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</div> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/news/department-surgery-staff-and-faculty-receive-2022-chancellor-awards-diversity" rel="bookmark"> <div class="ext__link field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item" target="_blank">Department of Surgery staff and faculty receive 2022 Chancellor Awards for Diversity</div> </a> </h2> <div class="field field--name-field-news-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">UCSF Department of Surgery</div> <div class="field field--name-field-date-published field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">October 27, 2022</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion UCSF and the Department and Surgery are committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care. Chancellor... </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="9931" class="node node--type-news node--view-mode-teaser has-image" data-drupal-changed="1688579291"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-photo-cta-image" aria-label="Image about Jason Pomerantz - 144"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/photo_cta/public/umbraco/media/1732767/jason-pomerantz-144.jpg.webp?itok=Naf7lXV1 238w, /sites/default/files/styles/photo_cta_2x/public/umbraco/media/1732767/jason-pomerantz-144.jpg.webp?itok=qZf5D4r7 476w" sizes="(min-width: 48rem) 14.875rem, 9.375rem" width="476" height="476" src="/sites/default/files/styles/photo_cta/public/umbraco/media/1732767/jason-pomerantz-144.jpg.webp?itok=Naf7lXV1" alt="Jason Pomerantz - 144" title="Jason Pomerantz - 144" /> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/news/jason-pomerantz-awarded-5-year-17m-nih-grant-investigate-muscle-stem-cells-therapeutic" rel="bookmark"> <div class="ext__link field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item" target="_blank">Jason Pomerantz Awarded 5-year $1.7M NIH Grant to Investigate Muscle Stem Cells for Therapeutic Potential</div> </a> </h2> <div class="field field--name-field-news-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Pomerantz Lab</div> <div class="field field--name-field-date-published field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">March 13, 2018</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Jason H. Pomerantz, M.D., associate professor of surgery and surgical director of the UCSF Craniofacial Center, has been awarded a 5-year $1.7M R01 grant from National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) to study muscle stem cells, a subpopulation of muscle progenitors that are... </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="9936" class="node node--type-news node--view-mode-teaser no-image" data-drupal-changed="1688579291"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/news/regenerating-small-human-muscles-holds-potential-dramatic-improvements-craniofacial" rel="bookmark"> <div class="ext__link field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item" target="_blank">Regenerating Small Human Muscles Holds Potential for Dramatic Improvements in Craniofacial Reconstruction</div> </a> </h2> <div class="field field--name-field-news-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Pomerantz Lab</div> <div class="field field--name-field-date-published field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">June 09, 2017</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> UCSF News reports on research in the UCSF Program in Craniofacial Biology u sing stem cells from patients with craniofacial deformities to better understand how these design flaws occur in fetal development. Among other research projects, the article reported on the work of Jason H. Pomerantz, M.D., Surgical... </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="9946" class="node node--type-news node--view-mode-teaser no-image" data-drupal-changed="1688579291"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/news/research-fellow-alvin-wong-awarded-grant-study-skeletal-muscle-regeneration" rel="bookmark"> <div class="ext__link field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item" target="_blank">Research Fellow Alvin Wong Awarded Grant to Study Skeletal Muscle Regeneration </div> </a> </h2> <div class="field field--name-field-news-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Pomerantz Lab</div> <div class="field field--name-field-date-published field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">December 22, 2016</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> Alvin Wong, M.D., a plastic surgery research fellow in the Pomerantz Lab, was awarded a grant by the Plastic Surgery Foundation (PSF) to study "skeletal muscle regeneration by human satellite cells following denervation". The award, funded by a National Endowment for Plastic Surgery Grant, was one of eleven... </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="9951" class="node node--type-news node--view-mode-teaser no-image" data-drupal-changed="1688579291"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/news/regenerating-muscle-stem-cells" rel="bookmark"> <div class="ext__link field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item" target="_blank">Regenerating Muscle from Stem Cells</div> </a> </h2> <div class="field field--name-field-news-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Pomerantz Lab</div> <div class="field field--name-field-date-published field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">November 01, 2016</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> UCSF News reports on research by Xiaoti Xu, M.D. and a team in the Pomerantz Lab showing that human muscle stem cells could be transplanted into a new environment and have the capacity to regenerate lost muscle tissue. Dr. Xu is a UCSF Plastic Surgery Resident and former research fellow in the lab. The image shows... </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="7341" class="node node--type-news node--view-mode-teaser no-image" data-drupal-changed="1720828079"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/news/human-gene-prevents-regeneration-zebrafish" rel="bookmark"> <div class="ext__link field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item" target="_blank">Human Gene Prevents Regeneration in Zebrafish</div> </a> </h2> <div class="field field--name-field-news-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">UCSF Pomerantz Lab</div> <div class="field field--name-field-date-published field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">November 18, 2015</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> UCSF News reports on new research of the Pomerantz Lab suggesting that future efforts to regrow or regenerate human tissue may require blocking the activity of a tumor-suppressor gene, ARF. The research involved adding the human ARF gene to a zebrafish, which prevented its normal ability to regenerate tissue, here... </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="7946" class="node