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Samhita Jain

Assistant Adjunct Professor · University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine

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History

University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
Present

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2016–2019
Doctor of Medicine
2010–2014

Research

Human microglia states are conserved across experimental models and regulate neural stem cell responses in chimeric organoids
Cell stem cell · 2021 · 176 citations
Estrogen Treatment Reverses Prematurity-Induced Disruption in Cortical Interneuron Population
Journal of Neuroscience · 2018 · 38 citations
Microglia regulate GABAergic neurogenesis in prenatal human brain through IGF1
Nature · 2025 · Co-first of 13 authors · 29 citations

Xianhua Piao
6 papers
Elizabeth Rogers
3 papers
Eric Huang
2 papers
Jennifer Choi
2 papers
Larry Rand
2 papers
MP
Mercedes Paredes
2 papers
CB
Carlos Botas
1 paper
David Shin
1 paper
DS
Dongli Song
1 paper
Elizabeth Crouch
1 paper
Emily von Scheven
1 paper
GK
George Kleinman
1 paper

Grants

Role of Microglia in Cortical Interneuron Development in Genetic and Environmental Disruptions Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · K99
Contact PI · $205.2K · University of California, San Francisco
2026–2028