Zachary Knight
Professor, Department of Physiology
Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
PhD, Chemistry & Chemical Biology, UCSF
BA, Chemistry, Princeton University
Zack's laboratory investigates the neurobiology of homeostasis, especially the neural mechanisms that govern hunger, thirst, and thermoregulation.
zachary.knight[at]ucsf.edu
Sophia Laskaris
Lab Manager
BS, Biological Sciences, University of Massachusetts Boston
sophia.laskaris[at]ucsf.edu
Brooke Jarvie
Postdoc
PhD, Neuroscience, University of Washington
BS, Biomedical Science, Colorado State University
NIH National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellow (2020–)
brooke.jarvie[at]ucsf.edu
Claire Gizowski
Postdoc
PhD, Neuroscience, McGill University
BS, Neuroscience, University of Alberta
Human Frontier Science Program Postdoctoral Fellow (2019–)
claire.gizowski[at]ucsf.edu
Shenliang Yu
Postdoc
PhD, Cell Biology, Yale University
BS, Biological Sciences, Fudan University
shenliang.yu[at]ucsf.edu
Aphroditi (Didi) Mamaligas
Postdoc
PhD, Case Western Reserve University, Neuroscience
BA, Case Western Reserve University, Psychology
BA, Case Western Reserve University, Chemistry
NIH National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellow (2020–)
aphroditi.mamaligas[at]ucsf.edu
Jonathan (JP) Riggle
Postdoc
PhD, Integrative Neuroscience, University of Chicago
BA, Neuroscience, University of Virginia
jonathan.riggle[at]ucsf.edu
Tara Aitken
Graduate Student, UCSF Neuroscience Program
BS, Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles
NIH National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellow (2021–)
UCSF Discovery Fellow (2019–)
tara.aitken[at]ucsf.edu
James Grove
Graduate Student, UCSF Neuroscience Program
BA, Linguistics, University of Chicago
NIH National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellow (2020–)
james.grove[at]ucsf.edu
Truong Ly
Graduate Student, UCSF Neuroscience Program
BS, UCLA, Integrative Biology and Physiology
MS, UCLA, Integrative Biology and Physiology
NIH National Research Service Award Predoctoral Fellow (2023–)
truong.ly[at]ucsf.edu
Zhengya Liu
Graduate Student, UCSF Neuroscience Program
BS, Nanjing University, Biology
MS, McGill University, Neuroscience
zhengya.liu[at]ucsf.edu
Naz Dundar
Graduate Student, UCSF Neuroscience Program
BA, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley
BA, Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
naz.dundar[at]ucsf.edu
Anagh Sinha Ravi
Graduate Student, UCSF Neuroscience Program
BA, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley
NSF Graduate Research Fellow (2023–)
anagh.ravi[at]ucsf.edu
Jun (Joseph) Oh
Medical Student, UCSF School of Medicine
BA, Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley
junyeop.oh[at]ucsf.edu
Heeun Jang
Postdoctoral Fellow, joint with Garrison lab
PhD, Biological Sciences, Rockefeller University
BS, Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology
NIH National Research Service Award Postdoctoral Fellow (2019–)
heeun.jang[at]ucsf.edu
Ike Ogbonna
MSTP Candidate, UCSF School of Medicine
BA, Neuroscience and Behavior, Columbia University
ike.ogbonna[at]ucsf.edu
Jaewon Choi
Specialist
jaewon.choi[at]ucsf.edu
Rhea Nanavati
Specialist
rhea.nanavati[at]ucsf.edu
Grace Lee
Research Technician
BS, Neuroscience, Duke University
grace.lee5[at]ucsf.edu