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2026

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  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in China Leader Award
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  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in China Leader Award

Overview

Yufang Shi is affiliated with Soochow University in China. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and molecular biology, with a focus on immunology, oncology, genetics, and cancer research.

The scientist has contributed to the understanding of mesenchymal stem cells and immune responses, with a notable emphasis on COVID-19 related studies. Their research covers key topics including:

  • Mesenchymal stem cell research
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Yufang Shi has published in several prominent venues, primarily those specializing in cell death and disease mechanisms. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Cell Death Discovery
  • Biology Direct
  • Cytotherapy

Some recent representative papers by Yufang Shi are:

  • COVID-19 infection: the perspectives on immune responses, 2020, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • The secretion profile of mesenchymal stem cells and potential applications in treating human diseases, 2022, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Reciprocal regulation of mesenchymal stem cells and immune responses, 2022, Cell Stem Cell
  • Expansion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19), 2020, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Macrophage polarization and metabolism in atherosclerosis, 2023, Cell Death and Disease

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Gerry Melino
  • Ying Wang
  • Changshun Shao
  • Eleonora Candi
  • Jiankai Fang

Yufang Shi's extensive publication record reflects a multidisciplinary approach, integrating molecular biology, immunology, and cancer research with clinical studies, especially in the context of infectious diseases like COVID-19.

Best Publications

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • Molecular definitions of cell death subroutines: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2012

    Galluzzi L;Vitale I;Vitale I;Vitale I;Abrams Jm;Alnemri Es

  • Mesenchymal stem cell-mediated immunosuppression occurs via concerted action of chemokines and nitric oxide.

    Guangwen Ren;Liying Zhang;Xin Zhao;Guangwu Xu

  • Autophagy promotes tumor cell survival and restricts necrosis, inflammation, and tumorigenesis

    Kurt Degenhardt;Robin Mathew;Robin Mathew;Brian Beaudoin;Brian Beaudoin;Kevin Bray

  • COVID-19 infection: the perspectives on immune responses.

    Yufang Shi;Ying Wang;Changshun Shao;Jianan Huang

  • Plasticity of mesenchymal stem cells in immunomodulation: pathological and therapeutic implications.

    Ying Wang;Xiaodong Chen;Wei Cao;Yufang Shi

  • Interleukin-10 and Related Cytokines and Receptors

    Sidney Pestka;Christopher D. Krause;Devanand Sarkar;Mark R. Walter

  • Fate decision of mesenchymal stem cells: adipocytes or osteoblasts?

    Q Chen;Q Chen;P Shou;C Zheng;M Jiang

  • Immunoregulatory mechanisms of mesenchymal stem and stromal cells in inflammatory diseases.

    Yufang Shi;Yufang Shi;Yu Wang;Qing Li;Keli Liu

  • Essential versus accessory aspects of cell death: recommendations of the NCCD 2015

    L. Galluzzi;J. M. Bravo-San Pedro;I. Vitale;S. A. Aaronson

  • Mesenchymal stem cells: a new trend for cell therapy

    Xin Wei;Xue Yang;Zhi-peng Han;Fang-fang Qu

  • Immunobiology of mesenchymal stem cells

    S Ma;N Xie;W Li;B Yuan

  • Mesenchymal stem cells derived from human gingiva are capable of immunomodulatory functions and ameliorate inflammation-related tissue destruction in experimental colitis

    Qunzhou Zhang;Shihong Shi;Yi Liu;Jettie Uyanne

  • Role for c-myc in activation-induced apoptotic cell death in T cell hybridomas

    Yufang Shi;Jacqueline M. Glynn;Lawrence J. Guilbert;Thomas G. Cotter

  • Inflammatory Cytokine-Induced Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 and Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 in Mesenchymal Stem Cells Are Critical for Immunosuppression

    Guangwen Ren;Xin Zhao;Liying Zhang;Jimin Zhang

  • New horizons in tumor microenvironment biology: challenges and opportunities

    Fei Chen;Xueqian Zhuang;Liangyu Lin;Pengfei Yu

  • Mesenchymal stem versus stromal cells: International Society for Cell & Gene Therapy (ISCT®) Mesenchymal Stromal Cell committee position statement on nomenclature.

    S. Viswanathan;Y. Shi;Y. Shi;J. Galipeau;M. Krampera

  • How mesenchymal stem cells interact with tissue immune responses

    Yufang Shi;Juanjuan Su;Arthur I. Roberts;Peishun Shou

  • Species Variation in the Mechanisms of Mesenchymal Stem Cell‐Mediated Immunosuppression

    Guangwen Ren;Juanjuan Su;Juanjuan Su;Liying Zhang;Xin Zhao

  • Mesenchymal stem cells: a new strategy for immunosuppression and tissue repair.

    Yufang Shi;Gangzheng Hu;Juanjuan Su;Wenzhao Li

  • The end of the (cell) line: methods for the study of apoptosis in vitro.

    Anne J. McGahon;Seamus J. Martin;Reid P. Bissonnette;Artin Mahboubi

Frequent Co-Authors

Ying Wang
Ying Wang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Gerry Melino
Gerry Melino University of Rome Tor Vergata
Changshun Shao
Changshun Shao Soochow University
Douglas R. Green
Douglas R. Green St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Arnold B. Rabson
Arnold B. Rabson Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mauro Piacentini
Mauro Piacentini University of Rome Tor Vergata
Gordon B. Mills
Gordon B. Mills Oregon Health & Science University
Eleonora Candi
Eleonora Candi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Oliver Kepp
Oliver Kepp Institut Gustave Roussy
Jacques Galipeau
Jacques Galipeau University of Wisconsin–Madison

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