ʃi jˈɪɡɔŋ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ bˈætʃəlɚɹ ʌv sˈaɪəns wɪð mˈeɪdʒɚz ɪn baɪˈɑːlədʒi ænd mˌæθɪmˈæɾɪks fɹʌm tsˈɪŋhjuːə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ænd ɐ dˈɑːktɚɹ ʌv fɪlˈɑːsəfi ɪn məlˈɛkjʊlɚ bˌaɪoʊfˈɪzɪks fɹʌm dʒˈɑːnz hˈɑːpkɪnz jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv.
Shi Yigong received a Bachelor of Science with majors in biology and mathematics from Tsinghua University in 1989 and a Doctor of Philosophy in molecular biophysics from Johns Hopkins University in 1995.