Zea Borok
Chair, Department of Medicine · University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
Credentials: · · · · ·
History
PresentDepartment of Medicine · University of California (San Diego) Medical Center
- 1984–1987
THE KINGS COLLEGE
- 1981–1984
THE KINGS COLLEGE
- 1980–1981
Research
TGF-beta-induced EMT: mechanisms and implications for fibrotic lung disease
Review · American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology · 2007 · 907 citations
American Journal Of Pathology · 2005 · Last of 7 authors · 805 citations
Epithelial origin of myofibroblasts during fibrosis in the lung
Review · Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society · 2006 · Last of 3 authors · 410 citations
70 papers
18 papers
- BW
10 papers · 4 as a fellow
10 papers
- JR
6 papers · 4 as a fellow
6 papers
5 papers
4 papers · 2 as a fellow
Grants
- 2017–2025
Beyond the Barrier: Alveolar Epithelial Cell Biology in Health and Disease
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R35
Contact PI · $6.8M · University of California, San Diego
- 2022–2024
Dissecting the Interoception Circuit That Controls Airway Constriction
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health · R01
PI · $1.2M · University of California, San Diego
- 2022
Novel Targeted Therapies for Pulmonary Fibrosis
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · P01
Project lead · $2.7M · Proteogenomics Research Instit/Sys/ Med
- 2016–2019
Role of Claudin 18 in Regulation of Lung Stem/Progenitor Cell Homeostasis
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $586.8K · University of Southern California