Jody Baron

Jody Baron, MD, PhD, is a Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), with a focus on understanding immune responses in viral hepatitis and related disorders. Her work spans immunology, hepatology, and molecular biology, integrating translational research to address hepatitis B virus (HBV) and immune signaling mechanisms.

• Key Research Areas: Hepatitis B immunology, TGF-β signaling, integrin-mediated immune regulation, liver immunopathogenesis, and molecular virology.
• Grants: NIH R01AI139762 (2018-2022), NIH R01DK103735 (Co-PI, 2016-2026), and prior NIH grants on HBV therapeutic targets and age-dependent immune responses.

Publications Trends: Her recent work emphasizes structural biology (e.g., Cryo-EM studies on integrins), immune cell dynamics in viral hepatitis, and molecular mechanisms of cytokine signaling. Collaborations frequently involve UCSF colleagues in medicine, immunology, and virology.