James Junxi Liu

James Junxi Liu is a Novo Nordisk Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, with prior experience as a Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol's MRC/IEU. His work focuses on causal relationships between sleep traits and diabetes risk using genomic methods. He is currently investigating type 2 diabetes molecular phenotypes and mechanisms across diverse populations.

Research Interests:

• Genomic approaches to diabetes
• Mendelian randomization studies
• Impact of sleep disorders on glycemic traits

Publications: A 2022 paper in Diabetes Care highlighted insomnia's role in elevated blood sugar levels. Ongoing projects explore accelerometer-derived sleep metrics and nonlinear sleep-duration effects on glycemia.

Awards: Recipient of the Novo Nordisk Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, enabling collaboration with world-leading researchers at Oxford and Novo Nordisk.

Future Work: Collaborating with Prof. Zhengming Chen to analyze genomic data from UK and Chinese populations to uncover diabetes mechanisms.