People
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Photo |
Who |
Research interests / what I do |
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Esteban G. Burchard, MD, MPH |
Complex gene-environment interactions in health, disease, and drug response; identifying risk factors for asthma in ethnically diverse populations, including social, environmental, and genetic factors that contribute to health disparities For a detailed profile, see Genetics and Asthma: A Former Harold Amos Scholar Researches the Impact of Ancestry on Disease and Health Disparities |
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Chih-Hao Chang (James), PhD, MPH Postdoctoral Scholar [email protected] |
Molecular and genetic epidemiology, next-generation sequencing analysis of complex traits, precision genomic medicine |
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Maria G. Contreras |
Asthma in admixed populations; drug response;gene-environment interactions, epigenetics, gene by gene interactions, and risk factors that may contribute to the disease |
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Jennifer R. Elhawary, MS Research Data Analyst III [email protected] |
Statistical analysis, genetic association studies in admixed populations, effects of genetic ancestry/ethnicity and health history on childhood asthma, epigenetics of asthma outcomes, management of study databases, collaboration agreements |
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Celeste Eng |
Management of the Asthma Collaboratory; data generation, sample management, high-throughput mutation detection, genotyping, and sequencing technologies, coordinate and support all study recruitment and other related aspects of the research studies |
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Donglei Hu, PhD |
Discovering genetic and epigenetic factors in development and treatment of asthma in different ethnic groups, statistical analysis |
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Scott Huntsman, MS |
Management of genetic data and programming, genome-wide SNP data, high-throughput sequencing, CNVs, methylation data |
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Jonathan Witonsky, MD, MAS |
Pediatric allergy and immunology, genetic and social factors in the development of asthma, asthma disparities, and pulmonary function reference equations in genetically admixed populations |
Former lab members
Assistant professors
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Who, Years mentored |
Now |
Main research |
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| Marquitta White (2019-2020) | Program Officer in the Division of Lung Disease at NHLBI | Asthma pharmacogenetics |
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Neeta Thakur (2011–2017) |
Assistant Professor, UCSF |
Defining mechanisms of social and environmental stressors in asthma, health disparities in asthma, pulmonary diseases, development of targeted interventions to address social determinants of asthma |
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Joshua Galanter (2007–2016) |
Senior Safety Scientist, Genentech |
Pulmonary diseases and clinical pharmacology, genetic and environmental determinants of asthma in minority populations |
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Dara Torgerson (2011–2013) |
Assistant Professor, McGill University |
Analytical strategies for identifying genetic contributions to complex disease in diverse populations, molecular evolution, statistical genetics, applied population genetics |
UCSF clinical research post-doctoral fellows
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Who, years mentored |
Now |
Main research |
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| Ty Elliot (2018-2019) | Physician, UCSF | Gene-environment interactions and epigenetic factors in the development of asthma, pulmonary function testing in admixed populations, and health disparities research |
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Harriet Corvol (2007–2008) |
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Pulmonology and Critical Care, Hôpital Trousseau, Paris, France |
asthma pharmacogenetics |
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Shannon Thyne (2002–2007) |
Professor, Pediatrics, UCSF |
clinical asthma research |
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Yuhjung J. Tsai (2005–2006) |
Physician, Johns Hopkins Medical Center |
genetics, admixture, and asthma |
UCSF PhD Post-doctoral Fellows
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Who, years mentored |
Now |
Main research |
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| Marquitta White (2014-2020) | Program Officer in the Division of Lung Disease at NHLBI | Asthma Pharmacogenetics |
| Kevin Keys (2016-2020) | Senior Scientist, Ambys Medicines | Ancestry and Gene Expressions |
| Angel Mak (2015-2021) | Senior Scientist, Bioinformatics, CytomX Therapeutics | Asthma Pharmacogenetics |
| Lesly Samedy Bates (2017-2020) | NIH/NICHD-Program officer and Children's National Hospital Clinical Pharmacist | Racial Differences in Drug Response |
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Maria Pino-Yanes (2012–2014) |
Assistant Professor, University of La Laguna, Tenerife |
Genetic basis of asthma and related phenotypes, admixture mapping, genome-wide association studies, identification of new genes associated with asthma and IgE levels in Latinos |
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Meghan McGarry (2012–2015) |
Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSF Pediatrics |
Clinical differences in drug response affecting asthma control and exacerbations among urban minority youths, health disparities in asthma, pediatric pulmonary diseases, drug response in cystic fibrosis patients |
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Nicolas E. Barcelo (2014) |
resident in psychiatry, UCLA |
Social stress, discrimination, violence, and asthma; obesity and inflammation; mental health; race disparities in health; humanities in medicine. |
