David H. Rowitch, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, UCSF

rowitchd@peds.ucsf.edu

Phone: (415) 476-7242 (voice)
Box 0734, UCSF
San Francisco, CA 94143-0734

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Education

University of California, San Diego, B.A., 1982, Biochem/Cell Biology
University of Cambridge, U.K, M.Phil, 1985, Biochemistry
University of Cambridge, U.K., Ph.D., 1988, Biochemistry
University of California, Los Angeles, M.D., 1989, Medicine

Professional Experience

• 1989-1992
  Internship and Residency, Dept. of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA,
• 1992-1995
  Fellow in Newborn Medicine, Joint Program in Neonatology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
• 1993-1998
  Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the laboratory of Professor Andrew P. McMahon, Ph.D., Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
• 1996-1999
  Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• 1999-2004
  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• 2004-present
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
• 2006-present
  Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco

Honors & Awards

• 1982
  Magna Cum Laude and Departmental Honors with Distinction, University of California, San Diego
• 1985-1987
  Oliver Gaty Studentship in Biophysics, University of Cambridge, U.K.
• 1987-1989
  Medical Scientist Training Program, UCLA School of Medicine
• 1993-1996
  Postdoctoral Fellowship for Physicians, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• 1997-2000
  N.I.H. Clinical Investigator Award (Individual)
• 1998-2000
  Claudia Adams Barr Investigator, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• 1998-2000
  Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Award, March of Dimes Foundation
• 2000-2002
  Kimmel Scholar, Sidney Kimmel Foundation
• 2000-2005
  Harry Weaver Junior Faculty Award, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• 2002-2007
  James S. McDonnell Foundation Research Award

