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Victor Nizet

Vice Chair, Basic Research · University of California (San Diego) Medical Center

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History

Basic Research · University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
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University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
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Department of Pediatrics · University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
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Boston Children's Hospital
1922–1925
Pediatrics
University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
1919–1922
Stanford University
Vice Chair for Basic Research, Department of Pediatrics, UCSD School of Medicine
Reed College

Research

Succinate is an inflammatory signal that induces IL-1β through HIF-1α
Nature · 2013 · 3,499 citations
HIF-1alpha is essential for myeloid cell-mediated inflammation
Cell · 2003 · 1,709 citations
NF-kappaB links innate immunity to the hypoxic response through transcriptional regulation of HIF-1alpha
Nature · 2008 · 1,339 citations

George Sakoulas
62 papers
Richard Gallo
36 papers
Ajit Varki
30 papers
George Liu
26 papers · 8 as a fellow
Monika Kumaraswamy
17 papers · 6 as a fellow
Nina Haste
16 papers
Angela Meier
10 papers
Erlinda Ulloa
10 papers · 3 as a fellow
Laura Alexander
10 papers · 6 as a resident
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Vivekanand Datta
10 papers
Leo Lin
8 papers
Aaron Carlin
7 papers · 6 as a resident

Grants

Living Microrobot for Active Therapeutic Delivery to Treat Severe Pulmonary Infections
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · R01
PI · $720K · University of California, San Diego
2026–2031
Cathelicidin in Skin Immunity
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · R37
PI · $4.6M · University of California, San Diego
2002–2029
Biomimetic Macrophage Membrane-Coated Nanosponges: A Novel Therapeutic for Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Acinetobacter Baumannii Hospital-Associated Pneumonia
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $4M · University of California, San Diego
2023–2028
Identifying the Most Effective Adjuvant(s) for Leading Group A Streptococcal Vaccine Antigens in Preclinical Mouse and Nonhuman Primate Models
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · R01
Contact PI · $2.8M · University of California, San Diego
2023–2027