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Office
1500 Owens Street
San Francisco, CA 94158Phone+1 415-353-2069- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurology, 1994 - 1997
- Graduate HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1994
- University of PennsylvaniaPh.D., Neuroscience, 1986 - 1993
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1993
- University of PennsylvaniaB.A., Biology & Medieval Studies, Summa Cum Laude, 1982 - 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1995 - 2024
- PA State Medical License 1993 - 1994
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Glenn W. Johnson, Jr. Memorial Endowed Chair in Neurology 2012
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Winner of Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Award UCSF Postdoctoral Scholars Association, 2008
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Shh from mossy cells contributes to preventing NSC pool depletion after seizure-induced neurogenesis and in aging.Noguchi, H., Arela, J., Ngo, T., Cocas, L., Pleasure, S.> ;Elife. 2023 Dec 11
- Neuronal Activity Changes the Number of Neurons That Are Synaptically Connected to OPCs.Daniela Moura, Alekhya Parvathaneni, Atehsa Sahagun, Hirofumi Noguchi, Jesse Garcia, Emma Brennan, Robert Brock, Iris Tilton, Lindsay Halladay, Samuel Pleasure, Laura ...> ;Eneuro. 2023 Oct 1
- 1 citationsDetection of High-Risk Paraneoplastic Antibodies against TRIM9 and TRIM67 Proteins.Christopher M Bartley, Thomas T Ngo, Le Duy Do, Anastasia Zekeridou, Ravi Dandekar, Sergio Muñiz-Castrillo, Bonny D Alvarenga, Kelsey C Zorn, Asritha Tubati, Anne-Laur...> ;Annals of Neurology. 2023 Dec 1
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Journal Articles
- Foxg1 Regulates the Postnatal Development of Cortical InterneuronsSamuel Pleasure, MD, Cerebral Cortex
- Dual origins of the mammalian accessory olfactory bulb revealed by a novel long distance migratory streamD Huilgol, S Udin, T Shimogori, B Saha, A Roy, R Hevner, G Meyer, T Ohshima, SJ Pleasure, Y Zhao, S Tole, Nature Neuroscience, 1/1/2013
- CoupTFI is required for retinoic acid mediated cortical development in Foxc1 mutant miceSJ Harrison-Uy, JA Siegenthaler, A Faedo, JL Rubenstein, SJ Pleasure, PLoS ONE, 1/1/2013
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Press Mentions
- Experts Claim Rogue Antibodies Might Have Led to Delusions and Paranoia Among Two Teens During COVID19 InfectionOctober 30th, 2021
- Mild Covid Triggers Sudden Paranoia, Delusions in 3 US TeenagersOctober 28th, 2021
Grant Support
- Defective Forebrain Development In Mutant MiceNational Institute On Drug Abuse2006–2012
- Exploiting The Hair-Brain Connection To Treat Perinatal Brain DiseaseNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2011
- SDF1/CXCR4 Signaling And Tangential Neuronal Migration In The Developing CortexNational Institute Of Mental Health2007–2011
- WNT Signaling In Hippocampal And Neocortical DevelopmentNational Institute Of Mental Health2005–2009
- Defective Forebrain Development In Mutant MiceNational Institute On Drug Abuse2008
- Forced Differentiation Of CNS Neural Precursors In Vitro And In VivoNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2007–2008
- WNT Signaling In Hippocampal &Neocortical DevelopmentNational Institute Of Mental Health2003–2007
- Defective Forebrain Development In Mutant MiceNational Institute On Drug Abuse2005
- Regulation Of Hippocampal Development By WNT SignalingNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2003–2004
- Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus Injury In Neonatal BacterialNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2002
- Molecular Control Of Cell Fate In The Dentate GyrusNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2000–2002
Hospital Affiliations
- UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma CenterSan Francisco, California
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