Shi Jin, Ph.D.
LECTURER
About Shi Jin
Currently, Shi Jin is a lecturer of medical physiology at The University of Florida in the Department of Physiology and Aging. In 1998, Shi received his Bachelor of Clinical Medicine (Medical Degree) from Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, China. In 2007 at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Shi obtained his PhD degree in physiology under the mentorship of Dr. Leonard R. Johnson. Shi had working experiences related to medicine including clinical service, medical education, and biomedical research for about two decades. With his passion for medical research and education, for more than fifteen years, Shi has been trained as a gastrointestinal (GI) physiologist at different institutions, including The University of Tennessee, Johns Hopkins University, and The University of Florida, and he also loves to share his knowledge and learning experiences with his students. Shi’s teaching interests focus on basic medical sciences, including medical physiology and pathophysiology, human embryology and developmental biology, histology and histopathology.
Accomplishments
Teaching Profile
Research Profile
Shi’s research interests focus on GI physiology and experimental gastroenterology, which include (1) molecular mechanisms of apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells (2) mechanisms for trafficking of proteins involved in sodium absorption in the GI tract, such as NHE3 (sodium hydrogen exchanger 3) (3) molecular mechanisms for inflammation-associated bowel diseases.
0000-0003-0177-5716
- Cell signaling pathways
- Gastrointestinal Physiology
- Protein-protein interactions
- inflammatory bowel disease
- membrane protein
Publications
Education
Contact Details
- Business:
- (352) 273-9523
- Business:
- shijin2015uf@ufl.edu
- Business Mailing:
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University of Florida
Box 100274
Department of Physiology and Aging
GAINESVILLE FL 326100274 - Business Street:
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1345 Center Drive, Room CG-20F
GAINESVILLE FL 32610