Michael Jacob

Michael Jacob is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, affiliated with the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences. His research focuses on the neurometabolic and neurovascular mechanisms in schizophrenia, particularly through EEG-fMRI integration.

Education:

• BA in Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley (2004)
• PhD in Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Rochester (2011)
• MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine (2013)
• Residency in Psychiatry, UCSF (2017)
• Fellowship in Psychiatric Research/Neuroscience, UCSF Veterans Affairs Health Care System (2019-2020)

Research Interests:

• Neurometabolic coupling abnormalities in schizophrenia
• Heart-brain communication under stress in psychiatric disorders
• EEG-fMRI biomarker development for psychiatric symptoms
• Embodied cognition and neurobiological metaphors

Scientific Awards:

• Trainee Research Award Honorees (01/30/2017)

Publications Trends: His work spans schizophrenia pathophysiology (2023-2025), resting-state EEG-fMRI (2023), neurovascular mechanisms (2021-2023), and extends to interdisciplinary topics like culinary-based nutrition education (2016) and anxiolytic roles of endogenous tryptamines (2005).