Patricia Calarco, PhD
Professor Emerita
Anatomy
School of Medicine

Calarco earned her PhD degree in cell biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is currently professor and dean of the Graduate Division at UCSF. Her research is in early mammalian and stem cell development.

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She has significant experience on editorial boards, study sections for the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy and National Institutes of Health (NIH), and as chair of a Fulbright Committee. Honors include the UCSF Chancellor's Award for Public Service, NIH Career Development Award, fellow of the AAAS, chair, Women in Cell Biology (American Society for Cell Biology), American Council on Education Fellow and president of the Microscopy Society of America.

Grants and Projects

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• Maximizing Opportunities for Research Excellence, NIH, 1998-2024
• UCSF IRACDA Scholars Program, NIH, 2007-2022
• Short Term Research Training for Minority Undergraduates, NIH, 1988-2009
• Iap Retrovirus in Early Mammalian Development, NIH, 1987-1990
• Expression &Function of an Embryo Surface Glycoprotein, NIH, 1985-1988

Publications (1)

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Cells, CulturedStaining and LabelingMice, Inbred ICRAnimalsMeiosisOocytesMice1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthineActin Cytoskeleton

• The role of microfilaments in early meiotic maturation of mouse oocytes.
  Microscopy and microanalysis : the official journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada 2005 Calarco PG