Matthew J Kan from Oakland, CA, age 40

Resumes

Allergy Immunology Fellow

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Location:

850 Minnesota St, San Francisco, CA 94107

Industry:

Research

Work:

Ucsf
Allergy Immunology Fellow
The Buck Scholars Association Inc Jun 2015 - Jun 2016
President
Duke University Aug 2008 - May 2016
Medical Scientist Training Program Student
The Buck Scholars Association Inc Aug 2008 - May 2016
Member, Board of Directors
Boston Children's Hospital Jun 2007 - May 2008
Research Assistant, Umetsu Laboratory

Education:

Duke University School of Medicine 2007 - 2016
Doctor of Medicine, Doctorates, Doctor of Philosophy, Immunology, Medicine, Philosophy Harvard University 2003 - 2007
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts, Biology Duke University
Doctor of Medicine, Doctorates, Doctor of Philosophy Monte Vista High School

Skills:

Research
Cell Biology
Immunology
Molecular Biology
Healthcare
Public Health
Pediatrics
Lifesciences

Interests:

Children
Education
Environment
Science and Technology
Health

Languages:

English
Spanish
Mandarin

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News

Once-mysterious 'Atacama Skeleton' illuminates genetics of bone disease

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Other authors of the study include, Matthew Kan and Shann-Ching Chen, of UCSF; Alexandra Sockell, Felice Bava, Xuhuai Ji, Ralph Lachman and Carlos Bustamante, of Stanford; Jian Li, Narges Asadi and Hugo Lam, of Roche Sequencing Solutions; Emery Smith of Ultra Intelligence Corporation; and Maria Avil
Date: Mar 22, 2018
Category: Health
Source: Google

Arginine May Be A Cause and Therapeutic Target for Alzheimer's Disease in Mice

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Its surprising, because [suppression of the immune system is] not what the field has been thinking is happening in Alzheimers disease, said the studys first author Matthew Kan in a news release. The general idea is that the brain releases molecules that boost the immune system, potentially lead
Date: Apr 17, 2015
Category: Health
Source: Google

Scientists have found a new possible cause for Alzheimer's disease

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Now, a team led by doctors Matthew Kan and Jennifer Lee at Duke University are questioning a long-held assumption about a cause of the disease, and this week they released a studyin the Journal of Neurosciencethat points toward a a possible alternative way of thinking about it and treating it. Rat
Date: Apr 17, 2015
Category: Health
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Scientists find a breakthrough in Alzheimer's

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regulates how much arginine can enter the brain, and the immune response that breaks down arginine would remain the same even if confronted with higher levels of the nutrient. Their study,which is published in the Journal of Neuroscience, was led by Matthew Kan, an MD/PhD student in Professor Colton's lab.
Date: Apr 15, 2015
Category: Health
Source: Google

Immune system link to Alzheimer`s disease: US study

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"All of this suggests to us that if you can block this local process of amino acid deprivation, then you can protect -- the mouse, at least -- from Alzheimers disease," said Matthew Kan, one of the researchers involved in the study.
Date: Apr 15, 2015
Category: Health
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New potential cause for Alzheimer's: Arginine deprivation

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In addition, the gradual onset of these symptoms in the CVN-AD mouse gave researchers a chance to study its brain over time and to focus on how the disease begins, said the study's first author Matthew Kan, an MD/PhD student in Colton's lab.
Date: Apr 14, 2015
Category: Health
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