Phillip Dumesic

Dr. Phillip Dumesic is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine and member of the Diabetes Center. His research focuses on genetic and biochemical mechanisms controlling energy metabolism in diseases like diabetes and obesity.

• MD and PhD in Medicine and Genetics (UCSF, 2016 and 2014)
• Postdoctoral training in Metabolism (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 2024) and Biochemistry (UCSF, 2017)

Research interests include translational regulation of metabolic genes (PGC1α, RBM43), adipocyte and muscle signaling, and RNA-mediated genome defense. Current projects investigate mRNA translation control in adipose inflammation (NIDDK 4R00DK125722) and privileged mRNA translation mechanisms (Larry L. Hillblom Foundation grant).

Prominent awards include the NIDDK Pathway to Independence Award, Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center Rising Star, and Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fellowship. His publications span Cell Biology, Metabolism, and Genetics domains, with recent work on thermogenesis, chromatin programming in PCOS, and evolutionary conservation of metabolic regulators.

Dr. Dumesic's laboratory develops innovative approaches to modulate cellular energy balance through genetic tools and biochemical analysis, with potential therapeutic applications for metabolic disorders. His collaborative network includes prominent researchers at UCSF and MIT.