Faculty

  • Tanja Kortemme, PhD

    My research seeks to invent approaches to engineer new biological functions at multiple scales, ranging from atomic details to macromolecular machines to cellular processes. By building new functions through a combination of computational design and experimental engineering, I also hope to learn…
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  • Nevan Krogan

    Nevan Krogan, PhD

    Director, Quantitative Biosciences Institute

    As director of the Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), I aim to create a framework that fosters open collaboration between scientists locally, domestically, and internationally, where each group brings something unique but highly complementary to the problem. At the onset of the current…
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  • Shuvo Roy, PhD

    Professor

    I am a bioengineer working on medical device development to address clinical needs by leveraging my background in MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) along with advances in biomaterials, electronics, and nanotechnology to advance health world-wide.
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  • Andrej Sali

    Andrej Sali, PhD

    Professor

    I am interested in the structure, function, and evolution of proteins and their assemblies.
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  • Nancy Sambol, PharmD

    Associate Professor

    I focus on the use of models to describe drug disposition and effect in patient populations, and the use of these models to make predictions to improve drug therapy.
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  • Rada Savic

    Rada Savic, PhD

    Professor

    As a faculty member in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, I investigate optimal drug discovery and development approaches using computational methods. I integrate data and knowledge to determine the optimal choices of precise and personalized treatments.
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  • Seth Shipman, PhD

    Associate Professor

    My lab develops molecular biotechnology to overcome technical hurdles that prevent us from effectively understanding and treating disease. We're particularly interested in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disease.
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  • Danielle Swaney

    Danielle Swaney, PhD

    Associate Professor

    My interest is in using proteomics approaches to advance our understanding of both basic and disease biology. Of particular interest to me is the study of protein-protein interactions/complexes and post-translational modification signaling in the context of infection and neurodegeneration. My lab…
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  • Francis Szoka

    Francis Szoka, PhD

    Director of Faculty En­gage­ment and Awards

    I work with the dean as well as the vice dean of academic affairs to develop new avenues for incentivizing faculty success and retention. During my research career, I applied biophysics, chemistry, and immunology to understand and devise better ways to deliver drugs, proteins, and nucleic acids to…
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  • Catera Wilder, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    I am a biomedical engineer and systems biologist who combines my understanding of signaling system networks in innate immunity with my expertise in molecular biology and tissue remodeling to address pressing questions about immunity and immunopathogenesis.
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  • Liang Zhao

    Liang Zhao, PhD, MAS, MBA

    Professor

    Liang Zhao, PhD, MAS, MBA, is a professor in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences in the Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He previously served as director of the Division of Quantitative Methods and Modeling (DQMM) in the…
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