Staff Profile

Biography

Dr. Sophie Shi received her MSc and PhD degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 2020 and 2023, respectively. Prior to that, she completed her MPhil degree at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 2019 and her BSc degree at University of Macau (UM) in 2017. Her research interests are focused on genomics and bioinformatics.

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

• Genome Assembly and Comparative Genomics
• Bioinformatics
• Evolutionary Biology
• Metagenomics

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

• Shi, L., Xiong, Q., Ao, F. K., Wan, T. Y., Xiao, X., Liu, X., Sun, B., Tungtrongchitr, A., Leung, T. F., & Tsui, S. K. W. (2023). Comparative analysis of cysteine proteases reveals gene family evolution of the group 1 allergens in astigmatic mites. Clinical and translational allergy, 13(12), e12324. https://doi.org/10.1002/clt2.12324
• Ng, J. K. W., Xiong, Q., Shi, L., Wai, C. Y. Y., Shin, S. K., Ao, F. K., Leung, A. S. Y., Leung, N. Y. H., Leung, T. F., Tsui, S. K. W. (0000). Comparative analysis of asian carps parvalbumin reveals the divergence pattern of major fish allergen. Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol, 00(0), 000-000. https://doi.org/10.12932/ap-200823-1673
• Wang, L., Shi, L., Liang, Y., Ng, J. K., Yin, C. H., Wang, L., Hou, J., Wang, Y., Fung, C. S., Chiu, P. K., Ng, C. F., & Tsui, S. K. (2023). Dissecting the effects of METTL3 on alternative splicing in prostate cancer. Frontiers in oncology, 13, 1227016. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1227016
• Law, C. T., Nivesvivat, T., Xiong, Q., Kulkeaw, K., Shi, L., Ruenchit, P., Suwanpakdee, D., Suwanpakdee, P., Tongkrajang, N., Sarasombath, P. T., & Tsui, S. K. (2023). Mitochondrial genome diversity of Balamuthia mandrillaris revealed by a fatal case of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis. Frontiers in microbiology, 14, 1162963. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1162963
• Tsoi, H., Shi, L., Leung, M. H., Man, E. P. S., So, Z. Q., Chan, W. L., & Khoo, U. S. (2022). Overexpression of BQ323636.1 Modulated AR/IL-8/CXCR1 Axis to Confer Tamoxifen Resistance in ER-Positive Breast Cancer. Life (Basel, Switzerland), 12(1), 93. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12010093

Modified Date: 22 Nov, 2024
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