Jonah Chan, PhD

Dr. Jonah R. Chan received his BS in Biochemistry and PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University with Dr. Eric Shooter. Jonah is currently the Debbie and Andy Rachleff Distinguished Professor of Neurology. He is a member of the Neuroscience Graduate Program, Vice Chief in the Division of Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology and Co-Director of the Innovation Program for Remyelination and Repair at UCSF.

The Chan laboratory has a long-standing interest in fundamental glial/neuronal interactions and the molecular mechanisms that regulate myelination. Myelination is one of the most exquisite examples of cell-cell interaction found in nature and functions to maximize the efficiency and velocity of action potentials transmitted throughout the nervous system. While much has been learned about the global determinants that generate myelin-forming cells during development, the Chan laboratory is particularly interested in understanding how local environmental cues control the spatiotemporal regulation of differentiation and myelination, including both molecular and biophysical interactions. Identification of an environment that is conducive for myelination could have important implications for efforts aimed at promoting repair and remyelination in the nervous system.

Current Laboratory Members:

Trung Huynh, BS
Lab Manager
Trung.Huynh@ucsf.edu

Sarah Raissi, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
sarah.raissi@ucsf.edu

Wendy Xin, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Wen.xin@ucsf.edu

Monique Lillis, BS
Graduate Student
monique.lillis@ucsf.edu

Albert Zhang, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
albert.zhang@ucsf.edu

Sonia Nocera, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
sonia.nocera@ucsf.edu

Lahin Lalani, BS
Graduate Student
lahin.lalani@ucsf.edu

Irvin Bhangal, BA
Assistant Specialist
irvin.bhangal@ucsf.edu

Lena Odell, BA
Assistant Specialist
elizabeth.odell@ucsf.edu

Eric Garcia, BS
Graduate Student
eric.garcia@ucsf.edu

Jun Yup Lee, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
junyup.lee@ucsf.edu