staff

Qizhi Tang, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology

Research Summary:

Cellular therapies for type 1 diabetes and transplantation

Mentorship Development:

5/2021 - Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)

Raymond Swanson, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Secondary Thematic Area:

None

Research Summary:

Bioenergetics and oxidative signaling in neurological disease

Deepak Srivastava, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Molecular and Genetic Dissection of Cardiogenesis and its role in human disease

Mentorship Development:

11/23/20 Building Community in the UCSF MSTP

Matt Springer, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Vascular & Cardiac Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

None

Research Summary:

Angiogenesis & vascular biology, myocardial repair, endothelial function, and second hand smoke

Mentorship Development:

5/25/21 Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)

Julie Sneddon, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology

Research Summary:

Pancreas development, disease, and regeneration

Mentorship Development:

12/19/19   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)
6/10/20   Tools and Tips for Virtual Learning
11/10/20   Optimizing the Efficiency of Your Lab
5/25/21 Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)

Catherine Smith, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

None

Research Summary:

Genetic Determinants of Resistance to AML Therapy

Anita Sil, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Secondary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Research Summary:

Regulation of cell shape and virulence by temperature in the fungal pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum

Mentorship Development:

11/23/20 Building Community in the UCSF MSTP

Anthony Shum, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

The Shum Lab studies Mendelian disorders of autoimmunity that affect the lung using a variety of cellular, molecular and genetic approaches in animal models and in patient-derived cell lines.