Martin Valdearcos

I am Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco since 2018. My career goal is to become an established investigator in the emerging field of neuro-immune interactions underlying obesity, and in particular how immunological and metabolic responses affect homeostasis and disease pathogenesis. I have a particular interest in understanding how CNS myeloid cells sense metabolic factors and interact with hypothalamic neurons to control energy and glucose homeostasis. This highly interdisciplinary research will integrate several areas including hypothalamic neurophysiology, innate immunity and host-microbiota interactions.