Christine Hsieh, PhD, BS

Associate Professor

Dr. Hsieh is a cellular immunologist with goals of understanding mechanisms of neurodegeneration and autoimmunity. She uses state-of-the-art single cell transcriptomics, mouse genetics, flow cytometry, and histology to investigate innate immune responses in disease areas such as traumatic brain injury and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2010 - Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, University of California, San Francisco
Ph.D., 2006 - School of Medicine, Immunology Program, Stanford University
B.S., 1999 - Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
Honors and Awards
  • Innovation Award, Curia Global, 2022
  • Career Development Award-2, VA Biomedical Laboratory Research & Development, 2011-2015
  • NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 2007-2009
  • Travel Award, International Transplant Society, 2004
  • Travel Award, International Transplant Society, 2002
  • Katherine McCormick Travel Award, Stanford University, 2002
  • Katherine McCormick Travel Award, Stanford University, 2001
  • B.S. Magna Cum Laude Honors and College Honors, University of California, Los Angeles, 1999
  • Barry M. Goldwater National Scholarship Finalist, University of California, Los Angeles, 1997
  • Rosalind Ferrini Academic Award, University of California, Los Angeles, 1995
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