Research Summary
I am a physician-scientist with a PhD in Cancer Biology and subspecialty medical training in Endocrinology. I have established a broadly recognized international reputation for high-impact and cutting-edge research. My laboratory has a long-standing interest in understanding the role of hormonal signals on cancer. We aim to develop novel preventative and therapeutic approaches based on the insights gained from revealing the molecular mechanisms of these pathways.
Research Funding
August 1, 2015 - July 31, 2025 - UCSF Nutrition Obesity Research Center , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: P30DK098722
July 15, 2017 - May 31, 2022 - Integrated Systemic and Adipose Depot-Specific Regulation of Adipogenesis , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01DK114217
July 1, 1976 - June 30, 2021 - Training Program in Pediatric Endocrinology , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: T32DK007161
September 30, 2010 - June 30, 2015 - Using Components of the Circadian Clock to Regulate Stem Cell Fate Decisions , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: DP2OD006740
Education
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA B.A. 06/1993 Political Science
Stanford University, Stanford, CA M.D. 06/2001 Medicine
Stanford University, Stanford, CA Ph.D. 06/2001 Cancer Biology
Harvard University, Boston, MA 07/2004 Pediatric Residency
UCSF, San Francisco, CA 07/2006 Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship