Faculty

David Agard, PhD

Research Summary:
Structure, Function, and Folding of Proteins, Chromosomes, and Centrosomes

https://msg.ucsf.edu/agard-lab

Nadav Ahituv, PhD

Research Summary:
Functional genomics of gene regulation

http://pharm.ucsf.edu/ahituv

Bassem Al-Sady, PhD

Research Summary:
Mechanisms of formation and fidelity of epigenetic elements

https://alsadylab.ucsf.edu/

Steven Altschuler, PhD

Research Summary:
Systems biology and pharmacology

http://www.altschulerwulab.org/

Raul Andino-Pavlovsky, PhD

Research Summary:
RNA Viruses, Replication, Pathogenesis and Control

http://andino.ucsf.edu/andino/index.html

Kaveh Ashrafi, PhD

Research Summary:
Metabolic Regulation of Neural Function

http://ashrafilab.ucsf.edu/

Alan Ashworth, PhD

Research Summary:
Understanding the genes that drive breast cancer risk

http://cancer.ucsf.edu/people/profiles/ashworth_alan.5757

Roland Bainton, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
The Biology of Chemical Protection

https://anesthesia.ucsf.edu/people/roland-bainton

Brian Black, PhD

Research Summary:
Cardiovascular Development

https://www.cvri.ucsf.edu/~bblack/index.html

Robert Blelloch, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Stem Cell Differentiation and Cancer

http://urology.ucsf.edu/blellochlab/index.htm

Joseph Bondy-Denomy, PhD

Research Summary:
CRISPR-Cas Biology and Phage-Bacteria Interactions

http://BondyDenomyLab.ucsf.edu

David Booth, PhD

Research Summary:
Evolution of cell identity and fate

https://www.biobooth.org/

Benoit Bruneau, PhD

Research Summary:
Transcriptional regulation of heart development

http://www.gladstone.ucsf.edu/gladstone/site/bruneau/

Daniele Canzio, PhD

Research Summary:
Transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms generating neural cell-surface diversity

https://canziolab.ucsf.edu/

Andy Chang, PhD

Research Summary:
Mechanisms of oxygen and metabolic sensing

http://andychanglab.ucsf.edu

Fred Chang, PhD, MD

Research Summary:
Regulation of Cell Size and Shape

http://fredchanglab.ucsf.edu/

Yifan Cheng, PhD

Research Summary:
Structural biology, cryoEM

http://cryoem.ucsf.edu

Pao-Tien Chuang, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Hedgehog Signaling in Mammalian Embryogenesis and Postnatal Physiology

http://www.cvri.ucsf.edu/~chuang/index.html

Carlo Condello, PhD

Research Summary:
Biological mechanisms and pharmacology of neurodegenerative diseases

https://condellolab.ucsf.edu/

Bruce Conklin, MD

Research Summary:
Signaling and Functional Genomics

http://labs.gladstone.ucsf.edu/conklin

Abigail (Abby) Buchwalter Cool, PhD

Research Summary:
Cell biology of the genome

https://buchwalterlab.ucsf.edu/

Willow Coyote-Maestas, PhD, MS

Research Summary:
High throughput studies of membrane proteins folding, function, and disease

https://www.wcoyotelab.com

Charles S. Craik, PhD

Research Summary:
Chemical Biology of Proteases and Their Receptors

http://www.craiklab.ucsf.edu/

Jason Cyster, PhD

Research Summary:
Lymphocyte Migration and Selection

https://cysterlab.ucsf.edu/

Grae Davis, PhD

Research Summary:
Synapse Formation, Growth and Plasticity

http://www.graemedavislab.com/

Markus Delling, PhD

Research Summary:
Primary cilia signaling during development and disease

https://dellinglab.ucsf.edu/

Joe Derisi, PhD

Research Summary:
Genomics and Infectious Disease

http://derisilab.ucsf.edu/

Rik Derynck, PhD

Research Summary:
Cell Proliferation and Differentiation

https://deryncklab.ucsf.edu/

Shawn Douglas, PhD

Research Summary:
DNA nanotechnology

http://bionano.ucsf.edu/

Sophie Dumont, PhD

Research Summary:
Mechanical architecture of cell division

http://dumontlab.ucsf.edu/

Robert Edwards, MD

Research Summary:
Neurotransmitter Release

http://www.neuroscience.ucsf.edu/neurograd/faculty/edwards.html

Hana El-Samad, PhD

Research Summary:
Systems Biology of Stress Responses

http://biochemistry.ucsf.edu/labs/elsamad/home/index.html

Joanne Engel, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Bacterial Pathogen-Host Cell Interactions

