
Francis Alenghat
Associate Professor of Medicine · University of Chicago Medical Center
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History
- 2011–2012
Harvard Medical Center
- 2008–2011
- 2001–2005
Research
Polycystins 1 and 2 mediate mechanosensation in the primary cilium of kidney cells
Nature Genetics · 2003 · 1,597 citations
Mechanotransduction: all signals point to cytoskeleton, matrix, and integrins
Review · Science s STKE · 2002 · First of 2 authors · 318 citations
Mechanical control of cyclic AMP signalling and gene transcription through integrins
Nature Cell Biology · 2000 · 196 citations

4 papers · 4 as a fellow

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Grants
- 2020–2022
Determinants of Regulatory Macrophage Function in Coronary Artery Disease
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R03
Contact PI · $162K · University of Chicago
- 2013–2018
Integrin-Triggered Signaling and Macrophage Mode Switching in Atherosclerosis
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · K08
Contact PI · $655.3K · University of Chicago



