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Nyasha Chagwedera, MD, PhD

Working Title

Assistant Professor

Preferred Pronouns
She/Her/Hers

  • MD, 2021 - MSTP, UCSF
  • PhD, 2018 - Biomedical Sciences and Immunology, UCSF
  • B.A., 2012 - Human Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Harvard College
  • - Adult Psychiatry Residency, UCSF

Metabolism
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Immunity
Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Mental Health
Climate Change
Immunity, Innate
Suicide
CD11 Antigens
Eating
Skull
Body Weight
Mice, Transgenic
Body Temperature Regulation
Diet And Depression
Cardiometabolic Psychiatry
Ultra-processed Foods

  • UCSF Psychiatry Research Chief Resident, 2024
  • NIMH Outstanding Resident Research Award, 2023
  • UCSF Interprofessional Continuous Improvement Team Awardee, 2023
  • Resident Medical Student Teaching Award, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF, 2022

July 1, 2024 - July 1, 2025 - unknown , Trainee . Sponsor: NHLBI R38 (R38HL167283) StARR Awardee, Sponsor Award ID: unknown
December 1, 2023 - December 1, 2024 - unknown , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Sponsor Award ID: unknown
December 1, 2017 - December 1, 2020 - unknown , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIDDK F31 (F31DK112669), Sponsor Award ID: unknown

Contact information

675 18th Street, #0100
San Francisco, CA 94107
United States