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Melinda Aldrich (2007–2010) |
Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University |
genetic admixture and lung function in African Americans |
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Marc Via (2007–2010) |
Assistant Professor, University of Barcelona |
genetics, admixture, and asthma |
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Shweta Choudhry (2003–2009) |
Assistant Professor, UCSF |
genetics, admixture, and asthma |
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Clarence Gillett (2006–2008) |
Research Scientist, DOW Chemical |
genetics, admixture, and asthma |
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Hui Ju Tsai (2003–2006) |
Assistant Professor, |
genetics, admixture, and asthma |
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Natasha Coyle (2003–2004) |
Research Scientist, Applied Bio Systems |
genetics, admixture, and asthma |
Graduate students
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Who, years mentored |
Now |
Main research |
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Andreas Neophytou (2015–2017) |
Postdoctoral, fellow |
Environmental and genetic risk factors for common chronic diseases, effects of air pollution exposures on childhood asthma |
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Sonia Carlson (2015) |
Medical Resident, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
Social and environmental stress, biomarkers of inflammation, and asthma; health disparities in asthma |
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Melissa Spear (2012–2014) |
PhD Student, Biomedical Sciences |
Genetics of complex traits, genome-wide association studies, pharmacogenetics, statistical genetics, population genetics, admixture mapping |
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Smriti Singh (2014) |
Medical Student |
Socioeconomic, genetic, and environmental factors of health influencing asthma outcomes in minority populations; increasing access to healthcare for underrepresented populations in urban areas; health economics |
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Katherine Nishimura (2011–2014) |
Senior Biostatistician at Cancer Research and Biostatistics |
Environmental and genetic risk factors for common chronic diseases, effects of air pollution exposures on childhood asthma |
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Christopher Gignoux (2008–2013) |
Associate Professor, University of Colorado Denver |
population genetics |
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Katherine Drake (2006–2012) |
in industry |
genetics, admixture, and asthma |
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Max Seibold (2004–2008) |
Associate Professor, NJH |
genetics of lung disease |
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Anthony De Giacomo (2006–2008) |
Orthopedic Surgery, Boston University |
genetics, admixture, and asthma |
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Ronnie Sebro (2005–2008) |
Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania |
genetics, admixture, and asthma |
Undergraduate students
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Who, years mentored |
Now |
Main research |
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| Priscilla Zhang (2020-2022) | Clinical Research Coordinator, UCSF | Molecular and genetic epidemiology, genetic and epigenetic factors in the development of different forms of asthma, epigenetic effects on mother and infant from maternal stressors during pregnancy |
| Brian Plotkin (2018-2019) | Undergraduate, Case Western Reserve University | Asthma and viral-infections in admixed populations |
| Annie Li (2017-2019) | Undergraduate, University of Michigan | Asthma in admixed populations; drug response; gene-gene interactions, and genetic variant associations |
| Andy Zeiger (2016-2019) | Medical Student, Thomas Jefferson University | Gene-environment interactions, population genetics, health disparities in clinical research, genetic determinants of telomere length |
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Oona Risse-Adams (2016-2018) |
Undergraduate, UC Santa Cruz |
Asthma in admixed populations; drug response; gene-gene interactions, and genetic variant associations |
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Pagé Goddard (2015–2018) |
Graduate student, Stanford University |
Genetics of complex traits, asthma and drug response in admixed populations, differential gene expression and genetic variant associations |
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Elizabeth Castellanos (2010–2014) |
Medical Student, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine |
social and environmental determinants of asthma in minority youth, clinical recruitment |
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Natalie Battle (2004–2006) |
Physician, Washington University |
asthma pharmacogenetics |
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Vanessa Aguilera (2009) |
Director of Enterprise Operations, Semler Scientific, Inc |
genetics, admixture, and asthma |
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Mariam Naqvi (2004–2006) |
Ob-gyn Physician, Stanford University |
asthma pharmacogenetics |
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Keyan Salari (2003–2005) |
Urology Physician, Stanford |
genetics, admixture, and asthma |
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Stacy Ly (2001–2003) |
Physician, Davis, California |
genetics, admixture, and asthma |
Staff
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Who |
Now |
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Leandro Guerrero (2016) |
Hitachi Chemical Advanced Therapeutics Solutions, LLC |
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Joan Balayan (2012–2015) |
Pharmacy Student, UCSD |
| Lisa Caine, RT (2006–2015) | Respiratory Therapist, Study Coordinator, Kaiser |
| Sandra Salazar (2009-2022) | Grant Specialist, UCSF |
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