Dean Sheppard, MD
Recall Faculty
Medicine
Address:
555 Mission Bay Blvd South, Rm 252R
UCSF Box 3118
San Francisco, CA 94158
United StatesPhone:
+1 415 514-4269
Email:
Research Interests:
Regulation of fibroblast diversity and cell-targeted therapeutics
Research Summary:
Dean Sheppard's laboratory studies how cells respond to and modify their surroundings using receptors called integrins. They have found important roles for integrins in lung and kidney fibrosis, septic shock, acute lung injury, asthma and stroke and are testing drugs targeting integrins in animal models and in people affected by these diseases.
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Faculty Type:
Core CVRI Faculty