Ning Shen PhD, MSN
Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine
801 Massachusetts Ave | (617) 414-5941ningshen@bu.edu
Sections
General Internal Medicine
Biography
Dr. Shen joined the faculty of the Section of General Internal Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine in 2025. She is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with a strong academic foundation, holding a BSN, MSN, and a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Her clinical expertise includes hematology/oncology, primary care, internal medicine, and clinical research. She is committed to academic medicine, with interests in teaching, clinical research, and evidence-based practice. Her clinical interests focus on bridging the gap between research and patient care to improve quality, enhance safety, and drive innovation in healthcare delivery.
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Education
Biochemistry/Cell & Molecular Biology, PhD, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry, Acad
MSN, MGH Institute of Health Professions
Nursing, BSN, MGH Institute of Health Professions
Biology, BS, Shandong Normal University
Publications
Wesolowski D, Tae HS, Gandotra N, Llopis P, Shen N, Altman S. Basic peptide-morpholino oligomer conjugate that is very effective in killing bacteria by gene-specific and nonspecific modes. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Oct 04; 108(40):16582-7. PMID: 21949365.
Published on 1/24/2010Zhang ML, Tong XJ, Fu XH, Zhou BO, Wang J, Liao XH, Li QJ, Shen N, Ding J, Zhou JQ. Yeast telomerase subunit Est1p has guanine quadruplex-promoting activity that is required for telomere elongation. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2010 Feb; 17(2):202-9. PMID: 20098422.
Published on 4/30/2009Shen N, Ko JH, Xiao G, Wesolowski D, Shan G, Geller B, Izadjoo M, Altman S. Inactivation of expression of several genes in a variety of bacterial species by EGS technology. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 May 19; 106(20):8163-8. PMID: 19416872.
Published on 4/16/2009Meng FL, Hu Y, Shen N, Tong XJ, Wang J, Ding J, Zhou JQ. Sua5p a single-stranded telomeric DNA-binding protein facilitates telomere replication. EMBO J. 2009 May 20; 28(10):1466-78. PMID: 19369944.
Published on 1/7/2008Shen N, Zhou M, Yang B, Yu Y, Dong X, Ding J. Catalytic mechanism of the tryptophan activation reaction revealed by crystal structures of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase in different enzymatic states. Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Mar; 36(4):1288-99. PMID: 18180246.
Published on 6/23/2006Shen N, Guo L, Yang B, Jin Y, Ding J. Structure of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase in complex with tRNATrp reveals the molecular basis of tRNA recognition and specificity. Nucleic Acids Res. 2006; 34(11):3246-58. PMID: 16798914.
Published on 12/5/2003Yu Y, Liu Y, Shen N, Xu X, Xu F, Jia J, Jin Y, Arnold E, Ding J. Crystal structure of human tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase catalytic fragment: insights into substrate recognition, tRNA binding, and angiogenesis activity. J Biol Chem. 2004 Feb 27; 279(9):8378-88. PMID: 14660560.