Xiaoyi (Charlotte) Shi is currently a year 12 student at Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated with SISU in China. Xiaoyi is an ambitious and dedicated student who aspires to become a biologist in the future. She has won numerous science competitions, which include the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Preliminary National Gold in Biology, United States Academic Decathlon (USAD) China Second Place in Science, British Biology Olympiad Silver, Bio Olympiad Initiative USA-China, and many others.
At CCIR, Xiaoyi embarked upon a 1-on-1 mentorship programme in CCIR under the supervision and mentorship of Dr Zarkan. Throughout the programme, Xiaoyi was a brilliant and hardworking student, demonstrating her keen interest and talent in research. Conducting research as a high school student is a serious challenge; students often have a limited amount of time to devote to research due to other academic and extracurricular activities. Additionally, the standards for publishing research are often very high, and it can be challenging for high school students to meet these standards. This can include factors such as rigorous peer review processes, strict formatting requirements, and the need to make original contributions to a field of study. However, Xiaoyi’s dedication and hard work resulted in a high-quality research paper submitted for publication. Multiple top researchers in the field reviewed her research paper, and we are delighted to announce that it has been accepted and published in the prestigious peer-reviewed Microbiology journal.
The paper, titled “Bacterial Survivors: Evaluating the Mechanisms of Antibiotic Persistence,” was released as part of a special edition celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Microbiology Society. The research investigates the mechanisms of antibiotic persistence in bacteria, which is a crucial issue in the field of microbiology. Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern worldwide, and the study of bacterial persistence is an essential step towards finding new ways to combat this problem.
