Laurie Kara
Grants Officer
Vice Chanc Research
Chancellor/EVC/FAS

Laurie joined UCSF in June 2015 as an Associate RSC in Research Management Services (RMS). Currently she is a Research Services Coordinator and Grants & Contracts Officer for RMS, serving the Department of Medicine. Laurie has a B.S. in Biology with emphasis on physiology and cell & molecular biology, and she has a diverse background in research and administration.

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Prior to UCSF, Laurie spent nine years performing research in the academic, non-profit and commercial sectors of science and biotech. She has worked within the fields of cancer, neurobiology, drug discovery, device development and as a bonus, marine biology and ecology in the SF Bay.

Education & Training

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• Certificate Project Managment Fundamentals Stanford Center for Professional Development 2013
• Bachelor of Science Biology Florida Atlantic University 2005

Publications (2)

Top publication keywords:
HypoxiaMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktReceptors, Purinergic P1Purinergic P1 Receptor AntagonistsMicrodialysisAdenosineXanthinesHypoxia, BrainPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesTurtlesMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesAminophyllineReactive Oxygen Species

• Adenosine modulates ERK1/2, PI3K/Akt, and p38MAPK activation in the brain of the anoxia-tolerant turtle Trachemys scripta.
  Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 2008 Milton SL, Dirk LJ, Kara LF, Prentice HM
• Suppression of reactive oxygen species production enhances neuronal survival in vitro and in vivo in the anoxia-tolerant turtle Trachemys scripta.
  Journal of neurochemistry 2007 Milton SL, Nayak G, Kesaraju S, Kara L, Prentice HM