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Kyle Jones, DDS, PhD

Assistant Professor
Orofacial Sciences

Shereda Julian, BSBA

Finance Manager

David Julius, PhD

Chair and Professor
Physiology

Our group is interested in understanding how sensory systems enable us to perceive our world. In one aspect of our research, we exploit the power of natural products to elucidate molecular mechanisms of touch and pain sensation. For example, we have asked how capsaicin, the main pungent ingredient in "hot" chili peppers, elicits burning pain, and how menthol, the cooling agent in mint leaves, evokes an icy cool sensation.

Yvonne Kapila, DDS, PhD

Professor
Orofacial Sciences

Sakeen Kashem, MD, PhD

Postdoc
Dermatology

Michael Kattah, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Medicine

As an Assistant Professor in the Division of GI at UCSF, I am interested in the molecular underpinnings of intestinal inflammation and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). We employ a variety of tools to study intestinal epithelial cells and death signaling pathways in mouse models, patient-derived biopsies, and organoids.

Victoria Keeton, PhD, RN, PNP

Postdoc
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

My research and practice interests include maternal-child stress, social determinants of health, childhood obesity, school-based health, and nursing education. I am also interested in Latinx populations in the context of child and family health.

Mandana Khalili, MD

Professor
Medicine

POSITIONS:
Chief of Clinical Hepatology, San Francisco General Hospital
Director, Clinical and Translational Research in Hepatology, San Francisco General Hospital
Director, Investigator Development Unit, UCSF Research Coordinating Center to Reduce Disparities in Multiple Chronic Diseases (Health Equity Action Network)
Co-Director, UCSF Mentor Training Program
Co-Director, UCSF T32 Hepatology Training Program
Editorial board member, Hepatology Journal

Abdur Rahim Khan, PhD

Manager, Microbial Genomics and Culturing

Ophir Klein, PhD, MD

Professor
Orofacial Sciences

Ophir Klein is Professor of Orofacial Sciences and Pediatrics, the Larry L. Hillblom Distinguished Professor in Craniofacial Anomalies, and the Charles J. Epstein Professor of Human Genetics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He serves as Chief of the Division of Medical Genetics, Chair of the Division of Craniofacial Anomalies, Interim Director of the Institute for Human Genetics, and Director of the Program in Craniofacial Biology.

Arielle Klepper, MD, PhD

Clinical Fellow
Medicine

Andrew Ko, MD

Professor
Medicine

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