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class="field-item even"><p>We study lipid functions in the brain, a lipid-rich organ that contains long-lived, morphologically intricate neurons enmeshed by glia. By harnessing聽<i>Drosophila聽</i>genetics<i>,聽</i>we ask how neurons and glia coordinately make and use lipids across development, aging, and disease. We are particularly excited to develop tools to more precisely track and manipulate the lipidome at subcellular resolution.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-contact-info field-type-text-long field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Contact Info<span class="colon">:</span> </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ddb7b2b5b3f3abbca8bab5b8b39da8beaebbf3b8b9a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5b31343335752d3a2e3c333e351b2e38283d753e3f2e">[email protected]</span></a><br /> 513 Parnassus Avenue, HSW, 1326, Box 0452<br /> San Francisco, California 94143<br /> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="column"> </div> </div></div> <div id="footer"> <div class="section"> <div class="footer-bottom"> <nav aria-label="Footer Navigation" class="footer--navigation"> <ul> <li><a href="https://anatomy.ucsf.edu/department-administration">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/accessibility-resources">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/website-privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://websites.ucsf.edu/website-terms-use">Terms of Use </a></li> <li><a href="https://websites.ucsf.edu/azlist">A-Z Website List</a></li> </ul> </nav> <div class="footer--copyright"> <p>© 2024 The Regents of the University of California</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript"> /*<![CDATA[*/ (function() { var sz = document.createElement('script'); sz.type = 'text/javascript'; sz.async = true; sz.src = '//siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_8343.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(sz, s); })(); /*]]>*/ </script> </body> </html>