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Keith Mostov, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology

Research Summary:

How the most common organs, epithelial tubes, are formed and regenerated.

Lennart Mucke, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology

Research Summary:

Neurobiology of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Cognitive Disorders

Mentorship Development:

9/11/20 Mentoring Across Differences

Shaeri Mukherjee, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Secondary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Research Summary:

Bacterial manipulation of host membrane transport pathways

Mentorship Development:

4/12/19 Acknowleding and Negotiating the Mentee-Mentor Tensions Inherent in the Research Lab (Parnassus)

Pamela Munster, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

None

Maxence Nachury, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Mechanisms of signaling and trafficking at the primary cilium, biogenesis of extracellular vesicles.

Mentorship Development:

12/19/19 ACRA: Setting Training Expectations for Trainees on the Academic Career Track (1.5 hours)
12/8/20 Setting Expectations with a "Welcome to the Lab' Letter (Parts 1 and 2)

Kayarat Nair, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Secondary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Research Summary:

Genetics and biology of ocular diseases

Ken Nakamura, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology

Research Summary:

Mitochondrial Pathobiology in Neurodegenerative Disease

Mentorship Development:

9/11/20 Mentoring Across Differences

Renuka Nayak, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Elucidating the impact of the human gut microbiome on the treatment of autoimmune disease. Microbiology, translational studies with human samples, metagenomics, gnotobiotics, metabolomics, immunology.

Mentorship Development:

2017 - Scientific Leadership and Laboratory Management Course, UCSF
1/2022 - DEI Champion Training
10/2022 - UCSF-TRAIN-UP program (now called Inclusive Research Mentor/Manager Training)
2/2022 - Raising a Resilient Researcher (NIH-OITE)

Jose Angel Nicolas Avila, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Vascular & Cardiac Biology

Research Summary:

At the Nicolas-Avila Lab, we explore the mechanisms by which immune cells contribute to tissue function and develop strategies to improve organismal health through immunomodulation.