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James Rubenstein, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Davide Ruggero, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Dynamics of translation control in gene expression, cancer, and disease

Rachel Rutishauser, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Research Summary:

CD8+ T cell immunity to viral pathogens (e.g., HIV, SARS-CoV2) and vaccination at various stages of human development.

Julie Saba, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Sphingolipid signaling and metabolism in the pathophysiology and treatment of cancer, inflammatory conditions, and rare diseases

Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Using functional + spatial molecular tools to study post-transcriptional RNA + metabolic networks at single cell resolution and in 3D; Re-engineering/re-wiring cell fates for regenerative therapies

Minnie Sarwal, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology

Research Summary:

Organ transplant biology and immunology advances by the use of high throughput technologies using single-cell and single-nuclear RNASeq, T cell and B cell receptor sequencing, single-cell and phsopho-protoemics, CyTOF and spatial imaging.

Tiffany Scharschmidt, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Research Summary:

Immune mechanisms that support host-commensal symbiosis

Mentorship Development:

11/23/20 Building Community in the UCSF MSTP
2/16/21 Three Truths and Three Tries: Facing and Overcoming Critical Social Justice Challenges at the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels

Hilde Schjerven, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Research Summary:

Normal and malignant blood cell development, including break of immune tolerance (autoimmunity) and blood cell cancer (leukemia), with a focus on transcriptional regulation.

Mentorship Development:

12/12/19   ACRA: Setting Training Expectations for Trainees on the Academic Career Track (1.5 hours)
3/3/20   Promoting Student Mental Health:A Presentation and Discussion (Staff and Faculty)
3/3/20   Promoting Student Mental Health: Faculty Workshop (Faculty only)
4/23/20   Effective Strategies for IDPs
11/10/20   Optimizing the Efficiency of Your Lab
2/18/21   Three Truths and Three Tries: Facing and Overcoming Critical Social Justice Challenges at the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels

Sonja Schrepfer, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Vascular & Cardiac Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Research Summary:

We are molecularly modifying pluripotent stem cell lines to create non-immunogenic cells that are protected from post-transplant rejection without affecting the general immune system.

Bjoern Schwer, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Research Summary:

Genomic instability and DNA repair in neural cells

Mentorship Development:

4/11/19   Acknowleding and Negotiating the Mentee-Mentor Tensions Inherent in the Research Lab (Mission Bay)
12/19/19   ACRA: Setting Training Expectations for Trainees on the Academic Career Track (1.5 hours)
3/10/20   Promoting Student Mental Health:A Presentation and Discussion (Staff and Faculty)
4/30/20   Mental Health in a Pandemic: Q&A for Faculty
10/20/20   Gathering in Community: a Training for Faculty and Staff