I'm an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, where I attend in the intensive care units at UCSF and run a lab that studies how the immune system and epithelial cells of the airway and lung interact to orchestrate defense and homeostasis. Our overarching goal is to understand the central principles of immune activation in the airway; understand how those go awry in diseases like asthma, nasal polyps, or COPD; and generate new ideas for how we might therefore treat disease.
Pulmonary Critical Care Allergy and Sleep Medicine
Joseph graduated from University of Maryland in 2024 with a Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences. He is interested in molecular and organismal biology and hopes to continue his education in these areas. In the past, he has worked with the FDA CFSAN researching Cyclospora cayetanensis persistence in soil and produce. Outside of work he is passionate about plants and insects as well as hiking, reading and playing sports.
Maia graduated from UCLA in 2023 with a Bachelors of Science in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology with departmental honors and a minor in Spanish. She is interested in furthering her science education and continuing studying differing topics in molecular biology in the future. Maia is originally from Seattle and some hobbies of hers include camping, reading, baking, and crocheting.
I completed my Bachelors in Environmental Science from UC Berkeley, with a Senior Thesis on how environmental stresses like nitrate and low pH affect bacterial growth and community dynamics. I am interested in mainly things relating to Environmental Science and Biology, specifically how climate change might be affecting organisms physiologically, and what this means for predicting organismal tolerance to climate-influenced environmental changes in the future. Outside of work, I like to play the piano sometimes, or go sightseeing (specifically natural sites) and hiking.
