Center News
New Preclinical Models Core Co-Director:
We are delighted to announce that Dr. John Chang will be joining our team as the new Preclinical Models Core Co-Director. Dr. Chang brings a wealth of experience and expertise in the field of immunology, making him an invaluable addition to our leadership team. Dr. Chang, a Professor of Medicine, is a physician-scientist with a research interest in mucosal immunology and host-microbial interactions in the intestine. He has extensive experience with murine models of enteritis and colitis, including toxin-induced, infectious, and immune cell transfer models. He will provide advice on animal models of luminal disease, thereby complementing the liver expertise of Dr. Kisseleva.
In this new role, Dr. Chang will be instrumental in guiding our strategic initiatives and advancing our goals. His vision and leadership will help us continue to excel in providing outstanding services to our community.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. John Chang as the new Preclinical Models Core Co-Director. We look forward to the positive impact he will undoubtedly have on our team and our mission.
New Preclinical Models Core Veterinary Pathologist:
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Kenneth Kim has joined our team as the Preclinical Models Core Pathologist. Dr. Kim is a board-certified pathologist and Director of the La Jolla Institute Histopathology Core. He has extensive post-graduate training in rodent pathology in addition to experience in diagnostic histopathology, clinical pathology, and immunodiagnostics. In addition to analysis, the Histopathology Core works closely with Microscopy and Histology to provide LJI users support with experimental planning, necropsy, fixation, enzyme immunohistochemistry, and immunofluorescence. Dr. Kim brings a wealth of expertise and experience in pathology, making him a valuable addition to our team.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Kenneth Kim to SDDRC. We look forward to the contributions he will make to our team and the advancements he will bring to our research initiatives.
New Human Translational Core Biostatistician:
We are excited to announce that Dr. Xinlian Zhang will be joining the Human Translational Core as the new Core Biostatistician. Dr. Zhang has extensive expertise and experience in the field of biostatistics, making her a vital addition to our research and analysis team. Dr. Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Biostatistics in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health at UCSD. She is well versed in the analysis of longitudinal data, and various types of next-generation sequencing data with a focus on metagenomic sequencing and single-cell RNA seq data. She will advise investigators on study design, power analysis, general data analysis strategies, and incorporating advanced machine learning techniques in the analytic pipeline.
Her skills in data analysis, statistical modeling, and research methodology will be invaluable in advancing our projects and enhancing the quality of our research outputs.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Zhang to SDDRC. We look forward to the contributions she will make to our team and the advancements she will bring to our research.
There will be standing Office Hour over Zoom every Tuesday from 11:00 am-12:00 pm. Dr. Zhang welcomes emails requesting one-on-one Zoom meetings.
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2023 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers
Clarivate provides analytics in scientific research and identifies researchers “who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.” Clarivate listed 7,125 Highly Cited Researcher designations in 2023, who rank in the top 1 percent by citations for field and publication year in the Web of Science citation index. Clarivate’s rankings are considered to be the “who’s who” of science.
Please help us in congratulating the following Center members who were named in the prestigious 2023 Clarivate listing (in alphabetical order):
- David Brenner, MD
- Ronald Evans, PhD
- Jack Gilbert, PhD
- Christopher K. Glass, MD, PhD
- Randal Kaufman, PhD
- Rob Knight, PhD
- Rohit Loomba, MD
- William Sandborn, MD
- Bernd Schnabl, MD
- Claude Sirlin, MD
New Microbiomics and Functional Genomics Core Director
Please join us in congratulating David Pride, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pathology, Director of Microbiology, Director of Pandemic Applications Laboratory, and Director of IPATH Laboratory, who assumed the role of Core Director position.
