• Hailing Shi, Ph.D.

    Assistant Professor

    Hailing Shi started her lab in Oct 2024 as an assistant professor at the Department of Human Genetics at the Emory University School of Medicine. She is also a member of the Emory Winship Cancer Institute and Emory Center for Neurodegenerative Disease.

    Before joining Emory, Hailing conducted research as a Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and the Department of Chemistry at MIT with Dr. Xiao Wang.

    Hailing received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Chicago with Dr. Chuan He and her B.S. in Chemistry from Peking University.

    Position

    2024 - present | Assistant Professor at Emory Human Genetics

    Education

    2019 - 2024 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Broad Institute & MIT Chemistry
    2014 - 2019 | Ph.D. in Chemistry, The University of Chicago
    2010 - 2014 | B.S. in Chemistry, Peking University

    Honors and Awards

    2023 | Harvard Chinese Life Science (HCLS) Distinguished Research Award
    2022 | Trainee Professional Development Award (TPDA), Society for Neuroscience
    2021 - 2024 | Helen Hay Whitney Foundation (HHWF) Postdoctoral Fellowship
    2021 | Life Science Research Foundation (LSRF) Postdoctoral Fellowship, Finalist
    2020 | Yang Cao-Lan-Xian Best Thesis Award in Organic/Inorganic Chemistry, The University of Chicago
    2020 | Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad
    2019 | The Elizabeth R. Norton Prize for Excellence in Research in Chemistry, The University of Chicago
    2018 | Windt Graduate Student Travel Award, Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago
    2017 | Outstanding Student Research Award for Chemistry/Pharmaceutical, First Prize, GLCACS
    2016 | The Gustavus F. Swift Fellowship, Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago
    2013 | Gold Medal, Best New BioBrick Part (Natural), and Best Parts Collection, iGEM 2013 Asia Regional Competition
    2013 | Undergraduate Academic Awards, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering (CCME), Peking University