Ari Molofsky, MD, PhD

Title(s)Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
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    UCSF2017ICIS Milstein Young Investigator Award
    UCSF2017AAI Young Investigator Travel Award
    UCSF2016  - 2019Larry L. Hillblom Foundation Young Investigator Award
    UCSF2009  - 2012Molecular Medicine Research Fellowship
    U. of Michigan2007MD graduate with research distinction
    U of Michigan2006Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society
    U. of Michigan2006Ward J. MacNeal Distinguished Dissertation
    U. of Michigan2004  - 2005Frederick G. Novy Fellowship
    U. of Texas1999Dean's Honored Graduate in Molecular Biology
    U. of Texas1995  - 1999National Merit Finalist Scholarship

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    Defining group 2 innate lymphoid cell lung niches
    NIH R01HL142701Sep 1, 2019 - Aug 31, 2023
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Defining group 2 innate lymphoid cell lung niches
    NIH R56HL142701Sep 15, 2018 - Aug 31, 2019
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Ghosts in the machine: Lymphocytes in the developing brain
    UCSF Quantitative Biosciences Institute Bold and Basic Research Grant Jul 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2018
    Role: Faculty Mentor
    Exploring innate lymphocytes at the brain-immune interface
    Program for Breakthrough Biomedical Research: New Frontier Research Jun 15, 2017 - Jun 14, 2018
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
    Adipose Tissue type 2 immunity in metabolic health and disease
    Larry L. Hillblom Foundation Startup Grant Aug 2, 2016 - Jul 21, 2019
    Role: Principal Investigator
    Regulation and function of allergic immune cells in visceral adipose tissue
    NIH K08DK101604May 1, 2014 - Feb 28, 2019
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Group 2 innate lymphoid cells constrain type 3/17 lymphocytes in shared stromal niches to restrict liver fibrosis. bioRxiv. 2023 Apr 28. Sbierski-Kind J, Cautivo KM, Wagner JC, Dahlgren MW, Nilsson J, Krasilnikov M, Mroz NM, Lizama CO, Gan AL, Matatia PR, Taruselli MT, Chang AA, Caryotakis S, O'Leary CE, Kotas M, Mattis AN, Peng T, Locksley RM, Molofsky AB. PMID: 37163060; PMCID: PMC10168323.
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    2. The ins and outs of innate and adaptive type 2 immunity. Immunity. 2023 Apr 11; 56(4):704-722. Molofsky AB, Locksley RM. PMID: 37044061; PMCID: PMC10120575.
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    3. Group 2 innate lymphoid cells promote inhibitory synapse development and social behavior. bioRxiv. 2023 Mar 17. Barron JJ, Mroz NM, Taloma SE, Dahlgren MW, Ortiz-Carpena J, Dorman LC, Vainchtein ID, Escoubas CC, Molofsky AB, Molofsky AV. PMID: 36993292; PMCID: PMC10055027.
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    4. Dysregulated lung stroma drives emphysema exacerbation by potentiating resident lymphocytes to suppress an epithelial stem cell reservoir. Immunity. 2023 03 14; 56(3):576-591.e10. Wang C, Hyams B, Allen NC, Cautivo K, Monahan K, Zhou M, Dahlgren MW, Lizama CO, Matthay M, Wolters P, Molofsky AB, Peng T. PMID: 36822205.
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    5. Circumvention of luteolysis reveals parturition pathways in mice dependent upon innate type 2 immunity. Immunity. 2023 03 14; 56(3):606-619.e7. Siewiera J, McIntyre TI, Cautivo KM, Mahiddine K, Rideaux D, Molofsky AB, Erlebacher A. PMID: 36750100; PMCID: PMC10023352.
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    6. Microglial pattern recognition via IL-33 promotes synaptic refinement in developing corticothalamic circuits in mice. J Exp Med. 2023 02 06; 220(2). Han RT, Vainchtein ID, Schlachetzki JCM, Cho FS, Dorman LC, Ahn E, Kim DK, Barron JJ, Nakao-Inoue H, Molofsky AB, Glass CK, Paz JT, Molofsky AV. PMID: 36520518; PMCID: PMC9757845.
