Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Karin Pelka, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Research Summary:

Using single cell genomics and tissue imaging, we study the cellular interactions that shape immune responses in human tumors in order to harness the immune system in the fight against cancer.

Roberto Ricardo Gonzalez, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology

Research Summary:

Decoding the role of allergic immunity in tissue health

Kole Roybal, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Research Summary:

Control and Customization of Immune Cell Responses: Engineering new synthetic receptors, signal transduction cascades, and immune cell behaviors for cell therapies for cancer and autoimmunity

Mentorship Development:

4/26/19 Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS) with Sharon Milgram (Mission Bay)

Peter Turnbaugh, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Secondary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Research Summary:

Impact of the human gut microbiome on pharmacology and nutrition

Mentorship Development:

4/12/19 Acknowleding and Negotiating the Mentee-Mentor Tensions Inherent in the Research Lab (Parnassus)
5/2021 Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)

Anita Sil, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Secondary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Research Summary:

Regulation of cell shape and virulence by temperature in the fungal pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum

Mentorship Development:

11/23/20 Building Community in the UCSF MSTP

Jeoung-Sook Shin, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology

Research Summary:

We are interested in understanding the roles of dendritic cells in health and disease, and the specific mechanisms by which the roles are played.

Mentorship Development:

11/22/19   Equity and Inclusion in the Lab (2 hours)
12/19/19   ACRA: Setting Training Expectations for Trainees on the Academic Career Track (1.5 hours)
5/26/20   Effective Strategies for IDPs for Partial Resumption of Lab Research
11/10/20   Optimizing the Efficiency of Your Lab
12/1/20   Setting Expectations with a "Welcome to the Lab' Letter (Part 1)

Matija Peterlin, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Research Summary:

Transcriptional regulation of HIV, immune response genes and AIRE. HIV latency and reactivation. CTD kinases that regulate transcription elongation and co-transcriptional processing as well as growth, proliferation and differentiation of cells.