Shai White-Gilbertson, PhD, MSCR, Dipl Ac, CTR

Dr. White-Gilbertson began her professional life as an acupuncturist in 2000 after studying at The Midwest College for Oriental Medicine (then The Midwest College for the Study of Oriental Medicine). In 2002, a long standing interest in possible connections between acupuncture and Western biomedicine led her to formally train in molecular biology. She earned a PhD for her work in chemotherapy resistance and programmed cell death as part of a dual degree program which also granted her a Masters in Clinical Research from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2009. In total, Dr. White-Gilbertson spent 10 years researching cancer biology and now works with cancer databases addressing issues of incidence and outcome for this difficult disease. She lives and works in Charleston, SC.

Previous Articles

Molecular Motors: Tiny Machines Behind the Rhythm of Life
December 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 12)
Discovery: Finding Insights and Each Other in Different Disciplines
August 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 08)
Immunotherapy: Where Molecular Medicine Crosses Into Holistic Thinking
June 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 06)
Energy: For Life and For Death
May 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 05)
Models: The Value of Using Conceptual Maps
April 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 04)
Mechanism: Experimental Approaches to Understanding Acupuncture, Part 2
January 2016 (Vol. 17, Issue 01)
Mechanism: Experimental Approaches to Understanding Acupuncture, Part 1
November 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 11)
Help: A Need at Every Level
October 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 10)
Desert: A Metaphor from the Study of Genetics
July 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 07)
Breath: The Movement of Oxygen and Energy
June 2015 (Vol. 16, Issue 06)
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