Selected Publications

1. Ameri K, Rajah AM, Nguyen V, Sanders TA, Jahangiri A, Delay M, Donne M, Choi HJ, Tormos KV, Yeghiazarians Y, Jeffrey SS, Rinaudo PF, Rowitch DH, Aghi M, Maltepe E. Nuclear Localization of the Mitochondrial Factor HIGD1A during Metabolic Stress. PLoS One. 2013; 8(4):e62758.
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2. Meijer DH, Kane MF, Mehta S, Liu H, Harrington E, Taylor CM, Stiles CD, Rowitch DH. Separated at birth? The functional and molecular divergence of OLIG1 and OLIG2. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2012 Nov; 13(12):819-31.
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3. Jablonska B, Scafidi J, Aguirre A, Vaccarino F, Nguyen V, Borok E, Horvath TL, Rowitch DH, Gallo V. Oligodendrocyte regeneration after neonatal hypoxia requires FoxO1-mediated p27(Kip1) expression. J Neurosci. 2012 Oct 17; 32(42):14775-93.
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4. Gupta N, Henry RG, Strober J, Kang SM, Lim DA, Bucci M, Caverzasi E, Gaetano L, Mandelli ML, Ryan T, Perry R, Farrell J, Jeremy RJ, Ulman M, Huhn SL, Barkovich AJ, Rowitch DH. Neural stem cell engraftment and myelination in the human brain. Sci Transl Med. 2012 Oct 10; 4(155):155ra137.
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5. Nobuta H, Ghiani CA, Paez PM, Spreuer V, Dong H, Korsak RA, Manukyan A, Li J, Vinters HV, Huang EJ, Rowitch DH, Sofroniew MV, Campagnoni AT, de Vellis J, Waschek JA. STAT3-Mediated astrogliosis protects myelin development in neonatal brain injury. Ann Neurol. 2012 Nov; 72(5):750-65.
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6. Huang X, Dubuc AM, Hashizume R, Berg J, He Y, Wang J, Chiang C, Cooper MK, Northcott PA, Taylor MD, Barnes MJ, Tihan T, Chen J, Hackett CS, Weiss WA, James CD, Rowitch DH, Shuman MA, Jan YN, Jan LY. Voltage-gated potassium channel EAG2 controls mitotic entry and tumor growth in medulloblastoma via regulating cell volume dynamics. Genes Dev. 2012 Aug 15; 26(16):1780-96.
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7. Fancy SP, Glasgow SM, Finley M, Rowitch DH, Deneen B. Evidence that nuclear factor IA inhibits repair after white matter injury. Ann Neurol. 2012 Aug; 72(2):224-33.
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8. Tsai HH, Li H, Fuentealba LC, Molofsky AV, Taveira-Marques R, Zhuang H, Tenney A, Murnen AT, Fancy SP, Merkle F, Kessaris N, Alvarez-Buylla A, Richardson WD, Rowitch DH. Regional astrocyte allocation regulates CNS synaptogenesis and repair. Science. 2012 Jul 20; 337(6092):358-62.
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9. Tien AC, Tsai HH, Molofsky AV, McMahon M, Foo LC, Kaul A, Dougherty JD, Heintz N, Gutmann DH, Barres BA, Rowitch DH. Regulated temporal-spatial astrocyte precursor cell proliferation involves BRAF signalling in mammalian spinal cord. Development. 2012 Jul; 139(14):2477-87.
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10. Huillard E, Hashizume R, Phillips JJ, Griveau A, Ihrie RA, Aoki Y, Nicolaides T, Perry A, Waldman T, McMahon M, Weiss WA, Petritsch C, James CD, Rowitch DH. Cooperative interactions of BRAFV600E kinase and CDKN2A locus deficiency in pediatric malignant astrocytoma as a basis for rational therapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 May 29; 109(22):8710-5.
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11. Kwan KY, Lam MM, Johnson MB, Dube U, Shim S, Rašin MR, Sousa AM, Fertuzinhos S, Chen JG, Arellano JI, Chan DW, Pletikos M, Vasung L, Rowitch DH, Huang EJ, Schwartz ML, Willemsen R, Oostra BA, Rakic P, Heffer M, Kostovic I, Judaš M, Sestan N. Species-dependent posttranscriptional regulation of NOS1 by FMRP in the developing cerebral cortex. Cell. 2012 May 11; 149(4):899-911.
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12. Yu J, Valerius MT, Duah M, Staser K, Hansard JK, Guo JJ, McMahon J, Vaughan J, Faria D, Georgas K, Rumballe B, Ren Q, Krautzberger AM, Junker JP, Thiagarajan RD, Machanick P, Gray PA, van Oudenaarden A, Rowitch DH, Stiles CD, Ma Q, Grimmond SM, Bailey TL, Little MH, McMahon AP. Identification of molecular compartments and genetic circuitry in the developing mammalian kidney. Development. 2012 May; 139(10):1863-73.
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13. Molofsky AV, Krencik R, Krenick R, Ullian EM, Ullian E, Tsai HH, Deneen B, Richardson WD, Barres BA, Rowitch DH. Astrocytes and disease: a neurodevelopmental perspective. Genes Dev. 2012 May 1; 26(9):891-907.
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14. Whitman LM, Blanc CA, Schaumburg CS, Rowitch DH, Lane TE. Olig1 function is required for remyelination potential of transplanted neural progenitor cells in a model of viral-induced demyelination. Exp Neurol. 2012 May; 235(1):380-7.
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15. Grammel D, Warmuth-Metz M, von Bueren AO, Kool M, Pietsch T, Kretzschmar HA, Rowitch DH, Rutkowski S, Pfister SM, Schüller U. Sonic hedgehog-associated medulloblastoma arising from the cochlear nuclei of the brainstem. Acta Neuropathol. 2012 Apr; 123(4):601-14.
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16. Phillips JJ, Huillard E, Robinson AE, Ward A, Lum DH, Polley MY, Rosen SD, Rowitch DH, Werb Z. Heparan sulfate sulfatase SULF2 regulates PDGFRa signaling and growth in human and mouse malignant glioma. J Clin Invest. 2012 Mar 1; 122(3):911-22.
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17. Chang Y, She ZG, Sakimura K, Roberts A, Kucharova K, Rowitch DH, Stallcup WB. Ablation of NG2 proteoglycan leads to deficits in brown fat function and to adult onset obesity. PLoS One. 2012; 7(1):e30637.
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18. Chong SY, Rosenberg SS, Fancy SP, Zhao C, Shen YA, Hahn AT, McGee AW, Xu X, Zheng B, Zhang LI, Rowitch DH, Franklin RJ, Lu QR, Chan JR. Neurite outgrowth inhibitor Nogo-A establishes spatial segregation and extent of oligodendrocyte myelination. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jan 24; 109(4):1299-304.
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19. Nicolaides TP, Li H, Solomon DA, Hariono S, Hashizume R, Barkovich K, Baker SJ, Paugh BS, Jones C, Forshew T, Hindley GF, Hodgson JG, Kim JS, Rowitch DH, Weiss WA, Waldman TA, James CD. Targeted therapy for BRAFV600E malignant astrocytoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2011 Dec 15; 17(24):7595-604.
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20. Heine VM, Griveau A, Chapin C, Ballard PL, Chen JK, Rowitch DH. A small-molecule smoothened agonist prevents glucocorticoid-induced neonatal cerebellar injury. Sci Transl Med. 2011 Oct 19; 3(105):105ra104.
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