Jayanta Debnath MD
Anatomic Pathology
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Pathology, UCSF School of Medicine
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513 Parnassus AveSan Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-514-3424
Fax+1 415-514-3165
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Education & Training
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1998 - 2000
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2005 - 2027
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Microautophagy: definition, classification, and the complexity of the underlying mechanisms.Yasuyoshi Sakai, Christian Behrends, Ana Maria Cuervo, Jayanta Debnath, Masanori Izumi
Autophagy. 2025-09-18 - Autophagy-targeted NBR1-p62/SQSTM1 complexes promote breast cancer metastasis by sequestering ITCH.Gourish Mondal, Hugo Gonzalez, Timothy Marsh, Andrew M Leidal, Ariadne Vlahakis
Nature Cell Biology. 2025-07-01 - 723 citationsAutophagy and autophagy-related pathways in cancer.Jayanta Debnath, Noor Gammoh, Kevin M Ryan
Nature Reviews. Molecular Cell Biology. 2023-08-01
Press Mentions
Hutch Scientists Receive $25M to Solve Breast Cancer MetastasisJuly 27th, 2022- $3M Award Lays Foundation for New Scientific Collaborations at Parnassus Heights CampusJanuary 7th, 2021
The in Vivo ISGylome Links ISG15 to Metabolic Pathways and Autophagy Upon Listeria Monocytogenes InfectionNovember 26th, 2019
Grant Support
- Endolysosomal defects in secretory autophagy and microglial toxicity in FTDUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2017–2027
- Autophagy and Pro-metastatic DifferentiationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2009–2026
- Autophagy and Pro-metastatic DifferentiationUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2009–2026
- Autophagy Autophagy In Adhesion and MetastasisNCI2015–2020
- Autophagy as a Microenvironmental Regulator of Tumorigenesis and ResistanceNCI2014–2019
- Autophagy in Carcinoma Dissemination and AggressionSamuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation2013–2016
- Eliminating Late Recurrence to Eradicate Breast CancerDOD Breast Cancer Research Program Era of Hope Scholar2011–2016
Committees
- Chair, NIH Tumor Cell Biology Study Section 2013 - Present
Professional Memberships
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