Immunology

Audrey Parent, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Developmental & Stem Cell Biology
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Immunology
Research Summary: 
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of human autoimmune diseases.

Stephanie Gaw, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Immunology
Research Summary: 
We study maternal-fetal immunity to infectious diseases and the impact of placental inflammation on pregnancy outcomes.
Mentorship Development: 

10-11/2024 - UCSF Research Mentor/People Manager Training Series

Catera Wilder, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Immunology
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Research Summary: 
The Wilder lab aims to prevent immune-mediated adverse side effects associated with cytokine therapy by understanding innate immune regulation and developing dynamically controlled therapies.

Soumaya Zlitni, PhD, BS

Primary Thematic Area: 
Virology & Microbial Pathogenesis
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Immunology
Research Summary: 
Mechanisms of microbial communication in the human microbiome

Chris Hsiung, PhD, MD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Human Genetics
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Immunology
Research Summary: 
Engineering and understanding gene regulation; combinatorial functional genomics; tissue biology

Hanna Martens, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Immunology
Research Summary: 
Our research examines how tissue mechanics influence the aging process.

Maya Kotas, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Immunology
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Tissue / Organ Biology & Endocrinology
Research Summary: 
coordination of lung/airway tissue biology and defense through cooperation between the immune system and airway epithelial cells

Katherine Fuh, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Cancer Biology & Cell Signaling
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Immunology
Research Summary: 
Developing targeted treatments in ovarian and endometrial cancer by incorporating the tumor microenvironment.
Mentorship Development: 

5/2024 - When Someone Isn't Meeting Your Expectations

Brian Shy, MD, PhD

Primary Thematic Area: 
Human Genetics
Secondary Thematic Area: 
Immunology
Research Summary: 
The Shy Lab employs cutting-edge genome and epigenome engineering techniques to address the current limitations in cell therapy development, manufacture, and delivery.

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.

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