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Dr Ting Shi is a Chancellor's Fellow (Assistant Professor) at the Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, within the Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences. She holds a PhD and MPH in Public Health Sciences from the University of Edinburgh and a Bachelor of Medicine from Peking University.
- Education:
- PhD, Public Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh
- MPH, Public Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh
- Bachelor of Medicine, Peking University
Dr Shi is an epidemiologist specializing in infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness, with a focus on respiratory pathogens like RSV, influenza, and COVID-19. She leads projects using national linked datasets and individual participant data meta-analysis to model winter respiratory risks, vaccine impacts, and ethnic health disparities.
Her research outputs include 71 publications, with 20 as first/senior author in journals like The Lancet, Nature Medicine, and Chest. Recent studies analyze socio-economic drivers of ethnic inequalities in severe COVID-19, RSV vaccine uptake, and global disease burden of respiratory infections in vulnerable populations.
Scientific Awards:
- Royal Statistical Society's Florence Nightingale Award (2023)
- Royal Society of Edinburgh's Mary Sommerville Medal (2023)
- University of Edinburgh Research Impact Prize (2024)
Dr Shi supervises PhD candidates including Daira Trusinska (RSV risk prediction) and Ahad Khan (completed 2023). She collaborates with institutions like the University of Glasgow and advises on UK Health Security Agency and WHO initiatives.
