People

Ahituv

Nadav Ahituv, PhD
Professor
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Research interests: Discovering gene regulatory elements in the human genome and linking mutations within them to specific phenotypes.

Outside the lab: Juggling, biking, indie movies and music, perfecting my homemade hummus and doing scientific outreach.
Chengyu Deng
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research interests: Functional characterization of regulatory elements involved in neural disease and discovering novel systems for precise gene regulation.

Outside the lab: I enjoy reading, watching sci-fi movies and eating hotpot
Coline Arnould
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research interests: Investigating the role of gene regulatory elements in neurodegenerative diseases.

Outside the lab: I love traveling, visiting the city and diving. I also really like food, reading Harry Potter (again) and cuddling my two cats.
Sarah Fong
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research interests: Leveraging the evolutionary history and genetics of gene regulatory elements to manipulate human gene expression.

Outside the lab: Running, seeing friends, wandering the Sierras.
Yelena Guttman
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research interests: Studying the variation in genes and regulatory elements involved in the metabolism of drugs and dietary compounds.

Outside the lab: I'm a social activist at heart, love spending time with my family and friends and never miss a chance to dance to the beat when music is playing.
Jessica West
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research interests: Understanding gene regulation and the impact of noncoding genetic variation in neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Outside the lab: Swimming, hiking, biking, or just enjoying the sunshine! I also love table tennis, cooking and baking.

Josei Sato
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research interests: Further development of adipose manipulation transplantation (AMT) therapy toward clinical application and comparative functional genomics using adipocytes.

Outside the lab: I enjoy exploring the good bakeries in SF. I also love listening to and performing Rakugo, a verbal comedy in Japan.

Kyomi Igarashi
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Research interests: The genetic basis of evolutionary change in pregnancy and development.

Outside the lab: Taking long walks, finding new cafes, crafting, and reading.

Vladyslav Barskyi
Junior Specialist
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Research interests: Characterizing gene regulatory elements and their utilization for gene therapy in haploinsufficient diseases.

Outside the lab: I love science fiction, walking and cycling in the city, and swimming.

Nick Page
Graduate Student
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Research interests: Functional genomics approaches to understand and rescue changes in gene regulation that underlie autism spectrum disorders.
 
Outside the lab: I love curling up with a good book or backpacking around California.

Ryder Easterlin
Graduate Student
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Research interests: Studying the role of non-coding variation in archaic and modern human evolution, specifically regarding phenotypic divergence between the lineages.
 
Outside the lab: Some of my favorite things to do outside of the lab are climbing, sailing on San Francisco Bay, and playing strategy board games and videogames. Always looking for new passions/hobbies as well!

Mai Nobuhara
Graduate Student
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Research interests: Studying the function of gene regulatory elements during cardiac development and applying the resulting knowledge to therapeutic development.
 
Outside the lab: I enjoy going to farmers’ markets to find seasonal ingredients and try new recipes. I also like to propagate plants in my room.

Orry Elor
Graduate Student
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Research interests: Developing tools to illuminate hidden genomic features to uncover novel mechanisms for improving human health for all.
 
Outside the lab: Training in the gentle art of Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling in the style of the Greeks and Romans, and working out to fuel my inner foodie.

Kelly An
Laboratory Manager
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Research interests: CRISPRa gene therapy to treat diseases such as obesity and diabetes.
 
Outside the lab: Hiking, eating, and trying new things!

Maggie Liang
Staff Research Associate
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Research interests: Studying the role of gene regulatory elements in metabolic processing and scoliosis.
 
Outside the lab: In my free time I enjoy listening to music while baking, seeking out the best coffee spots in the city, and stopping for four-legged friends along the way.

Staff

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Peter Lu
Administrative Analyst
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Former lab members

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Aki Ushiki
Postdoctoral Fellow
Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis
Candace Chan
Graduate Student
 
Dianne Laboy Cintron
Graduate Student
 
Xujia Zhou
Graduate Student
CERSI Fellow at UCSF
Liz Murray
Staff Research Associate
Research Associate II at Stealth Mode
Navneet Matharu
Associate Researcher
Cofounder/CSO at Regel Therapeutics 
Yarden Golan Maor
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research Associate at Cornell University
Hai Nguyen
Postdoctoral Fellow
Assistant Professor at UT Austin
Weiyu Li
Postdoctoral Fellow
Senior Scientist at Galapagos
JingJing Zhao
Postdoctoral Fellow
Senior Scientist at 10x Genomics
Jasmine Sims
Graduate Student
 
Ofer Yizhar Barnea
Postdoctoral Fellow
Manager of Functional Genomics at 64x Bio
Wei Gordon
Graduate Student
Assistant Professor of Biology at Menlo College
Racheal Bradley
Laboratory Manager
 
Rory Sheng
Staff Research Associate
 
Ilias Georgakopoulos Soares
Postdoctoral Fellow
Assistant Professor at Penn State
Gracie Gordon
Graduate Student
Computational Scientist at Genentech
Serena Tamura
Graduate Student
Scientist at 64x Bio
Lana Harshman
Graduate Student
 
Mike Guernsey
Postdoctoral Fellow
Assistant Professor at California State University Stanislaus
Xin Ruan
Staff Research Associate
 
Zizheng Li
Graduate Student
 
Ryan Ziffra
Graduate Student
Lead Scientist at Regel Therapeutics
Jamal Ghoumid
Visiting Scholar
 
Linbei Deng
Visiting Scholar
 
Fumitaka Inoue
Assistant Researcher
Associate Professor at Kyoto University
Anat Kreimer
Postdoctoral Fellow
Assistant Professor at Rutgers University
Walter Eckalbar
Assistant Professor
Assistant Adjunct Professor at UCSF
Ajuni Sohota
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Hardin
Aaron Hardin
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Clinical Genomics Bioinformatician at Guardant Health
Nadja Makki
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Assistant Professor at University of Florida
Hane Ryu
Graduate Student
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Product Manager Digital Health at Sema4
Yao Wang
Yao Wang
Graduate Student
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Graduate Student at Tsinghua University
Chenling
Chenling Xiong
Visiting Scholar
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Visiting Scholar at University of California, San Francisco
Booker
Betty Booker
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Applications Research Scientist, Research and Development at Advanced Cell Diagnostics
Murphy
Karl Murphy
Laboratory Manager
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Animal Care Facility Manager at San Francisco State University
Birnbaum
Ramon Birnbaum, PhD
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Junior faculty member at the Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Jones
Stacy Jones
Subject Recruiter
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Attending weddings in far off places.
Kim

Mee J. Kim, PhD
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Completed Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics graduate program

Associate Director, Clinical Science at Mirum Pharmaceuticals
Latif
Saziya Latif
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Senior Account Executive at HelloSign
Rizzatti Luison
Marcelo Rizzatti Luizon
Specialist
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Adjunct Professor at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Oksenberg

Nir Oksenberg
PhD student, Biomedical Sciences program (BMS)

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Senior Manager, Science Communications at Weber Shandwick
Smith
Robin P. Smith, PhD
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Product Director, Mars
VanderMeer
Julia VanderMeer, PhD
Completed PhD from UCSF Biomedical Sciences Program
Development Scientist at Invitae