinoic acid responses to acute versus chronic kidney injury stimuli. Scientific Reports, 10 (1) 16683, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73099-9
2020
Conference Publication
Designing retrospective analysis of examination items for medical students in clinical science categorisation by Bloom’s Taxonomy, clinical relevance and student perceptions
Li, Joan, Reddy, Venkat, Steele, Megan, Forster, Ashlee, Oancea, Ilulia, Midwinter, Mark, Aland, Claire, Pillai, Suja, Simpson, Peter, Babri, Saleem and Barry, Ben (2020). Designing retrospective analysis of examination items for medical students in clinical science categorisation by Bloom’s Taxonomy, clinical relevance and student perceptions. ANZAHPE2020, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 12-15 July 2020.
2020
Journal Article
The impact of prematurity on postnatal growth of different renal compartments
Li, Joan, Guandalini, Michael, Mcinnes, Helena, Kandasamy, Yogavijayan, Trnka, Peter and Moritz, Karen (2020). The impact of prematurity on postnatal growth of different renal compartments. Nephrology, 25 (2) nep.13623, 116-124. doi: 10.1111/nep.13623
2019
Journal Article
Nanoparticle-based hybrid scaffolds for deciphering the role of multimodal cues in cardiac tissue engineering
Lee, Junmin, Manoharan, Vijayan, Cheung, Louis, Lee, Seungkyu, Cha, Byung-Hyun, Newman, Peter, Farzad, Razieh, Mehrotra, Shreya, Zhang, Kaizhen, Khan, Fazal, Ghaderi, Masoumeh, Lin, Yi-Dong, Aftab, Saira, Mostafalu, Pooria, Miscuglio, Mario, Li, Joan, Mandal, Biman B., Hussain, Mohammad Asif, Wan, Kai-Tak, Tang, Xiaowu Shirley, Khademhosseini, Ali and Shin, Su Ryon (2019). Nanoparticle-based hybrid scaffolds for deciphering the role of multimodal cues in cardiac tissue engineering. ACS Nano, 13 (11) acsnano.9b03050, 12525-12539. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.9b03050
2019
Journal Article
Direct reprogramming to human nephron progenitor-like cells using inducible piggyBac transposon expression of SNAI2-EYA1-SIX1
Vanslambrouck, Jessica M., Woodard, Lauren E., Suhaimi, Norseha, Williams, Felisha M., Howden, Sara E., Wilson, Sean B., Lonsdale, Andrew, Er, Pei X., Li, Joan, Maksimovic, Jovana, Oshlack, Alicia, Wilson, Matthew H. and Little, Melissa H. (2019). Direct reprogramming to human nephron progenitor-like cells using inducible piggyBac transposon expression of SNAI2-EYA1-SIX1. Kidney International, 95 (5), 1153-1166. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.11.041
2018
Journal Article
Prolonged prenatal hypoxia selectively disrupts collecting duct patterning and postnatal function in male mouse offspring
Walton, Sarah L., Singh, Reetu R., Little, Melissa H., Bowles, Josephine, Li, Joan and Moritz, Karen M. (2018). Prolonged prenatal hypoxia selectively disrupts collecting duct patterning and postnatal function in male mouse offspring. The Journal of Physiology, 596 (23), 5873-5889. doi: 10.1113/JP275918
2018
Journal Article
Modeling heart failure risk in diabetes and kidney disease: limitations and potential applications of transverse aortic constriction in high fat fed mice
Tan, Wei Sheng, Mullins, Thomas P., Flint, Melanie, Walton, Sarah L., Bielefeldt-Ohmann, Helle, Carter, David A., Gandhi, Meera R., McDonald, Hayley R., Li, Joan, Moritz, Karen M., Reichelt, Melissa E. and Gallo, Linda A (2018). Modeling heart failure risk in diabetes and kidney disease: limitations and potential applications of transverse aortic constriction in high fat fed mice. American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 314 (6), R858-R869. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00357.2017
2018
Conference Publication
Targeting renal fibrosis using self-assembled nanoparticles and injectable hydrogels
Li, Joan, Xia, Bingzhao, Su, Andrew and Cooper-White, Justin (2018). Targeting renal fibrosis using self-assembled nanoparticles and injectable hydrogels. Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society World Congress 2018, Kyoto, Japan, 4-7 September 2018.
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Joan Li is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Awareness and Knowledge of Australian Junior Doctors and Medical Students about Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Erin McMeniman
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Doctor Philosophy
Intervertebral disc regeneration using human nucleus pulposus cells encapsulated in HA/PEG hydrogel in a rat model
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Justin Cooper-White
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Intervertebral disc regeneration using human nucleus pulposus cells encapsulated in HA/PEG hydrogel in a rat model
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Justin Cooper-White
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
An in vitro human iPSC-based model to decipher cellular contributions to age-related heart failure
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ernst Wolvetang, Professor Justin Cooper-White
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Addressing delivery limitations for cardiac cell reprogramming
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Justin Cooper-White
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Gestational hypoxia and programming of disease.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Karen Moritz
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