Research Summary
I am Professor of Medicine and Dermatology emeritus on call back at UCSF and staff Endocrinologist at SFVAMC. I continue both my clinical activities and direct a well funded laboratory investigating hormonal regulation of fracture healing and vitamin D and calcium regulation of both skin cancer and wound response.
Research Funding
October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2026 - BCCMA: Foundational Research to Act Upon and Resist Conditions Unfavorable to bone (FRACTURECURB): Role of abaloparatide for fracture healing , PI . Sponsor: VA, Sponsor Award ID: 1I01 BX005854
July 15, 2021 - June 3, 2026 - Maladaptive Plasticity in Spinal Cord Injury: Cellular Mechanisms , PI of subcontract . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01NS122888
June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2026 - Biomechanical computed tomography facilitates the diagnosis of osteoporosis and fracture prediction in patients with high risk prostate cancer , PI . Sponsor: DOD, Sponsor Award ID: PC210172
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2021 - Vitamin D and Calcium signaling in epidermal stem cell maintenance, activation, and function , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: I01BX003814
Education
Harvard University, AB, 1961-1965
University of Pennsylvania, MD, 1965-1969
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Intern, Resident, 1970-1971
University of Pennsylvania, PhD, 1971-1974, Biochemistry