Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Scott Kogan, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Secondary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Research Summary:

Cooperating Events in Myeloid Leukemogenesis and Their Reversal

Mentorship Development:

6/10/20 Tools and Tips for Virtual Learning
2/16/21 Three Truths and Three Tries: Facing and Overcoming Critical Social Justice Challenges at the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels

Natalia Jura, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Vascular & Cardiac Biology

Research Summary:

Molecular basis for Receptor Tyrosine Kinase signaling across the plasma membrane

Akiko Hata, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Vascular & Cardiac Biology

Research Summary:

TGFbeta family of signaling pathway

Jennifer Grandis, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Translational Head and Neck Cancer Research

Andrei Goga, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Research Summary:

Oncogene signaling, tumor heterogeneity and metastasis.

Adrian Erlebacher, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Research Summary:

Immunology of pregnancy and uterine cancer

Mentorship Development:

4/29/2019 - Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS) with Sharon Milgram
11/23/2020 - Building Community in the UCSF MSTP
5/27/2021 - Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)
11/28//2021 - Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)
1/12/2022 - Equity Based Interview Practices

Aaron Diaz, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Research Summary:

The Diaz Lab is interested in developing targeted therapeutics for the treatment of glioma.

Sheng Ding, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Developmental & Stem Cell Biology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Research Summary:

Our lab develops and uses chemical biology approaches to identify and characterize novel small molecules that modulate cell fate and function in normal or diseased states.