HeatherHartigPuaMD

Molecular Genetics, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Resident Physician, Pathology, UCSF School of Medicine

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Dr. Heather Pua, MD is a board certified pathologist in Nashville, Tennessee. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Tennessee and California. She is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center and is a Resident Physician at UCSF School of Medicine.

University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2009 - 2013
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Molecular Genetic Pathology, 2011 - 2012
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2009

PubMed

178 citations
Autophagy Regulates Endoplasmic Reticulum Homeostasis and Calcium Mobilization in T Lymphocytes
Wei Jia, Heather H. Pua, Qi-Jing Li, You-Wen He
Journal of Immunology. 2011-02-01
275 citations
The autophagy gene ATG5 plays an essential role in B lymphocyte development.
Brian C. Miller, Zijiang Zhao, Linda M. Stephenson, Ken Cadwell, Heather H. Pua
Autophagy. 2008-01-14
336 citations
Autophagy Is Essential for Mitochondrial Clearance in Mature T Lymphocytes
Heather H. Pua, Jian Guo, Masaaki Komatsu, You-Wen He
Journal of Immunology. 2009-04-01

Biologist Upasna Sharma Wins NIH Director's New Innovator AwardOctober 1st, 2019
Pua Lands NIH Director's New Innovator AwardOctober 1st, 2019
For the First Time, Professor Observes Crystallized Iron Product, Hemozoin, Made in MammalsOctober 1st, 2019
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