Tushar Desai
Director of Graduate Studies, Stem Cell Biology PhD Program (2021 · Stanford Health Care
Credentials: · · · · ·
History
- Present
Stanford Health Care · Stanford University
- Present
- Present
- 1999–2002
Boston University Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship (2002) MA
- 1995–1998
1991–1995- 1991
Research
Reconstructing lineage hierarchies of the distal lung epithelium using single-cell RNA-seq
Nature · 2014 · 1,004 citations
Alveolar progenitor and stem cells in lung development, renewal and cancer
Nature · 2014 · First of 3 authors · Corresponding · 864 citations
An integrated cell atlas of the lung in health and disease
Nature Medicine · 2023 · 643 citations
4 papers · 3 as a fellow
- CK
4 papers
3 papers
3 papers · 3 as a resident
3 papers
3 papers
- ZS
3 papers
- AK
2 papers · 2 as a resident
Grants
- 2024–2028
Cellular and Molecular Mapping of Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $2M · Stanford University
- 2023–2027
Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Alveolar Repair
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $2.7M · Stanford University
- 2018–2023
Next-Generation Genomic Imaging Technology
National Cancer Institute · UH3
PI · $794.7K · Stanford University
- 2018–2023
Identifying Niche Factors Regulating Distinct Properties of AT2 Stem Cells
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $2.2M · Stanford University