About Our Research: Please visit our website at https://ingrahamlab.ucsf.edu for an overview of our current research efforts in the basic science of "Hormones and Nerves in Female Physiology," which aims to improve women's health.

About Me: Those who devote their lives to creative pursuits are often inspired by a singular event. Mine came from my great-grandfather, whose 1890 Bausch & Lomb microscope, abandoned in a closet after being shipped west from Worcester, Massachusetts, came into my possession when I was 10 years old. I picked it up and began exploring the biological world of Northern California, never to stop. However, sporadic events are insufficient to sustain a lifetime of curiosity and discovery. That support would come through the State of California via its amazing and accessible public education system, beginning at Revelle College at UCSD, and through the NIH, which has continuously supported my curiosity-based discovery research program for over 25 years. Unwavering support also comes from my family and mentors, who provide the personal strength and resiliency needed to overcome moments of disappointment, insecurity, and self-doubt. I thoroughly enjoy my life as a scientist and continue to be addicted to the rare experimental successes that are sprinkled among the many failures inherent in the scientific process.

About Mentoring: In partnership with San Francisco State University, I also direct the UCSF IRACDA Scholars Program, which aims to build our nation's biomedical workforce and faculty. Our efforts, along with generous funding from an NIGMS K12 grant and the UCSF School of Medicine, provide career development programming for a small cohort of postdoctoral fellows. Our local efforts today will make a national difference tomorrow.