Author

Xiao-Nan Li

Northwestern University

Listed by name: these papers carry no ORCID for this author, so different people with the same name may be mixed together.

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Bioinformatics· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genomics· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Sibo ZhaoiD· 2 shared Alvin FarreliD· 1 shared Anthony C. BryaniD· 1 shared Apexa ModiiD· 1 shared C. Patrick ReynoldsiD· 1 shared Casey S. GreeneiD· 1 shared Chelsea MayohiD· 1 shared Christopher L. MortoniD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2019-2026 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 45 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersBioinformatics

Sibo ZhaoORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

3 papers

Recent·Most cited

Ancestral Musaceae karyotype reconstruction provides insights into chromosome evolution and bract coloration

Ning Fu, Pengchuan Sun, Xin Liu, T Liu, Yi-Bing Wang, Wei‐Ming Li, Tian‐Wen Xiao, Xiao-Nan Li, Yong-Yuan Mi, Zi Wang, Mathieu Rouard, Xue‐Jun Ge, Hui-Run Huang, Xinfeng Wang

This paper reconstructs the ancestral Musaceae karyotype and links chromosome evolution to bract coloration diversity through genomic and transcriptomic analyses.

bioRxiv · May 10, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

LiBis: An ultrasensitive alignment method for low-input bisulfite sequencing

Yue Yin, Jia Li, Jin Li, Minjung Lee, Sibo Zhao, Linlang Guo, Jianfang Li, Mutian Zhang, Yun Huang, Xiao-Nan Li, Zhenzhong Deng, Deqiang Sun

LiBis improves low-input bisulfite sequencing by increasing mapping ratio and informative CpGs for better methylation analysis in liquid biopsies.

Briefings in Bioinformatics · Oct 27, 2020Peer-reviewedBioinformatics

Genomic profiling of childhood tumor patient-derived xenograft models to enable rational clinical trial design

Jo Lynne Rokita, Komal S. Rathi, Maria Cardenas, Kristen A. Upton, Joy C. Jayaseelan, Katherine L. Cross, Jacob Pfeil, Laura E. Egolf, Gregory P. Way, Alvin Farrel, Nathan M. Kendsersky, Khushbu Patel, Krutika Satish Gaonkar, Apexa Modi, Esther R. Berko, , John M. Maris

This paper genomically characterizes 261 pediatric cancer patient-derived xenograft models to guide rational clinical trial design and drug development.

Cell Reports · Nov 1, 2019Peer-reviewedGenomics