Areas of Focus
- Genetic mechanisms of human complex traits
- Bioinformatics research
- Complex disease model animal research
- Nanotechnology applications in molecular biology
Work Experience
- 2006 - Present: Group Leader at BIO-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2006 - Present: Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2008 - Present: Researcher and PhD Supervisor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2001 - BSc in Biotechnology and International Economics and Trade from Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- 2006 - PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Publications
- A genome-wide association study identifies new susceptibility loci for non-cardia gastric cancer at 3q13.31 and 5p13.1, Shi Y et al., 2011
- Common Variants on 8p12 and 1q24.2 Confer Risk of Schizophrenia, Shi Y et al., 2011
- Gold nanoparticles for high-throughput genotyping of long-range haplotypes, Shi Y et al., 2011
- Genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for polycystic ovary syndrome on chromosome 2p16.3, 2p21 and 9q33.3, Shi Y et al., 2011
- Common Variants in the BCL9 Gene Conferring Risk of Schizophrenia, Shi Y et al., 2011
- Common SNPs and haplotypes in DGKH are associated with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in the Chinese Han population, Shi Y et al., 2011
- A Genome-wide association study reveals association between common variants in an intergenic region of 4q25 and high-grade myopia in the Chinese Han population, Shi Y et al., 2011
Awards
- Ministry of Education New Century Excellent Talents
- National Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
- Shanghai Dawn Scholar
- Shanghai Youth Science and Technology Talent
- Shanghai Youth Science and Technology Star
