Skip to main navigation
  • University of California San Francisco
  • About UCSF
  • Search UCSF
  • UCSF Medical Center
Home
  • Ways to Donate
  • About Us
    • History
    • Why UCSF
    • News
    • Events
  • About Brain Tumors
    • A New Diagnosis
    • Tumor Types
    • Treatment
      • About Treatment
      • Surgery
      • Medication
      • Radiation
      • Experimental
    • Clinical Trials
      • About Clinical Trials
      • Search Clinical Trials
  • Your Team
    • All Physicians & Staff
    • Neurosurgeons
    • Neuro-oncologists
    • Neuropathologists
    • Neuropsychologists
    • Nurses
    • Radiation Oncologists
    • Researchers
  • Supportive Care
    • Support at the BTC
    • Survivorship Program
      • Survivorship Program Overview
      • Resource Library
      • Neurocognitive Care
      • Integrative Approaches
      • Exercise Program
      • Survivor Support Groups
      • Palliative Care
      • Survivor Peer Support
      • Patient Events
      • Nutrition Counseling
      • Psycho-Oncology
    • Caregiver Program
      • Caregiver Program Overview
      • Caregiver Resources
      • Caregiver Support Group
      • Caregiver Peer Support
      • Caregiver Events
      • Caregiver Consultations
    • Pediatric Support Services
  • Research
    • Research Areas
    • Labs
    • Grant Programs
  • Contact Us
    • How to Reach Our Clinics
    • Request An Appointment
    • About Your Visit
    • Refer a Patient
    • Physician-to-Physician Consult
Mobile Menu Open
Search
UCSF Brain Tumor Center Research Labs

Research Labs

Aside from the many clinical trials that are currently ongoing or being developed at UCSF, we are home to more 30 research laboratories, each focused on a unique aspect of brain tumor risk, biology, diagnosis, and treatment.

 

Manish Aghi, MD, PhD

Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, PhD

Cathryn Cadwell, MD, PhD

Soonmee Cha, MD

Joseph Costello, PhD

Aaron Diaz, PhD

Stephen Francis, PhD

Nalin Gupta, MD, PhD

Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD

Winson Ho, MD

Noriyuki Kasahara, MD, PhD

Yan Li, PhD

Daniel Lim, MD, PhD

S. John Liu, MD, PhD

Rongze "Olivia" Lu, PhD

Janine Lupo, PhD

Annette Molinaro, PhD

Sabine Mueller, MD, PhD

Tomasz Nowakowski, PhD

Hideho Okada, MD, PhD

Michael Oldham, PhD

Arie Perry, MD

Joanna Phillips, MD, PhD

Russell Pieper, PhD

David Raleigh, MD, PhD

Bjoern Schwer, MD, PhD

Harish Vasudevan, MD, PhD

Pavithra Viswanath, PhD

Daniel Vigneron, PhD

William Weiss, MD, PhD

Margaret Wrensch, PhD

Jacob Young, MD

 

Logo Footer
  • About Us
  • How to Help
  • News
  • Events
  • For Patients
  • For Physicians

ADULT CLINIC (415) 353-7500

PEDIATRIC CLINIC (877) 822-4453

MAPS & DIRECTIONS

© 2025 The Regents of the University of California | Credits

  • About Us
    • History
    • Why UCSF
    • News
    • Events
  • About Brain Tumors
    • A New Diagnosis
    • Tumor Types
    • Treatment
      • About Treatment
      • Surgery
      • Medication
      • Radiation
      • Experimental
    • Clinical Trials
      • About Clinical Trials
      • Search Clinical Trials
  • Your Team
    • All Physicians & Staff
    • Neurosurgeons
    • Neuro-oncologists
    • Neuropathologists
    • Neuropsychologists
    • Nurses
    • Radiation Oncologists
    • Researchers
  • Supportive Care
    • Support at the BTC
    • Survivorship Program
      • Survivorship Program Overview
      • Resource Library
      • Neurocognitive Care
      • Integrative Approaches
      • Exercise Program
      • Survivor Support Groups
      • Palliative Care
      • Survivor Peer Support
      • Patient Events
      • Nutrition Counseling
      • Psycho-Oncology
    • Caregiver Program
      • Caregiver Program Overview
      • Caregiver Resources
      • Caregiver Support Group
      • Caregiver Peer Support
      • Caregiver Events
      • Caregiver Consultations
    • Pediatric Support Services
  • Research
    • Research Areas
    • Labs
    • Grant Programs
  • Contact Us
    • How to Reach Our Clinics
    • Request An Appointment
    • About Your Visit
    • Refer a Patient
    • Physician-to-Physician Consult
  • Ways to Donate