Lab Members

Mark Looney, MD

Professor in Residence
Medicine
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Mark R. Looney, MD is a Professor of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine and Attending Physician on the Pulmonary Consult Service and the Intensive Care Units at UCSF. He received his undergraduate degree from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1994 and his medical degree from the University of Tennessee, Memphis in 1998. He then came to UCSF where he completed his residency in Internal Medicine, a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and research training in the Cardiovascular Research Institute.

Research Interests

My lab is broadly focused on innate immune biology in the lung. Thematic areas include neutrophil and platelet biology as applied to a variety of pulmonary disease states including acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation, and cystic fibrosis. A major interest is the application of multiphoton intravital lung microscopy as a discovery tool to aid in the study of lung biology, including novel studies on the role of the pulmonary circulation in platelet biogenesis and the hematopoietic potential of the lung. Our overall goal is to identify new mechanisms responsible for lung inflammation and injury and to develop novel therapies to combat lung disease.

Catharina Conrad

Catharina
Conrad
Postdoctoral Fellow

Melia Magnen, PhD

Specialist
Medicine
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Farshid Moussavi-Harami

Farshid
Moussavi-Harami
Clinical Fellow

Longhui Qiu

Longhui
Qiu
Associate Researcher

Sarah Seo

Sarah
Seo
SRA

Catherine Taylor

Catherine
Taylor
SRA

Dongliang Zhang

Dongliang
Zhang
Specialist

Alumni

Axelle Caudrillier

Axelle
Caudrillier, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar

Shiyu Chen

Shiyu
Chen
Visiting Scholar

Simon Cleary, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow
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Brian Gilliss, MD

ASST CLIN PROF-VOL
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Nicholas Kwaan, MD

Nicholas
Kwaan, MD
Clinical Fellow

Emma Lefrancais, PhD

Emma
Lefrancais, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar

Benat Mallavia-Onaindia, PhD

Access Extension
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John X. Nguyen

John X.
Nguyen
SRA

Guadalupe Ortiz-Muñoz

Guadalupe
Ortiz-Muñoz, PhD
Post-doctoral Scholar

David M. Sayah

David M.
Sayah, MD, PhD
Clinical Fellow

Jennifer Tian

Pre-HIRE-Bundle New Hire
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Colin Valet, PhD

POSTDOC-EMPLOYEE
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Michelle Yu, MD, PhD

HS Asst Clinical Professor
Medicine
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I am a Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician-Scientist. My clinical and research specialties are in Cystic Fibrosis lung infection and inflammation. I am the Principal Investigator of a basic science laboratory, and I serve as the Associate Program director of the UCSF Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center. I attend regularly in the ICUs at Parnassus and Mount Zion and am passionate about improving medical education particularly during COVID when our learners have faced unforeseen challenges.