http://id.medicine.ucsf.edu/engellab/Engel_Lab/Home.html

Pamela England, PhD

Research Summary:
Chemical Neurobiology: Ion Channel Structure-Function, Synaptic Plasticity

http://englandlab.ucsf.edu/

Robert Fletterick, PhD

Research Summary:
Nuclear receptors, transcription factors

http://www.msg.ucsf.edu/flett/

Stephen Floor, PhD

Research Summary:
What RNA molecules do after they're made

http://floorlab.org/

Alan Frankel, PhD

Research Summary:
RNA-protein complexes

https://frankellab.ucsf.edu/

James Fraser, PhD

Research Summary:
Macromolecular structure and dynamics

http://www.fraserlab.com

Adam Frost, PhD, MD

Research Summary:
Structural biology

http://frostlab.org/

Danica Galonić Fujimori, PhD

Research Summary:
Chromatin, Ribosome, Protein Quality Control

http://fujimorilab.ucsf.edu/

Jennifer Fung, PhD

Research Summary:
Chromosome Synapsis and Recombination Control During Meiosis

http://funglab.ucsf.edu

Zev Gartner, PhD

Research Summary:
Tissue structure and function

http://www.gartnerlab.ucsf.edu

Luke Gilbert, PhD

Research Summary:
Functional genomics and synthetic biology applied to cancer biology

https://gilbertlab.ucsf.edu/

Andrei Goga, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Oncogene Signaling

http://www.oncogenes.net

Emily Goldberg, PhD

Research Summary:
Metabolic Regulation of Immune Function

https://goldberglab.ucsf.edu/

Hani Goodarzi, PhD

Research Summary:
Cancer Systems Biology and Translational Genomics

http://goodarzilab.ucsf.edu/

Douglas Gould, PhD

Research Summary:
Cell-matrix interactions and disease

http://vision.ucsf.edu/gould/Gouldlab/Welcome.html

Carol Gross, PhD

Research Summary:
Regulation of Gene Expression

http://carolgrosslab.ucsf.edu/gross/index.html

John Gross, PhD

Research Summary:
Control of eukaryotic mRNA stability

http://www.grosslab.ucsf.edu/

Su Guo, PhD

Research Summary:
Zebrafish Genetics

https://pharm.ucsf.edu/guo

Bo Huang, PhD

Research Summary:
protein complex; membrane receptor; microscopy

http://huanglab.ucsf.edu

Guo Huang, PhD

Research Summary:
Organ development and regeneration

http://www.cvri.ucsf.edu/~huang/lab/People.html

Holly Ingraham, PhD

Research Summary:
Transcriptional regulators in energy balance

http://ingrahamlab.ucsf.edu/

Roshanak Irannejad, PhD

Research Summary:
Organelle-based signaling in cardiovascular biology

http://irannejadlab.ucsf.edu/

Lily Jan, PhD

Research Summary:
Ion channels

http://physio.ucsf.edu/jan/ResFxn.html

Yuh Nung Jan, PhD

Research Summary:
Constructing the nervous system

http://physio.ucsf.edu/jan/

Babak Javid, MB, PhD

Research Summary:
Regulation of adaptive translation and mistranslation, host-pathogen interactions

https://experimentalmedicine.ucsf.edu/laboratories/javid-lab

Alexander-Sandy Johnson, PhD

Research Summary:
Yeast Genetics and Genomics

http://johnsonlab.ucsf.edu/

Leanne Jones, PhD

Research Summary:

https://joneslabucsf.com

David Julius, PhD

Research Summary:
Molecular biology

http://physio.ucsf.edu/julius/

Natalia Jura, PhD

Research Summary:
Structure Function Studies of Cellular Signaling

http://www.cvri.ucsf.edu/~jura/

Roarke Kamber, PhD

Research Summary:
Mechanisms of macrophage-mediated cell clearance

https://www.kamberlab.com

Martin Kampmann, PhD

Research Summary:
The protein homeostasis network in normal and disease states of human cells

http://kampmannlab.ucsf.edu

Aimee Kao, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Lysosome biology and pH dynamics in aging and disease

