Fellowship
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Research Training
The world-class biomedical research community at UC San Diego offers fellows a myriad of opportunities to become involved in scholarly work. Within the first year, fellows will determine an area of academic interest and identify a faculty mentor. By the completion of the first year, the foundation for the fellow’s scholarly project will have been established. The second and third years of post-doctoral training afford the fellow adequate time to make a significant contribution in their chosen area of interest. The scholarly work culminates with a written work-product and presentation to the Division of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, with the goal of producing peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national scientific meetings. Fellows also have the opportunity for mentorship and collaboration with other physician-scientists in the UC San Diego Department of Pediatrics and throughout the university.Our Researchers
Gabriel Haddad, MD, PhD
Dr. Haddad studies the role of ion channels in nerve cells in a low O2 environment. He is also interested in the genetics of susceptibility or tolerance to low or high O2 and the role of gene expression in excitable tissues. He also studies obstructive sleep apnea and the role of hypoxia and hypercapnia on growth and development.
» Visit the Haddad Lab
Kathryn Akong, MD, PhD
Dr. Akong completed fellowship training in June, 2011, and joined the faculty as Assistant Professor. She is the site PI at Rady Children's Hospital for the Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics Development Network . She collaborates closely with Dr. Victor Nizet (Pharmacology and Drug Discovery) to investigate novel modalities to treat patients with cystic fibrosis.
Kelan Tantisira, MD
Dr. Tantisira investigates asthma pharmacogenomics, microRNA, and epidemiology. He leads the division’s study of post-acute SARS-COV-2.
» Dr. Tantisira's publications on PubMed
Daniel Lesser, MD
Dr. Lesser is involved in clinical research investigating the role of sleep disordered breathing in metabolic disease.
Elizabeth Duong, MD
Dr. Duong uses single-cell analysis to study lung development.
» Dr. Duong's publications on PubMed
Julie Ryu, MD
Dr. Ryu studies innovative methodologies including remote monitoring of asthma management and bronchoscopy as a potential tool to diagnose asthma in children.
Rakesh Bhattacharjee, MD
Dr. Bhattacharjee leads clinical research in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea and other pediatric sleep disorders.
» Dr. Bhattacharjee's publications on PubMed
Xin Sun, PhD
Dr. Sun studies several aspects of molecular biology of the lung from investigating how the lung is a sensory organ through pulmonary neuroendocrine cells, mechanisms of lung maturation to genetics of modeling lung disease.
» Visit the Sun Lab
Patricia Lenhart Pendergrass, MD
Dr. Lenhart Pendergrass performs translational research in cystic fibrosis.
» Dr. Pendergrass's publications on PubMed
Jeremy Landeo-Gutierrez, MD
Dr. Landeo-Gutierrez investigates determinants of health in children with obstructive sleep apnea.