Human Genetics

Aimee Kao, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Pathophysiology of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Aging, Stress, Lysosomes and Protein Homeostasis.

Mentorship Development:

4/2019 - Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS) with Sharon Milgram (Mission Bay)
11/2020 - Building Community in the UCSF MSTP
9/2020 - Mentoring Across Differences
2/2021 - Three Truths and Three Tries: Facing and Overcoming Critical Social Justice Challenges at the Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Levels
9/2021 - Neuroscience Graduate Program - Disabilities Awareness Training
4/2022 - Setting Expectations with a "Welcome to the Lab" Letter
1/2023 - Faculty Development Training: Supervising People Who Aren't You: Mentoring/Managing Different Work Styles
4/2023 - Supporting Learners in Distress

Alexander-Sandy Johnson, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Microbial Evolution and Pathogenesis

Carol Gross, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Regulation of Gene Expression

Jennifer Grandis, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Translational Head and Neck Cancer Research

Ying-Hui Fu, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Secondary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Research Summary:

Molecular understanding of human sleep behaviors

Mentorship Development:

9/2021 - Neuroscience Graduate Program - Disabilities Awareness Training

David Erle, MD

Primary Thematic Area:

Immunology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Immunopathogenesis of Asthma; Genomics of Disease

Dena Dubal, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Neurobiology

Secondary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Research Summary:

Molecular mechanisms of aging, resilience, and neurodegenerative disease.

Mentorship Development:

3/2020 - Promoting Student Mental Health:A Presentation and Discussion
9/2020 - Mentoring Across Differences
4/2023 - Graduate Faculty Development Program: When Someone Isn't Meeting Your Expectations

Joe Derisi, PhD

Primary Thematic Area:

Human Genetics

Secondary Thematic Area:

Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis

Research Summary:

Genomic approaches to yeast molecular biology and infectious disease

Mentorship Development:

4/2021 Allyship - Taking Action
11/2021 Defining Distance Traveled: A Working Session
11/2024 The 4 Touchstones of a High Functioning Mentoring Relationship