node--type-news node--view-mode-teaser no-image" data-drupal-changed="1688579264"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/news/department-surgery-launches-new-website-pomerantz-lab" rel="bookmark"> <div class="ext__link field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item" target="_blank">Department of Surgery Launches New Website for Pomerantz Lab</div> </a> </h2> <div class="field field--name-field-news-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">UCSF Department of Surgery</div> <div class="field field--name-field-date-published field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">November 18, 2015</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> The Department of Surgery recently launched a new website for the Pomerantz Lab. The site showcases the laboratory's research focused on harnessing regeneration biology to drive clinical advances in reconstructive and craniofacial medicine. Led by Jason Pomerantz, MD , Associate Professor in the Division of... </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="9921" class="node node--type-news node--view-mode-teaser no-image" data-drupal-changed="1688579291"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/news/xiaoti-xu-among-finalists-inaugural-ucsf-science-contest" rel="bookmark"> <div class="ext__link field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item" target="_blank">Xiaoti Xu among Finalists at Inaugural UCSF Science Contest</div> </a> </h2> <div class="field field--name-field-news-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">UCSF Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery</div> <div class="field field--name-field-date-published field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">November 18, 2015</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> UCSF News reports on a new science image and video competition, the first of its kind at UCSF. An image submitted by Xiaoti Xu, M.D., UCSF Plastic Surgery Resident and alumni of the Pomerantz Lab, developed with the help of Hua Tian, Ph.D., a specialist in the lab, was among the top 15 finalists out of more than... </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="8731" class="node node--type-news node--view-mode-teaser has-image" data-drupal-changed="1719341692"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-photo-cta-image" aria-label="Image about Dr Jason Pomerantz 354x210"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/photo_cta/public/2024-06/dr-jason-pomerantz-md-354x210.webp?h=7f1b936f&itok=FYzqfa60 238w, /sites/default/files/styles/photo_cta_2x/public/2024-06/dr-jason-pomerantz-md-354x210.webp?h=7f1b936f&itok=QUTOLJXm 476w" sizes="(min-width: 48rem) 14.875rem, 9.375rem" width="476" height="476" src="/sites/default/files/styles/photo_cta/public/2024-06/dr-jason-pomerantz-md-354x210.webp?h=7f1b936f&itok=FYzqfa60" alt="Dr Jason Pomerantz 354x210" /> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/news/researchers-isolate-human-muscle-stem-cells" rel="bookmark"> <div class="ext__link field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item" target="_blank">Researchers Isolate Human Muscle Stem Cells</div> </a> </h2> <div class="field field--name-field-news-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">UCSF Pomerantz Lab</div> <div class="field field--name-field-date-published field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">September 25, 2015</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> UCSF News reports on the work of a research team, led by UCSF plastic and reconstructive surgeon Jason Pomerantz, MD, in which human muscle stem cells were successfully isolated with the potential to replicate and repair damaged muscles when grafted onto an injured site. UC San Francisco researchers have... </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="views-row"> <article data-history-node-id="8736" class="node node--type-news node--view-mode-teaser no-image" data-drupal-changed="1520963404"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="text-container"> <h2> <a href="/news/first-steps-unlocking-human-ability-regenerate-tissue" rel="bookmark"> <div class="ext__link field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item" target="_blank">First Steps in Unlocking Human Ability to Regenerate Tissue</div> </a> </h2> <div class="field field--name-field-news-source field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">UCSF Pomerantz Lab</div> <div class="field field--name-field-date-published field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item">August 06, 2010</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"> A research group at Stanford University, led by Helen M. Blau, Jason H. Pomerantz (pictured left), now an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCSF, and Kostandin V. Pajcini, has, as reported by the NY Times, "taken a possible first step toward unlocking the human... </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="footer"> <div class="footer__container"> <div class="footer__wrap"> <div class="footer__inner"> <div class="footer__first"> <figure class="footer__logo"> <a class="footer__logo-link" href="/" title="Home UCSF Department of Surgery"> <picture class="footer__logo-image"> <img class="footer-logo__img" src="/themes/custom/dos/dist/icon/svg/footer-logo.svg" alt="UCSF Footer Logo" width="160" height="79"> </picture> </a> </figure> </div> <div class="footer__second"> <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="Footer Menu" id="block-typefooterresearch" class="block block-menu navigation menu--type-footer--research menu--footer"> <h2 class="visually-hidden" id="block-typefooterresearch-menu">Type Footer - Research</h2> <ul region="footer" class="menu"> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="https://surgeryresidentportal.ucsf.edu/">Resident Portal</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="https://www.ucsfhealth.org/find-a-doctor" target="_blank">Find a Faculty Member</a> </li> <li class="menu-item"> <a href="https://clinicaltrials.ucsf.edu/" target="_blank">Clinical Trials</a> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="footer__social"> <span>Follow Us:</span> <ul region="footer" class="menu-social"> <li class="menu-item menu-item--twitter"> <a href="https://twitter.com/UCSFSurgery" target="_blank" class="twitter">Twitter</a> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item--instagram"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ucsf_surgery/?hl=en" target="_blank" class="instagram">Instagram</a> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item--linkedin"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ucsf-department-of-surgery-242831257/" target="_blank" class="linkedin">LinkedIn</a> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item--youtube"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCICCJchdaNcdDkzSJUktktw" target="_blank" class="youtube" title="YouTube - 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