Who We Are » Ximing Li, M.D.

Dr Li graduated from Shanghai Medical University, P. R. China in 1977, where he majored in medicine. In 1986 he graduated from School of Graduate studies at Shanghai Medical University, P. R. China with a major in Neuroanatomy.

From 1998-1994, Dr Li was a Visiting Scholar at UCLA Medical Center, engaged in research on MS disease, Schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease by 2-DE and in situ hybridization.

Since 1995, Dr Li has been focused on the detection of HIV, HCV, HBV and other virus by PCR method and well knowledge at post-PCR area.

Publications

A comparative study of cytoarchitecture of habenular nucleus of rat, cat and man --- Neuron density and neuron/glia index" Li, X., Jiang, W., Qian, P. Chinese Journal of Anatomy 13(1): 1-4 1990

A comparative study of the morphology and classification of cell in the habenular nucleus of rat, cat and man Li, X., Jiang, W., Qian, P. Chinese Journal of Anatomy 13(2): 86-88, 1990

A comparative study of cytoarchitecture of habenular nuclei of rat, cat and man Li, X., Jiang, W., Qian, P., Zheng, S. Chinese Modern Medicine 4: 1-4 (Chinese), 133-136 (English), 1990

"A primary morphological study of eight ancient cadavers" Cheng, Z., Li, X. Chinese Journal of Anatomy 5(1-2): 36-42, 1982

"A morphological study on Lou Lan Mummy" Cheng, Z., Li, X. Observation and Research 7: 82-91, 1987

Tracing viruses in acute multiple sclerosis postmortem brain tissue utilizing immunocytochemistry and nucleic acid hybridization Conrad, A., Schmid, P., Li, X., Adams, C., Tourtellotte W. Annals of Neurology 26/2: 299, 1989

Reduction of temporal lobe volume in bipolar disorder: A preliminary report of magnetic resonance imaging Altshuler, L., Conrad, A., Hauser, P., Li, X., Guze, B., Denikoff, K., Tourtellotte, W., Post, R. Arch Gen Psychiatry 48: 482-483, 1991

Viral nucleic acid sequences in active plaques from patients with multiple sclerosis. Abstract Proceeding Book. 2nd International Symposium on Retrovirus in Multiple Sclerosis and Related Diseases" Conrad, A., Schmid, P., Li, X., Tao, G., Handley, D., Sanders, V., Datt, A., Tourtellotte, W. Copenhagen Denmark, Aug 26-28, 1991

Quantifying HIV-1 proviral DNA Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction on Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood of Seropositive Individuals With and Without Neurological Abnormalities Schmid, P., Conrad, A., Syndulko, K., Handley, D., Li, X., Tao, G., Fahy-Chandon, B., Tourtellotte, W. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 7: 777-788, 1994

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) in HIV Neurological Disease Schmid, P., Handley, D., Li, X., Tao, G., Singer, E., Fafy-Chandon, B., Syndulko, K., Tourtellotte, W. Neurology 42 (Suppl 3): 256, 1992

Herpes Simplex Virus in Postmortem Multiple Sclerosis Brain Tissue Sanders, V., Waddell, A., Felisan, S., Li, X., Conrad, A., Tourtellotte W. Archives of Neurology Feb: 4, 1996

Techniques in PCR and PCR Evaluation Technology and its Application to the Study of Cerebrospinal Fluid in HIV Disease Schmid, P., Conrad, A., Syndulko, K., Singer, E., Li, X., Tao, G., Handley, D., Fahy-Chandon, B., Tourtellotte, W. Technical Advances in AIDS Reseach in the Human Nervous System. Edited by Major, E.O., Levy, J.A. Plenum Press, New York, 1995

Relationship Between Prior Course of Illness and Neuroanatomic Structures in Bipolar Disorder: A Preliminary Study Ali, S., Denicoff, K., Altshuler, L., Hauser, P., Li, X., Conrad, A., Smith-Jackson, E., Leverich, G., Post, R., Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology, & Behavioral Neurology 14(4): 227-232, 2001