Researcher

Wei Shi has been a Research Scientist at the A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB) since 2021. Shi obtained her PhD from Sun Yat-sen University in China, where she developed a more specific interest in colorectal cancer, aiming to understand the pathology behind colorectal cancer and devise new therapeutic and diagnostic strategies. Prior to her current research position, she practised clinical oncology in China for five years, gaining valuable clinical insights into cancer management. In 2022, she received the Open Fund-Young Individual Research Grant (OF-YIRG) from the National Medical Research Council (NMRC) to further her work. Shi contributed to a study which examined how dietary iron from red meat influences telomerase activity to drive colorectal cancer progression.