Joel Ernst, MD
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

joel.ernst@ucsf.edu

The goal of my research is to provide the mechanistic basis for development of effective vaccines against tuberculosis.

Awards

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  • McFadden Memorial Lecturer, University of Nebraska, 2016
  • Dean's Honors Lecturer, New York University School of Medicine, 2015
  • Honorary Doctorate (M.D., honoris causa), Linköping University, Sweden, 2013
  • Elected Fellow, American Academy of Microbiologists, 2010
  • Thaler Lecturer, Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation, 2009
  • Elected Member, Association of American Physicians, 2009
  • Kirby Lecturer, University of Washington, 2009

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2018
  • Leukocyte cell biology University of California, San Francisco 06/1986
  • Hematology and Oncology University of California, San Francisco 06/1984
  • Infectious Diseases University of California, San Francisco 06/1982
  • Internal Medicine University of California, San Francisco 06/1981
  • M.D. Medicine University of Nebraska 05/1978

Grants and Projects

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Publications (137)

Top publication keywords:
Interferon Type ILatent TuberculosisAcyltransferasesImmune EvasionTuberculosis VaccinesBacterial ProteinsMycobacterium tuberculosisCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesDendritic CellsTuberculosis, PulmonaryInterferon-gammaMacrophagesTuberculosisAntigens, BacterialEpitopes, T-Lymphocyte

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