Biography:
Dr. Shin is an Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). She received her Ph.D. degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. During her postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Shin discovered that hepatocytes, but not hepatic progenitor cells, are the cell-of-origin of liver cancer using mouse molecular genetics approaches. Upon establishing an independent laboratory at CCHMC, Dr. Shin has developed her research focus on pediatric liver cancer, paracrine cell-to-cell communication, and the pathogenic role of facultative hepatic progenitor cells.
Title : Role of hepatic progenitor cells in chronic liver disease and cancer