Women Physician-Scientists at UCSF

Women Physician-Scientists Supergroup @UCSF est. 2020

[Women Physician-Scientists at UCSF @MDPhDEquity]

still *celebrating* all the women physician-scientists @UCSF and beyond who excel while elevating and lead in tough times, bridging science + medicine #SeeHER #BridgeHER #AdvanceHER and all boats rise🤩🥂🤺*thankful* for our colleagues @UCSF + 🌎🌍🌏 keep going!

[Gladstone Institutes @GladstoneInst]

Melanie Ott explains why curing HIV remains a crucial scientific challenge, and how scientists at Gladstone are working to find a cure.

@TheOttLab

[Gladstone Institutes @GladstoneInst]

Check out this video to hear from past PUMAS interns as they share their experiences and how the summer program impacted their lives and careers.

Applications are now open for the 2025 program.
https://t.co/7wFp8UUDF1

[Lea T. Grinberg, M.D, Ph.D @grinberg_t]

PLEASE HELP SHARING - LOOKING FOR POST-DOCS to study the basis of sleep and circadian dysfunction in Alzheimer's and related diseases. https://t.co/62FNcgmf1e @ISTAART @NSS_PIA @ResearchSleep @SleepPIA

[UC San Francisco @UCSF]

When women scientists connect and lead, the whole field moves forward. @UCSFPath's Carolyn Sangokoya saw a gap and built @MDPhDEquity to change that. Through mentorship and collaboration, she’s creating a stronger future for women in science. https://t.co/clxmuEq7D1

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

To mark #InternationalWomensDay, six award-winning female scientists told @Nature about the women who have inspired them by pushing innovative research and creating opportunities for others. https://t.co/i7hslfAj6J

[Women Physician-Scientists at UCSF @MDPhDEquity]

This #InternationalWomensDay absolutely inspired by our panel @UCSF as we continue holding the vision in academic science and medicine. we need all the ideas, science, and discoveries that come from trailblazing scientists +physician-scientists. #IWD2025 #StandUpForScience

[Women Physician-Scientists at UCSF @MDPhDEquity]

Celebrating #IWD2025 International Women's Day 2025 @UCSF this week with a fabulous group of panelists for Women in Science: Holding the Vision in Academic Science and Medicine March 7th 3pm PST https://t.co/7CwepZl9WN

[UCSF Surgery @UCSFSurgery]

‼️Today, we celebrate the Power, Resilience, and Brilliance of women everywhere. Your strength, creativity, and leadership shape the world. Keep inspiring. From @UCSFSurgery Keep breaking barriers. 💜✨ #InternationalWomensDay

[Women Physician-Scientists at UCSF @MDPhDEquity]

Celebrating #IWD2025 International Women's Day 2025 @UCSF this week with a fabulous group of panelists for Women in Science: Holding the Vision in Academic Science and Medicine March 7th 3pm PST https://t.co/7CwepZl9WN

[Gladstone Institutes @GladstoneInst]

🦋 You can now find Gladstone on Bluesky. 🦋

Give us a follow: https://t.co/ovEyvXnIjK

[Women Physician-Scientists at UCSF @MDPhDEquity]

congrats to WPSS members @lab_paredes and @ElizabetsCrouch for recent awards from @CIRMnews --https://t.co/T5NcFZIPPI

[Women Physician-Scientists at UCSF @MDPhDEquity]

congrats to WPSS members @lab_paredes and @ElizabetsCrouch for recent awards from @CIRMnews --https://t.co/84iWcjKvZ8

[Women Physician-Scientists at UCSF @MDPhDEquity]

new link - congrats @lab_paredes https://t.co/8GsiZhRs1N

[Women Physician-Scientists at UCSF @MDPhDEquity]

congrats to @UCSF's Mercedes Paredes @lab_paredes, awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. govt on outstanding early career scientists and engineers https://t.co/30TBXwXB14

[NIH @NIH]

Dr. Monica Bertagnolli has announced that she will step down as #NIH Director on 1/17/25. Read more in her statement: https://t.co/k8KQvkD57w

[Judith Ashouri @JudithAshouriMD]

Post 2: Spotlight on the Accompanying Commentary
Honored that our work was highlighted in a commentary in JCI!
📢 A New Twist on Superantigen-Activated Autoimmune Disease delves into our findings and the broader implications of endogenous retroviruses like MMTV in driving autoimmunity.

Raises fascinating questions about whether endogenous or exogenous MMTV is necessary to trigger inflammatory arthritis.

🌟 Thank you to the JCI team for this thoughtful perspective on our research!

📄 Read the commentary here: https://t.co/hTZVO3ECHr

I’m grateful for the opportunity to contribute to advancing our understanding of autoimmune disease mechanisms and look forward to the conversations this work will spark!

[Judith Ashouri @JudithAshouriMD]

Post 1: 🎉 Excited to share our publication in JCI! Our study dives into the development of pathogenic autoreactive CD4 T cells, with a focus on impaired TCR signaling in autoimmune arthritis. We uncovered how endogenous retroviruses (i.e., MMTV Sags) disrupt peripheral tolerance and promote the activation of autoreactive T cells in the SKG mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis.

This work wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible contributions of @em_immuno , @yimmieg , Art Weiss, and the Ashouri Lab members. I am deeply grateful for their expertise, collaboration, and dedication to uncovering the mechanisms driving autoimmune disease.

📄 Read the full article here: https://t.co/CESTGwpUGF

🧬 Highlights:

We identified a highly arthritogenic subset of naive CD4+ T cells expressing Sag-reactive TCR-Vβ chains.

Peripheral antigen encounters revealed impaired tolerogenic responses in SKG cells compared to WT cells.
Antiretroviral treatments targeting MMTV disrupted the progression of arthritis, providing potential therapeutic insights.
Check it out and let us know your thoughts!

[RNAHɛʟɨӼ🩺🔬 @RnaHelix]

Excited about the release of my lab's first paper🎉 https://t.co/r29tQ9FBJk many thx to @BWFUND @NICHD_NIH @UCSFPath @MDPhDEquity #UCSFWatsonScholar @UCSFMedicine @UCSFLiverCenter @UCSFstemcell for support in the first year of https://t.co/dBDF4xwEVu https://t.co/r29tQ9FBJk

[UCSF Health @UCSFHospitals]

Congratulations, Dr. Kornblith! 🎉

[UCSF Neurosurgery @NeurosurgUCSF]

Congratulations to @UCSF neuroscientist @crcadwell for being named a 2024 @sontagfdn Distinguished Scientist! 🎉🧠 This award supports her lab's work studying the brain circuits underlying cognitive impairment and epilepsy in diffuse glioma.
#studyBRAIN #CancerNeuroscience