@dangcait

@UCSF bms phd • @LoyolaChicago alum • she/her

 San Francisco, CA
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Joined June 2021
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“do you want to get coffee before lab meeting”
The PhD Place
@ThePhDPlace10 Jul 2024
Complete the sentence: In academia we don’t say ‘I love you’ we say ___________ and I think that’s beautiful.
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Ayush Midha@AyushDMidhaSep 3
Relatedly, new review! @TrendsBiochem It's often assumed that oxygen is required for eukaryotic metabolism, but early eukaryotes emerged when oxygen was scarce. Their descendants use a remarkable diversity of anaerobic electron acceptors. Read more here: cell.com/trends/biochemical-…

The diversity of terminal electron acceptors across eukaryotes

The flow of electrons is essential for life. To sustain metabolic flux, organisms efficiently transfer electrons to terminal electron acceptors, which range from inorganic nutrients to intracellula...

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Ayush Midha@AyushDMidhaSep 2
New preprint! biorxiv.org/content/10.64898… We uncovered surprising roles for a little-known metabolic pathway, branched-chain amino acid fermentation, with implications for hypoxia, mitochondrial dysfunction, alcohol toxicity, and fertility.

Branched-chain amino acid fermentation as an alternative mammalian electron sink

Hypoxia disrupts mitochondrial respiration and increases the NADH/NAD+ ratio, causing reductive stress. To maintain redox homeostasis, mammalian cells divert electrons toward fermentation. While...

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Isha Jain@ishahjainJul 17
Excited to share our new preprint identifying THAP12 as the first transcriptional regulator of mitochondrial ETC Complex I and expanding the diseases that may benefit from hypoxia therapy. Led by the amazing Brandon Desousa and coadvised by @KampmannLab biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
Arc Institute
@arcinstituteJul 17
Complex I is the largest complex of the electron transport chain and the entry point for electrons that power ATP production. New work from Core Investigator @ishahjain and team identifies THAP12 as a dedicated transcription factor controlling how much Complex I a cell builds.
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Some very beautiful work by my colleagues in the Jain lab!! Check it out ⬇️
Ayush Midha@AyushDMidhaFeb 10
I am excited to share our latest preprint, in which we demonstrate that systemic hypoxia suppresses solid tumor growth. This has been a tremendous collaborative effort in the labs of @IshaHJain and @Genophoria at @GladstoneInst, @ArcInstitute, and @UCSF. biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
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Science Magazine
@ScienceMagazine24 Nov 2025
"In the end, I have come to realize that being authentic at work is not a weakness, but rather a strength." #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/489m6bk
An illustration of a woman wearing an axolotl costume in front of an audience, with text: Embracing my silly side makes me a better scientist. I wish I’d done it sooner

ALT An illustration of a woman wearing an axolotl costume in front of an audience, with text: Embracing my silly side makes me a better scientist. I wish I’d done it sooner

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fric
@fricthefrog6 May 2025
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Inflammatory signals induce metabolic changes essential for differentiation and calcification of aortic valve cells that mimic the phenotype of diseased valves @taniasbr ahajrnls.org/4djnZ7P
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Congratulations to UCSF's Sophia Miliotis on taking home first place at the 2025 @UofCalifornia Grad Slam!
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.@NorthwesternU Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey (’22, ’23 P) has made a $10 million gift to create and enhance the Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative Engineering at Northwestern University, directed by Professor Guillermo Ameer. spr.ly/60132rAN3

Northwestern Launches Pioneering Medical Research Institute with Gift from Kimberly Querrey

Northwestern University Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey (’22, ’23 P) has made a $10 million gift to create and enhance the Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative Engineering at Northwestern Univers...

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Clara Peek@clara_peek25 Mar 2025
Excited to share our latest paper published in PNAS! We explored the role of BMAL1-HIF in metabolic adaptation to diet-induced obesity. A huge thank you to our collaborators and the talented DGP student, Claire Chaikin @shakinchaikin! Check it out here: pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pna…

Control of circadian muscle glucose metabolism through the BMAL1–HIF axis in obesity | PNAS

Disruptions of circadian rhythms are widespread in modern society and lead to accelerated and worsened symptoms of metabolic syndrome. In healthy m...

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Karen J. Ho, MD@karenholab22 Mar 2025
Congratulations on the Vascular Surgery Integrated Match and welcome to the newest members of our team! @NMsurgery @RylieOMeara @nidhikreddy #Match2025
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Taylor K. Brown@TBrown_VascEng17 Mar 2025
I'm grateful for the opportunity to publish my first-author manuscript in Tissue Engineering! Our models of peripheral vascular denervation can be used to study the relationship between innervation & artery health. Thankful to my co-authors and our PI @JiangLabNU for their work.
Tissue Engineering@TissueEngin14 Mar 2025
Check out this recently published article from @JiangLabNU @NorthwesternEng on mice models for peripheral denervation to enhance vascular regeneration! Read more here: doi.org/10.1089/ten.tec.2025…
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Had a wonderful time at the UCSF CVRI retreat at the Chaminade this weekend! 🤓❤️
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The PhD Place
@ThePhDPlace16 Mar 2025
When you were doing an undergrad, you wanted to do a masters. When you did a masters, you wanted to do a PhD. Now you’re doing a PhD, you want to be a cat.
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Circulation@CircAHA11 Mar 2025
Sex Differences in Peripheral Vascular Disease #AHAJournals ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/…

Sex Differences in Peripheral Vascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart...

Sex differences in the risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease have been well described; however, the bulk of the literature has focused on heart...

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UC San Francisco@UCSF10 Mar 2025
When women scientists connect and lead, the whole field moves forward. @UCSFPath's Carolyn Sangokoya saw a gap and built @MDPhDEquity to change that. Through mentorship and collaboration, she’s creating a stronger future for women in science. tiny.ucsf.edu/m4DOTy
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It’s a snow day for @UCSFGradDiv BMS & DSCB! – at Truckee, CA
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@WordsCocoon25 Feb 2025
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nature
@Nature13 Feb 2025
BREAKING: Scientists are bracing for major changes in the direction of US biomedical research as Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who has promoted vaccine misinformation and public-health conspiracies, gains control over a vast swathe of science policy. go.nature.com/4hYQF6P

Vaccine sceptic RFK Jr is now a powerful force in US science: what will he do?

Nature - Kennedy has expressed support for some fields, but has also declared he’d like a ‘break’ in infectious-disease research.

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We have failed as a society if we decide that silence is better than “getting too political” Speak up and speak LOUD. Demand justice
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The insane hypocrisy of preaching ‘protect the Constitution’ but then banning words in the NIH/NSF
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