Dr. Shi's laboratory research is focused on understanding the mechanisms underlying the development of the central nervous system in mammals. In particular, he is interested in understanding how neurons originate and in how they develop their unique structures and form functional circuits. Dr. Shi received his PhD in neuroscience from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, before joining Sloan-Kettering Institutes in 2006.
The chairs, made possible by a donation from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, honor retired Bristol-Myers Squibb Chairman and longtime Director James D. Robinson III for his years of service to the company. Mr. Robinson joined Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Board of Managers in 1970 and subsequently served as Vice Chairman and then Chairman of the Boards. In 1998, he was named Honorary Co-Chairman of Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Boards.
