![Yang Shi, PhD](https://www.aacr.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Heads_Shi_EXE_22Fellows_145x145_2201063F_1.jpg)
Class of 2022
Scientific Areas of Expertise: Chromatin Biology, RNA Methylation, Transcription
For groundbreaking discoveries that have revolutionized the chromatin biology and epigenetic fields and have had a far-reaching impact on basic and translational cancer research, including the demonstration that histone methylation is reversible and dynamically regulated and the discovery of the first histone demethylase, LSD1.