http://www.kaolab.org

Tom Kornberg, PhD

Research Summary:
Drosophila developmental genetics

http://www.cvri.ucsf.edu/~kornberg/Tom_Kornberg_Lab/Home.html

Tanja Kortemme, PhD

Research Summary:
Computational protein design, how proteins function in complex contexts

http://kortemmelab.ucsf.edu/

Arnold Kriegstein, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Neocortical development

http://stemcell.ucsf.edu/about/faculty/kriegstein

Nevan Krogan, PhD

Research Summary:
Systems Biology

http://kroganlab.ucsf.edu

Pui-Yan Kwok, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Analysis of Complex Genetic Traits

http://kwoklab.ucsf.edu/

Noelle L'etoile, PhD

Research Summary:
Neuronal plasticity

http://letoilelab.org

Aparna Lakkaraju, PhD

Research Summary:
Mechanisms that regulate the function of the retina in health and disease

https://ophthalmology.ucsf.edu/lakkarajulab/

Hao Li, PhD

Research Summary:
Computational Genomics

http://mobydick.ucsf.edu/~haoli/

Joachim Li, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Regulation of Eukaryotic DNA Replication

http://www.ucsf.edu/lilab/Joachimindex.html

Wendell Lim, PhD

Research Summary:
Cell signaling; systems and synthetic biology

http://limlab.ucsf.edu/

Qili Liu, PhD

Research Summary:
Cellular and Molecular basis of nutrient-specific appetite

https://qililiulab.science/

Averil Ma, MD

Research Summary:
Ubiquitination and cell signaling

http://bms.ucsf.edu/directory/faculty/averil-ma-md-phd

Dengke Ma, PhD

Research Summary:
Genetic analysis of biological homeostasis and extremophile

http://malab.ucsf.edu

Hiten Madhani, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Gene expression, genome defense, and pathogenesis

http://madhanilab.ucsf.edu

Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Structural biophysics of transmembrane signal transduction

http://www.mangliklab.com

Wallace Marshall, PhD

Research Summary:
How Cells Count and Measure

http://marshalllab.ucsf.edu/

Frank Mccormick, PhD, FRS

Research Summary:
Ras genes and human cancer

http://mccormicklab.ucsf.edu

Michael Mcmanus, PhD

Research Summary:
RNAi and Noncoding RNAs

http://mcmanuslab.ucsf.edu/

Daniel Minor, PhD

Research Summary:
Ion channel structure and chemical biology

http://www.cvri.ucsf.edu/~dminor

David Morgan, PhD

Research Summary:
Protein Machines That Drive the Cell Cycle

https://morganlab.ucsf.edu/

Keith Mostov, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Epithelial polarity, morphogenesis and regeneration

http://mostovlab.ucsf.edu/

Shaeri Mukherjee, PhD

Research Summary:
Host-pathogen interactions

https://www.mukherjeelabucsf.com/

Dyche Mullins, PhD

Research Summary:
Dynamics of Structure of the Cytoskeleton

http://mullinslab.ucsf.edu/

Maxence Nachury, PhD

Research Summary:
Trafficking and signaling at the primary cilium

http://nachurylab.ucsf.edu

Geeta Narlikar, PhD

Research Summary:
Mechanisms of Regulating Chromatin Structure and Function

http://biochemistry.ucsf.edu/labs/narlikar/

Suzanne Noble, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
The Biology of Candida albicans

http://noblelab.ucsf.edu/

Elphege Nora, PhD

Research Summary:
Unravelling and manipulating the functional architecture of chromosomes

https://noralab.ucsf.edu/index.php/the-team/

Tomasz Nowakowski, PhD

Research Summary:
Development and function of the human brain

https://nowakowski-lab.squarespace.com/about-1

Todd Nystul, PhD

Research Summary:
Epithelial stem cells and cancer

http://nystullab.ucsf.edu/

Patrick O'farrell, PhD

Research Summary:
Cell cycle control in development

http://biochemistry.ucsf.edu/labs/ofarrell/

Barbara Panning, PhD

Research Summary:
Stem Cell Epigenetics

Karin Pelka, PhD

Research Summary:
Studying Immune Hubs to Improve Immunotherapy

https://pelkalab.org/

Rushika Perera, PhD

Research Summary:
Reprogramming of cellular metabolic networks in cancer

http://www.rushikapereralab.com

Angela Phillips, PhD

Research Summary:
Constraints on protein evolution at the host-virus interface

https://aphillipslab.ucsf.edu/

Sam Pleasure, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Regulation of cortical development and function in health and disease

