Jia Shi
Associate Teaching Professor
Integrative Physiology

Office: Ramaley 189    

Job Description

  • Coordinates the Human Physiology Lab and the departmental internship program; teaches Immunology and Pathophysiology.

Education

  • 1978-1983, M.D., Guangxi Medical University, China
  • 1985 -1988, M.A., Brandies University, Waltham, MA
  • 1988 -1993, Ph.D., Boston University, Boston, MA

Professional Experience

  • 1983-1985, Instructor, Department of Pathophysiology, Guangxi Medical University, China
  • 1993-1997, Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
  • 1997-1999, Research Immunologist, Department of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA
  • 1999-2001, Content Scientist, Ingenuity Systems, Inc. Alviso, CA
  • 2002-2003, Consultant, Kaim Associates Inc. Weston, CT
  • 2003-2005, Adjunct Instructor, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA; De Anza College, Cupertino, CA; Cañada College, Redwood City, CA; College of San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
  • 2003-2006, Chief Scientific Officer, WH BioSystems, Inc. San Mateo, CA
  • 2006-2011, Science Teaching Fellow, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and Science Education Initiative, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  • 2011-2014, Academic Advisor and Lecturer, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  • 2014-Present, Instructor, Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Honors and Awards

  • 1993-1997, NIH Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 2005-2007, NIH Small Business Innovative Research Award
  • 2017-2019, Faculty Teaching Fellow Award, University of Colorado

Recent Publications

  • Shi J, Chun H, Knight JK, Guild NA, Martin JM.  Using pre-assessment and in-class questions to change student understanding of molecular movements.  Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education 18 (1), 2017.