See our current research projects See all research projects Center for Cerebrovascular Research Reduction of brain AVM severity through inhibition of pathogenic angiogenesis Center for Cerebrovascular Research Detection of somatic mutations in cerebral cavernous malformation patients using non-invasive cell-free DNA screening Center for Cerebrovascular Research Cellular loci involved in the pathogenesis of brain arteriovenous malformations Center for Cerebrovascular Research The impact of infection on post-stroke cognitive dysfunction Principal Investigators Helen Kim, PhD, MPH Professor Mervyn Maze, MB, CHB Professor Hua Su, MD Professor Emeritus Shantel Weinsheimer, PhD Assistant Adjunct Professor UCSF Collaborators Judith Hellman, MD Professor, Vice Chair of Research Jonathan Pan, PhD, MD Professor of Anesthesia Steven Hetts, MD Professor, Radiology Miles Conrad, MD, MPH Professor Clinical Radiology Daniel Cooke, MD Professor In Residence Zhonghui Guan, MD Professor of Anesthesia Nerissa Ko, MD, MAS Prof of Clinical Neurology Heather Fullerton, MD, MAS Professor, Division Chief Christine Fox, MD, MAS Professor of Clin Neurology Nalin Gupta, MD, PhD Professor In Residence Ethan Winkler, MD, PhD Asst Prof In Residence Chuck Mcculloch, PhD, MS, MA Professor, Head of Biostat. Rosemary Akhurst, PhD Professor In Residence Research staff Tania Davila Clinical Research Coordinator Jala Rice Staff Research Associate Jianqin Ye, MD, PhD Recall Specialist Zahra Shabani Nabikandi, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar Phillip Evans Administrative Analyst, Center for Cerebrovascular Research Lynn Ha Research Financial Admin Jeffrey Nelson, MS Specialist Visiting Scholars, Students, Trainees Kaitlyn Lee Medical Student Vinh Nguyen Medical Student Aman Syed Student Intern Joshua Shi, BA Staff Research Associate I Alumni Shweta ChawlaMedical Student Ronan EsperanzaAssistant Clinical Research Coordinator Nhu Huynh Clinical Research Coordinator Philippe JolivaltProgrammer Analyst Solomon KimVisiting Graduate Student Mustafa MohamedVisiting Scholar Calvin WangStaff Research Associate Join our team Interested in joining our team? Explore Opportunities Interested in collaborating? Do you have an interest in our research and would like to collaborate? If so we would love to hear from you. Get In Touch Support us Are you excited by the innovative work we’re doing on this project? Learn how your financial support can make the difference in our work. Learn About Donor Impact and Donate Our sponsorsThe Center for Cerebrovascular Research wishes to express its gratitude to the following organizations for their generous support. Patient Advocacy Groups
Center for Cerebrovascular Research Reduction of brain AVM severity through inhibition of pathogenic angiogenesis
Center for Cerebrovascular Research Detection of somatic mutations in cerebral cavernous malformation patients using non-invasive cell-free DNA screening
Center for Cerebrovascular Research Cellular loci involved in the pathogenesis of brain arteriovenous malformations
