Morvarid Mehdizadeh

Staff Research Associate

 

Morvarid receiver her bachelor's degree in Public Health from UC Berkeley. She is interested in translational medicine and the development of immune-based therapies for the treatment of cancer and diabetes. Outside of the lab, she is a talented baker, enjoys dancing, watching movies, traveling, and planning adventurous activities. 

Publications: 

Targeting ABL-IRE1a Signaling Spares ER-Stressed Pancreatic ß Cells to Reverse Autoimmune Diabetes.

Cell metabolism

Morita S, Villalta SA, Feldman HC, Register AC, Rosenthal W, Hoffmann-Petersen IT, Mehdizadeh M, Ghosh R, Wang L, Colon-Negron K, Meza-Acevedo R, Backes BJ, Maly DJ, Bluestone JA, Papa FR

Targeting ABL-IRE1a Signaling Spares ER-Stressed Pancreatic ß Cells to Reverse Autoimmune Diabetes.

Cell metabolism

Morita S, Villalta SA, Feldman HC, Register AC, Rosenthal W, Hoffmann-Petersen IT, Mehdizadeh M, Ghosh R, Wang L, Colon-Negron K, Meza-Acevedo R, Backes BJ, Maly DJ, Bluestone JA, Papa FR

Roles of estrogen receptor-alpha in mediating life span: the hypothalamic deregulation hypothesis.

Physiological genomics

Gouw AM, Efe G, Barakat R, Preecha A, Mehdizadeh M, Garan SA, Brooks GA