https://pleasurelab.ucsf.edu

Louis Ptacek, MD

Research Summary:
Human Neurogenetics

http://www.ucsf.edu/humgene/

David Raleigh, PhD, MD

Research Summary:
Developmental biology, lipid signaling and brain tumors

http://raleighlab.ucsf.edu

Vijay Ramani, PhD

Research Summary:
Developing novel genomic tools to study chromatin structure & transcriptional regulation

https://gladstone.org/people/vijay-ramani

Jeremy Reiter, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Intercellular communication in development and disease

http://biochemistry.ucsf.edu/labs/reiter/

John Rubenstein, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Forebrain Development

http://physio.ucsf.edu/rubenstein/

Davide Ruggero, PhD

Research Summary:
How translational control shapes the proteome in normal and cancer cells

http://ruggerolab.ucsf.edu

Bjoern Schwer, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
DNA repair and genome stability

https://schwerlab.ucsf.edu

Yin Shen, PhD

Research Summary:
Functional genomics and gene regulation

http://shenlab.ucsf.edu

Dean Sheppard, MD

Research Summary:
In vivo functions of integrins

http://pulmonary.ucsf.edu/faculty/sheppard.html

Kevan Shokat, PhD

Research Summary:
Development of Novel Tools to Study Signal Transduction

http://shokatlab.ucsf.edu/

Anita Sil, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Fungal Pathogenesis

http://histo.ucsf.edu/sillab/index.htm

Daniel Southworth, PhD

Research Summary:
Structure/function of heat shock proteins and protein quality control

https://ind.ucsf.edu/ind/aboutus/faculty/southworthd

Deepak Srivastava, MD

Research Summary:
Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiogenesis

http://gladstoneinstitutes.org/u/dsrivastava/SrivastavaLab.htm

Robert Stroud, MA, PhD

Research Summary:
Cellular Signaling and Molecular Mechanisms

http://www.msg.ucsf.edu/stroud/index.htm

Jack Taunton, PhD

Research Summary:
Actin/Membrane Dynamics and Chemical Proteomics

http://cmp.ucsf.edu/faculty/pdb_show.html?id=taunton

Jeannette Tenthorey, PhD

Research Summary:
Evolution and mechanism of antiviral immunity

Thea Tlsty, PhD

Research Summary:
Communal-cell interactions in cancer, genetics, epigenetics

https://tlstylab.ucsf.edu/

David Toczyski, PhD

Research Summary:
The DNA damage response and ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis

http://toczyskilab.ucsf.edu

Peter Turnbaugh, PhD

Research Summary:
Impact of the human gut microbiome on pharmacology

http://turnbaughlab.ucsf.edu

Kliment Verba, PhD

Research Summary:
Structural studies of dynamic kinase signalosomes

Mark Von Zastrow, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Linking Cell Signaling and Membrane Traffic

http://www.vzlab.org

Peter Walter, PhD

Research Summary:
Mechanisms of Organelle Homeostasis

http://walterlab.ucsf.edu

Leor Weinberger, PhD

Research Summary:
How viruses (and cells) make decisions

http://weinbergerlab.ucsf.edu

Orion Weiner, PhD

Research Summary:
Cell polarity and migration

http://www.cvri.ucsf.edu/~weiner/

Arthur Weiss, MD, PhD

Research Summary:
Lymphocyte Signaling and Activation

http://cancer.ucsf.edu/people/weiss_arthur.php

Jim Wells, PhD

Research Summary:
Apoptosis and Differentiation

http://wellslab.ucsf.edu

Allison Williams, PhD

Research Summary:
Molecular details of signal transduction

http://cmp.ucsf.edu/faculty/allison-williams

Michael Wilson, MD

Research Summary:
Neuroimmunology, antibody discovery, metagenomics

https://wilsonlab.ucsf.edu

Torsten Wittmann, PhD

Research Summary:
Cytoskeleton dynamics and microscopy

http://wittmann.ucsf.edu/

Lani Wu, PhD

Research Summary:
Systems biology and pharmacology

http://www.altschulerwulab.org/

Balyn Zaro, PhD

Research Summary:
Proteomic and chemical biology investigations of innate immunity and hematopoiesis

https://pharm.ucsf.edu/zaro