Our Faculty

Xianhua Piao, MD, PhD

Professor
Pediatrics

Xianhua Piao, MD, PhD studies the role of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in brain development and disorders.

Sam Pleasure, MD, PhD

Professor

Samuel Pleasure, MD, PhD studies the development of the brain, in particular the mechanisms regulating cell proliferation, migration and axon guidance during prenatal development.

Alex Pollen, PhD

Associate Professor
Neurology

Alex Pollen, PhD studies the genomic basis for evolutionary specializations of the human brain with a focus on cortical development.

Jason Pomerantz, MD

Professor
Surgery

Jason Pomerantz, MD studies mesenchymal tissue regeneration.

Jennifer Puck, MD

Professor Emeritus
Pediatrics

Jennifer Puck, MD studies how lymphocytes differentiate from hematopoietic stem cells; she conducts basic research on the genetics of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and uses lentivirus based gene therapy to conduct clinical trials treating patients with X-linked SCID and Artemis deficient SCID.

Aleksandar Rajkovic, PhD, MD

Professor
Pathology

Aleksandar Rajkovic, PhD is the Chief Genomics Officer of UCSF Health. His research interests lie in basic and translational reproductive genomics, studying reproductive tract pathologies in the context of developmental biology.

Jeremy Reiter, MD, PhD

Professor and Chair
Biochemistry and Biophysics

Jeremy Reiter, MD, PhD focuses on identifying novel intercellular signals that direct the differentiation of embryonic stem cells along defined lineages.

Paolo Rinaudo, MD, PhD

Professor
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Paolo Rinaudo, MD is a clinical reproductive endocrinologist who studies the culture of mammalian embryos and the potential long-term health consequences due to culture.

Jeroen Roose

Professor
Anatomy

Jeroen Roose, PhD studies Ras signaling and its impact on lineage decisions in stem cells and progenitor cells.

Shuvo Roy, PhD

Professor
Bioengineering

Shuvo Roy, PhD is a bioengineer focusing on device development to enhance cell therapies for organ replacement, including kidney and pancreas.

James Rubenstein, MD, PhD

Professor

James Rubenstein, MD, PhD is working to define the molecular features of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the central nervous system using microarray technology.

John Rubenstein, MD, PhD

Professor
Psychiatry

John Rubenstein, MD, PhD explores the origin of inhibitory interneurons in the brain and their possible utility in cell-based therapy for brain disorders such as epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease.

Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Pathology

Carolyn Sangokoya MD, PhD is a physician-scientist, RNA biologist, and liver pathologist studying RNA and metabolic networks driving cell fate, function, and plasticity. Her lab builds and uses molecular tools to evaluate, re-engineer, and re-wire cell fates for targeted plasticity and regenerative medicine.

Richard Schneider, PhD

Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery

Richard Schneider, PhD studies the development of neural crest, a mesenchymal cell population, and its role in patterning of the craniofacial organization.

Bjoern Schwer, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Neurological Surgery

Bjoern Schwer, MD, PhD is investigating molecular processes that affect genomic stability in developing and mature neural lineage cells, and the role of these processes in development, aging and cancers of the brain.

Licia Selleri, PhD, MD

Professor
Orofacial Sciences

Licia Selleri, MD, PhD studies the genetic and regulatory control of cranial and appendicular morphogenesis in embryonic development, evolution and disease using different model and non-model organisms.

Neil Pravin Shah, MD, PhD

Professor
Medicine

Neil Shah, MD, PhD is an expert in developing molecularly targeted therapies for chronic myeloid leukemia and other hematologic malignancies.

Kevin Shannon, MD

Professor
Pediatrics

Kevin Shannon, MD studies signaling mechanisms that regulate the growth and differentiation of normal and leukemic stem cells. He is particularly interested in the genetic and biochemical basis of inherited leukemia predispositions and the regulation of hematopoietic stem cell and progenitor cell growth by Ras signaling.

Yin Shen, PhD

Professor
Neurology

Yin Shen, PhD utilizes genomics tools to investigate the genetic and epigenetic contributions to gene regulation in development and diseases.

Dean Sheppard, MD

Professor

Dean Sheppard, MD, PhD studies the role of integrins and signaling mechanisms in cell and tissue interactions in the lung, specifically in lung injury and fibrosis.

Brian Shy, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Laboratory Medicine

Brian Shy, MD, PhD directs GMP manufacturing efforts for cell and gene therapies at UCSF. His lab employs genome and epigenome engineering tools to enhance the safety and potency of cellular therapies, improve manufacturing methods, and develop new treatments for cancer, inherited immune disorders, and infectious disease.

Julie Sneddon, PhD

Assistant Professor
Cell and Tissue Biology

Julie Sneddon, PhD studies pancreatic development and type I diabetes, employing the tools of stem cell biology, developmental biology, genomics and tissue engineering.

Matt Springer, PhD

Professor
Medicine

Matthew Springer, PhD studies cell and gene therapies for ischemic diseases to aid in tissue revascularization, preservation and potentially regeneration. He also researches vascular endothelial function and its response to diet and cigarette smoke exposure.

Deepak Srivastava, MD

Professor
Pediatrics

Our laboratory focuses on understanding the causes of heart disease and on using knowledge of cardiac developmental pathways to devise novel therapeutic approaches for human cardiac disorders. Specifically, we study the molecular events regulating early and late developmental decisions that instruct progenitor cells to adopt a cardiac cell fate and subsequently fashion a functioning heart. We focus on transcriptional and post-transcriptional steps, including those involving microRNAs.

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