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Cells are the essential building blocks of life. They participate in the development and function of organs at all spatial scales – from molecular signaling to tissue patterning. The mission of Shi’s lab is to elucidate how cells drive developmental mechanisms across all scales using novel imaging and omics methods.
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T. Chow, X. Shi, et al.
Nat. Commun., 2018
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X. Shi, et al
Nat. Cell Biol., 2017
Xiaoyu Shi | UC Irvine | 1216 Natural Sciences I, Irvine, CA 92697
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