Bruce D. Blumberg MD
Clinical Genetics
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UCSF
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275 W MacArthur BlvdOakland, CA 94611
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Summary
- Dr. Bruce Blumberg, MD is a board certified medical geneticist in Oakland, California. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in California. He is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at UCSF.
Education & Training
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1982
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1977 - 1978
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1974 - 1976
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1974
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1975 - 2026
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Clinical Genetics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 28 citationsCannabidiol promotes adipogenesis of human and mouse mesenchymal stem cells via PPARγ by inducing lipogenesis but not lipolysis.Richard C Chang, Chloe S Thangavelu, Erika M Joloya, Angela Kuo, Zhuorui Li
Biochemical Pharmacology. 2022-03-01 - 59 citationsPFAS and Potential Adverse Effects on Bone and Adipose Tissue Through Interactions With PPARγ.Andrea B Kirk, Stephani Michelsen-Correa, Cliff Rosen, Clyde F. Martin, Bruce Blumberg
Endocrinology. 2021-12-01 - 44 citationsObesogens: How They Are Identified and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Their ActionNicole Mohajer, Chrislyn Y. Du, Christian Checkcinco, Bruce Blumberg
Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2021-11-25
Press Mentions
Could Chlorpyrifos Be Contributing to the Obesity Epidemic?October 15th, 2021- Study Finds Recently Banned, Common Insecticide Promotes Obesity Development, and Related IllnessesSeptember 2nd, 2021
Minireview: Endocrine Disruptors: Past Lessons and Future DirectionsJuly 19th, 2020
Grant Support
- Chromatin contacts are germline-transmissable vehicles underlying epigenetic transgenerational inheritanceUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE2013–2029
- Chromatin contacts are germline-transmissable vehicles underlying epigenetic transgenerational inheritanceUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE2013–2029
- Interactions between prenatal obesogen exposure and Total Western diet lead to a transgenerational thrifty phenotype: functional and epigenomic analysis of effects in fat and liverUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE2020–2026