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Jill Hollenbach, PhD, MPH

Primary Thematic Area: 
Human Genetics
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Immunology
Research Summary: 
Our lab specializes in the analysis of highly polymorphic immunogenomic regions in the context of immune function, human health and disease, and evolutionary biology.

Edward Hsiao, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Research Summary: 
Hormonal and genetic regulation of human skeletal disease
Mentorship Development: 

4/30/20    Mental Health in a Pandemic: Q&A for Faculty
2/16/21    Three Truths and Three Tries: Facing and Overcoming Critical Social Justice Challenges at the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels

Chris Hsiung, PhD, MD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Human Genetics
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Immunology
Research Summary: 
Engineering and understanding gene regulation; combinatorial functional genomics; tissue biology

Benjamin Huang, MD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Human Genetics
Research Summary: 
Therapeutics and Functional Genomics in Hematologic Cancers

Franklin Huang, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Human Genetics
Research Summary: 
Our lab uses cancer genomics to study the molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis, cancer disparities, and cellular immortality.
Mentorship Development: 

4/2024 - Supporting Learners in Distress

Yadong Huang, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Neurobiology
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Research Summary: 
Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Mentorship Development: 

5/2021 - Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)
9/2021 - Disabilities Awareness Training

Guo Huang, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Research Summary: 
Comparative study of organ development and regeneration
Mentorship Development: 

11/2021 - Defining Distance Traveled: A Working Session
4/2022 - Setting Expectations with a "Welcome to the Lab" Letter

Peter Hunt

Mentorship Development: 

4/2020 - Mental Health in a Pandemic: Q&A for Faculty    
10/2020 - Gathering in Community: a Training for Faculty and Staff    
1/2022 - Equity Based Interview Practices

Erica Hutchins, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Neurobiology
Research Summary: 
Post-transcriptional control of cell fate choices during development and disease
Mentorship Development: 

12/2022 - Faculty Development Training: Inclusivity Is A Design Question. Which Practices Will You Use?

Isha Jain, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Human Genetics
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Research Summary: 
We study how organisms interact with the environment -- more specifically, what happens when there are variations in oxygen levels in the atmosphere or vitamin/cofactor levels in the diet.
Mentorship Development: 

11/2020 - Optimizing the Efficiency of Your Lab

Lily Jan, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Neurobiology
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Vascular & Cardiac Biology
Research Summary: 
Potassium Channels
Mentorship Development: 

9/2020 - Mentoring Across Differences

Babak Javid, MB, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Immunology
Research Summary: 
Fundamental mycobacterial physiology and host pathogen-interactions.
Mentorship Development: 

5/2021 - Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)
11/2021 - Defining Distance Traveled: A Working Session
1/2022 - Equity Based Interview Practices
10-11/2023 - UCSF Inclusive Mentor/Manager Training
4/2023 - Supporting Learners in Distress
11/2024 - The 4 Touchstones of a High-Functioning Mentoring Relationship

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