Research

Faculty Research

The division has a long history of basic and clinical investigation. Our current faculty research interests include neuro-endocrinology, stem cell biology, immunotherapeutics in autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes, skeletal health, pharmacogenomics, and the use of technology in the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Please refer to our Faculty page and  UCSF profiles for further information about our faculty members’ research interests.

Research Experiences for Fellows and Trainees

The nature of our training program allows our fellows have the time and flexibility to explore scholarly interests outside of their clinical training, which is central to the fellowship experience at UCSF.  Trainees can pursue formal training, develop skills, and conduct independent projects in the clinical and/or basic research sciences, quality and systems improvement, and/or education (see Scholarly Activity on the Program Description page).

In addition to the Pediatric Endocrinology faculty, the following faculty have mentored pediatric endocrine fellows in past years:

• Mark S. Anderson, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine, Director of the Diabetes Center
• James R. Bayrer, MD,PhD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology
• Atul Butte, MD, PhD Professor of Pediatrics, Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences
• Eda Cengiz, MD, MHS, FAAP Professor of Clinical Pediatrics 
• Diane Ehrensaft, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics
• Brian Feldman, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Pediatrics; co-Director of the Pediatric Endocrine 
• Michael S. German, MD Professor of Medicine, Diabetes Center
• Kathy Giacomini, PhD Professor of Bioengineering and Therapeutics, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology 
• Stephen E. Gitelman, MD Professor of Pediatrics; co-Director, Pediatric Endocrinology 
• Emily Goldberg, PhD Assistant Professor of Physiology
• Fernando Gonzalez, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology
• Edward Hsiao, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Medicine
• Holly Ingraham, PhD Professor of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
• Ophir Klein, MD, PhD Professor of Orofacial Sciences and Pediatrics
• Elaine Ku, MD Associate Professor, Divisions of Nephrology and Pediatric Nephrology
• Maya Lodish, MD Professor of Pediatrics, Division Chief, Pediatric Endocrinology 
• Robert H. Lustig, MD Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Emeritus
• Synthia H. Mellon, PhD Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
• Walter L. Miller, MD Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Emeritus
• Ari Molofsky, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology, and Immunology
• Megumi Okumura, MD  Associate Professor of Pediatrics
• Robert Rosenfield, MD Adjunct Professor 
• Stephen M. Rosenthal, MD  Professor of Pediatrics
• Anne Schafer, MD Associate Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
• Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics
• Julie Sneddon, PhD Assistant Professor, Diabetes Center, Anatomy
• Alejandro Sweet-Cordero, MD Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology
• Christian Vaisse, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine, Diabetes Center
• Jenise Wong, PhD, MD, MAS Associate Professor of Pediatrics 
• Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Allison Xu, PhD Professor of Anatomy, Diabetes Center

Clinical Research Opportunities for Patients and Families

Thank you to our patients and families interested in participating in clinical research studies!  The following are research opportunities currently recruiting participants.  Please reach out to the study contact if you have questions and/or are interested in participating.