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Hua Shi, assistant professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Hua Shi
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

Areas of expertise:
Molecular and cellular biology of transcription and signal transduction; aptamer-mediated multi-pathway control in living organisms; forward engineering approach to drug discovery and development
Campus e-mail:
hshi@albany.edu
Campus phone:
(518) 442-4767
Biography:
Hua Shi, who joined the University in 2005, focuses his research on a forward engineering approach to cancer drug discovery and development. Shi's laboratory develops novel technology to fill the gap between “knowing” and “controlling” of normal and abnormal biological processes. Shi’s research provides a new generation of RNA based molecules with which to explore therapeutic models in living cells and organisms.
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