Feroz Papa

Feroz Papa, MD, PhD, is Professor of Medicine at UCSF School of Medicine, leading research on endoplasmic reticulum stress mechanisms in diabetes and fibrotic diseases. He directs the Papa Lab investigating unfolded protein response pathways.

Research focuses on:

• IRE1α signaling in pancreatic β-cell survival
• ER stress modulation for diabetes therapy
• Pulmonary fibrosis mechanisms
• Small molecule inhibitors of stress pathways

His NIH-funded work includes R01DK129935 and U01DK123609 grants developing therapies for type 1 diabetes. Recent publications explore IRE1α regulation in airway metaplasia (2025), BCL-2 modulation in pulmonary fibrosis (2024), and retinal degeneration mechanisms (2023).

Honors include Meyerhoff and NIH T32 fellowships. He mentors graduate students and serves on editorial boards of Molecular Metabolism and Cell Metabolism.