Our team includes clinicians, research staff, and analysts working together to advance translational pulmonary research at UCSF.
Faculty
Prescott G. Woodruff, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy
Dr. Woodruff’s research includes molecular subphenotypes of asthma and COPD, mechanisms of airway inflammation and remodeling, genomic approaches for blood-based diagnostics, and clinical trials in asthma and COPD.
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Phone: 415-514-2061
Fax: 415-502-7814
Email:
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Nirav Bhakta, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine
Dr. Bhakta is a pulmonary and critical care physician and researcher with training in asthma genomics and pulmonary and critical care medicine.
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Stephanie Christenson, MD, MAS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Dr. Christenson is an Associate Professor in the UCSF Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine and serves clinically on the Pulmonary Consult Service and in the Pulmonary Clinic.
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Anita Oh, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Dr. Oh is a pulmonary and critical care physician whose work includes respiratory research and collaborative clinical studies.
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Aaron Baugh, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Dr. Baugh is a pulmonary and critical care physician whose research focuses on improving asthma and COPD care and understanding how social disparities contribute to differences in lung function and clinical outcomes.
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Research & Operations
Christine Nguyen
Clinical Research Manager
Christine supports clinical research operations, study coordination, regulatory processes, and day-to-day project management across Woodruff Lab studies and collaborative research programs.
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Phone: 415-476-3824
Suifang Mao
Specialist
Suifang supports translational research on mucociliary dysfunction in pulmonary development and disease using molecular biology, human pulmonary cell cultures, and genetic mouse models.
Email: [email protected]
Srilaxmi Nerella
Specialist
Srilaxmi supports bioinformatics analysis, data-processing workflows, and research data management for lab projects.
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Michelle Yu
Research Data Analyst
Michelle supports research analytics, reporting, and data-quality workflows across lab studies.
Email: [email protected]
Annabelle Charbit
Lab Manager
Annabelle oversees laboratory operations, compliance, purchasing, and coordination to support the lab’s research activities.
Phone: 415-476-4176
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Last updated: July 2026