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The Ingraham lab grew big time in 2020. Top Row: Ms. Jennay Agiris (left) and Dr. Joni Nikkanen (midddle) joined in Spring (just before the Covid19 shutdown). Dr. Shermel Sherman (right) just arrived from Toledo Ohio in Sept 2020. Bottom Row: Ms. Adriana Padilla joined the lab in Sept 2020 as a second year graduate student in Neuroscience coming from Peurto Rico (left). Dr. Archana Venkataraman (middle) joined the lab mid-July 2020 after graduating from Emory U. Dr. Muriel Babey officially joined the lab in mid-July 2020 (right) after completing her residency in Adult Endocrinology. Wow - lots of new young energetic scientists. We welcome these new members and are eager to see what they discover. Click on their names to the right to learn more about the research interests and accomplishments of each of our lab members.

The Global Consortium for Reproductive Longevity and Equality (GCRLE) at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, made possible by the Bia-Echo Foundation, announces its inaugural recipients of its GCRLE Scholar Awards. The 22 recipients comprise a global group who share a vision of advancing research to better understand the underlying causes of female reproductive aging. Grantees were selected by a Scientific Advisory Council composed of leaders in the fields of Aging and Reproductive Biology. Grantees range from early career scientists to established scholars in the field.

Grants totaling $7.4 million will be awarded over 2 years, with flexibility in budgeting for maximum creativity and non-traditional support such as childcare. "We are thrilled to welcome these promising researchers as our very first grant recipients." says Jennifer Garrison, PhD, GCRLE Faculty Director and Assistant Professor at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. "The GCRLE unites two disciplines - reproductive science and geroscience - in an unprecedented way to investigate an area of biology that has tangible societal and clinical implications. Our goal is to foster truly bold, innovative scientists with the potential to transform the field. Beyond funding, we are building an infrastructure to grow a vibrant community and developing creative programs to break down gender barriers in scientific research careers. This is the beginning of something big!"

2020 Senior Scholar Award Recipients:

Holly Ingraham, Ph.D. 
University of California, San Francisco 
"Identifying Novel Drivers in Central Control of Female Reproduction"

Coleen Murphy, Ph.D. 
Princeton University 
"Defining a "Clock" for Female Reproductive Decline"

Mary Zelinski, Ph.D. 
Oregon Health & Science University 
"Interventions for Ovarian Aging"

Read more: GCRLE Awards

To learn about the projects in the Bayrer lab please visit: https://bayrerlab.ucsf.edu

Dr. Candice Herber proudly holds up the summary sheet of her recent K01 application to the National Institute of Aging. Her research efforts are aimed at finding new therapies for osteoporosis in both women and men - read recent news highlighting her work.

"Our gut talks and sometimes argues with our brain. Now we know how." Jenna Gallegos - June 22, 2017 Read the full article here!

Ingraham standing next to her AAA&S acceptance letter - one of only 10 that were displayed for the 2019 class that included M. Obama (Author and Influencer), M. Garland (Federal Judge), J. Fallows (Author), M. Bradford (Artist) and many more, including Prof. Alison Butler (UCSB) and fellow UCSD graduate student.

Diego Miranda, PhD followed his passion in hepatic biology and joined Gilead in 2018 to identify drug/therapies that might mitigate NAFLD or fatty liver disease. Mayra Pastore, PhD left the lab in 2019 and is now living her dream as an MSL (Medical Science Liaison) in the Bay Area working with BMS. 

This award is the highest honor given to a UCSF Faculty member by our Chancellor to celebrate the values and vision of Martin Luther King, Jr. My effort to increase the diversity of our nation's faculty as the Director of the NIGMS funded IRACDA program is my proudest lifetime accomplishement. Read the description and all award winners here.