Sirota Lab at UCSF @SirotaLab
Embracing a multitude of computational methods, biomedical data, & unique perspectives to advance precision medicine - & having a lot of fun in the process! sirotalab.ucsf.edu San Francisco, CA Joined September 2021-
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It is with a mix of emotions that I finally announce this work, my very last w/ @atulbutte. Atul believed in the power of open data and our ability to learn from the data we already have to improve healthcare now. This work is a tribute to this belief, made possible by his career
Tremendous thanks to Martin Papenberg, Cheng Wang, Maïgane Diop, Syed Hassan Bukhari, Boris Oskotsky, Brittany Davidson, Kim Chi Vo, Binya Liu, Juan C. Irwin, Alexis J. Combes, Brice Gaudilliere, Jingjing Li, David K. Stevenson, Gunnar W. Klau, Linda C. Giudice, and Marina Sirota
Our Anticlust article by Papenberg et al. is now published in Cell Reports Methods, cell.com/cell-reports-m…, and featured on their cover, cell.com/cell-reports-m… 🎉 @UCSF_BCHSI @HHU_de @UCJointCPH @StanfordMed
Today, tech & health communities remember life of @atulbutte & celebrate @UCSF_BCHSI 10 years. Colleagues revealed a single person & approach - optimism-generosity-expertise - can shape the future of an industry. His protege @msirota84 of his words to her: Take it, run with it!
Train UCSF-GPT at Cost of a Costco membership... Rohit Vashisht @UCSF_BCHSI
Scientists at Gladstone and @UCSF have identified a combination of two anticancer drugs that the researchers suggest may reverse the changes that occur in the brain during Alzheimer’s disease, potentially slowing or even reversing its symptoms. bit.ly/3Jhfgbi
Using big data to tackle endometriosis! Umair Khan from our lab combined AI and large-scale health records to uncover new insights into a disease that affects millions, out in Cell Reports Medicine today. @SirotaLab @UCSF_BCHSI @CellPressNews ucsf.edu/news/2025/07/4…
What does the next 10 years of @UCSF_BCHSI will look like? @vivicality
We are excited to introduce a dedicated Agent Track as part of the SEA-AD DREAM challenge! Informational webinar on Monday 8/11, 3pm PT synapse.org/Synapse:syn664… Join our worldwide challenge leveraging #snRNAseq data & cutting-edge #AI/#ML approaches. #Alheimers #neuropathology
Excited to announce the SEA-AD DREAM on @SynapseOrg! Join the global research community to tackle AD using single cell data and innovative AI/ML solutions. Let’s accelerate discovery together! synapse.org/Synapse:syn664… @AllenInstitute @DR_E_A_M @Sagebio @SirotaLab @UCSF_BCHSI
The SEA-AD DREAM Challenge is now live on @SynapseOrg🧠🧑💻 Join this worldwide challenge leveraging single-cell data and cutting-edge AI/ML approaches. P.S. An exciting announcement will be coming - stay tuned! #MachineLearning #Alzheimer #OpenScience synapse.org/Synapse:syn664…
The SEA-AD DREAM Challenge is now live on @SynapseOrg🧠🧑💻 Join this worldwide challenge leveraging single-cell data and cutting-edge AI/ML approaches. P.S. An exciting announcement will be coming - stay tuned! #MachineLearning #Alzheimer #OpenScience synapse.org/Synapse:syn664… https://t.co/UuAu8NHCbq
How can researchers identify effective drug combinations to treat Alzheimer's disease by targeting different brain cell types simultaneously?@CellCellPress @UCSF_BCHSI "Cell-type-directed network-correcting combination therapy for Alzheimer’s disease" • Alzheimer's disease…
FDA-approved cancer drugs reversed brain changes tied to Alzheimer’s and brought back memory. UCSF and @GladstoneInst researchers combined patient data with genetic analysis to fast-track a potential new treatment. tiny.ucsf.edu/579NOK
What an honor to be able to be able to share our work on KTVU this morning: ktvu.com/video/1678554 with my former graduate student Dr. Yaqiao Li! @UCSF_BCHSI @SirotaLab @GladstoneInst
The UCSF community mourns the passing of Atul Butte, MD, PhD, a bold thinker, inspiring mentor and founding director of the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute. tiny.ucsf.edu/tGz3QY
Now online! Cell-type-directed network-correcting combination therapy for Alzheimer’s disease dlvr.it/TM2Wj7
Do These Two Cancer Drugs Have What It Takes to Beat Alzheimer’s? @UCSF @SirotaLab @GladstoneInst Yadong Huang publish in @CellCellPress ! ucsf.edu/news/2025/07/4…
A new study has identified FDA-approved cancer drugs that reverse gene expression signatures associated with Alzheimer’s. gladstone.org/news/combinati…
.@msirota84 on how she and colleagues used the EHR, genetics data & @UCSF_BCHSI SPOKE knowledge graph to improve predictive power for #Alzheimer's among women, and detect links with #osteoporosis. For more research highlights, connect to CPH YouTube channel (link in bio)!
Today, 3/26 at 6-7pm. Join us online for this webinar! AI, Research, and Future Innovations for Endometriosis and Beyond in the Era of Precision Medicine
Today, 3/26 at 6-7pm. Join us online for this webinar! AI, Research, and Future Innovations for Endometriosis and Beyond in the Era of Precision Medicine

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30K Followers 4K Following Chief Data Scientist @UofCAHealth・Director, Bakar Computational Health Sci Institute @UCSF_BCHSI・Distinguished Prof @UCSF・Entrepreneur・He/him・Opinions ⇨ my own
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