Clinical translational research to identify host genetic and immunologic predictors of infectious diseases (e.g., HIV and SARS-CoV-2) using high dimensional single cell and systems biology approaches.
We innovate new imaging methods and model systems to elucidate the cell and molecular biology of neurodegenerative diseases and the role of microglia.
Mentorship Development:
2/2021 - Three Truths & Three Tries: Facing & Overcoming Critical Social Justice Challenges at the Micro, Mezzo & Macro Levels
5/2021 - Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)
7/2021 - Career Conversations
5/2022 - PSPG Faculty Community Circle
10-11/2023 - UCSF Inclusive Mentor/Manager Training
5/2024 - Teach/Training and Delegate: Using Best Practicies to Train Your Diverse Team
5/2024 - Effectively Supervising People Who Aren't You: Managing Different Workstyles
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
The Corces Lab studies the genetic and epigenetic underpinnings of neurodegenerative diseases using primary human tissue, multi-omic profiling, and large-scale functional genomics assays.
Mentorship Development:
11/2020 - Optimizing the Efficiency of Your Lab
2/2021 - Three Truths and Three Tries: Facing and Overcoming Critical Social Justice Challenges at the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels
5/2021 - Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)
9/2021 - Neuroscience Graduate Program - Disabilities Awareness Training
6/2022 - Career Conversations
10-11/2023 - UCSF Inclusive Mentor/Manager Training
Our multi-disciplinary team works on identifying and characterizing novel oncogenes and tumor suppressors in melanocytic neoplasia and understanding their biology.