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    7. Sentinel p16INK4a+ cells in the basement membrane form a reparative niche in the lung. Science. 2022 10 14; 378(6616):192-201. Reyes NS, Krasilnikov M, Allen NC, Lee JY, Hyams B, Zhou M, Ravishankar S, Cassandras M, Wang C, Khan I, Matatia P, Johmura Y, Molofsky A, Matthay M, Nakanishi M, Sheppard D, Campisi J, Peng T. PMID: 36227993.
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    8. Advancing Lung Immunology Research: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2022 07; 67(1):e1-18. Rahimi RA, Cho JL, Jakubzick CV, Khader SA, Lambrecht BN, Lloyd CM, Molofsky AB, Talbot S, Bonham CA, Drake WP, Sperling AI, Singer BD. PMID: 35776495; PMCID: PMC9273224.
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    9. Bile acid-sensitive tuft cells regulate biliary neutrophil influx. Sci Immunol. 2022 03 04; 7(69):eabj1080. O'Leary CE, Sbierski-Kind J, Kotas ME, Wagner JC, Liang HE, Schroeder AW, de Tenorio JC, von Moltke J, Ricardo-Gonzalez RR, Eckalbar WL, Molofsky AB, Schneider C, Locksley RM. PMID: 35245089; PMCID: PMC9166270.
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    10. ILC2s - development, divergence, dispersal. Curr Opin Immunol. 2022 04; 75:102168. Ricardo-Gonzalez RR, Molofsky AB, Locksley RM. PMID: 35176675; PMCID: PMC9131705.
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    11. Interferon gamma constrains type 2 lymphocyte niche boundaries during mixed inflammation. Immunity. 2022 02 08; 55(2):254-271.e7. Cautivo KM, Matatia PR, Lizama CO, Mroz NM, Dahlgren MW, Yu X, Sbierski-Kind J, Taruselli MT, Brooks JF, Wade-Vallance A, Caryotakis SE, Chang AA, Liang HE, Zikherman J, Locksley RM, Molofsky AB. PMID: 35139352; PMCID: PMC8852844.
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    12. Early-life inflammation primes a T helper 2 cell-fibroblast niche in skin. Nature. 2021 11; 599(7886):667-672. Boothby IC, Kinet MJ, Boda DP, Kwan EY, Clancy S, Cohen JN, Habrylo I, Lowe MM, Pauli M, Yates AE, Chan JD, Harris HW, Neuhaus IM, McCalmont TH, Molofsky AB, Rosenblum MD. PMID: 34707292; PMCID: PMC8906225.
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    13. Regulatory T-cells inhibit microglia-induced pain hypersensitivity in female mice. Elife. 2021 10 15; 10. Kuhn JA, Vainchtein ID, Braz J, Hamel K, Bernstein M, Craik V, Dahlgren MW, Ortiz-Carpena J, Molofsky AB, Molofsky AV, Basbaum AI. PMID: 34652270; PMCID: PMC8639143.
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    14. Perivascular stromal cells: Directors of tissue immune niches. Immunol Rev. 2021 07; 302(1):10-31. Sbierski-Kind J, Mroz N, Molofsky AB. PMID: 34075598.
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    15. Gli1+ mesenchymal stromal cells form a pathological niche to promote airway progenitor metaplasia in the fibrotic lung. Nat Cell Biol. 2020 11; 22(11):1295-1306. Cassandras M, Wang C, Kathiriya J, Tsukui T, Matatia P, Matthay M, Wolters P, Molofsky A, Sheppard D, Chapman H, Peng T. PMID: 33046884; PMCID: PMC7642162.
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    16. Microglial Remodeling of the Extracellular Matrix Promotes Synapse Plasticity. Cell. 2020 07 23; 182(2):388-403.e15. Nguyen PT, Dorman LC, Pan S, Vainchtein ID, Han RT, Nakao-Inoue H, Taloma SE, Barron JJ, Molofsky AB, Kheirbek MA, Molofsky AV. PMID: 32615087; PMCID: PMC7497728.
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    17. Immune outposts in the adventitia: One foot in sea and one on shore. Curr Opin Immunol. 2020 06; 64:34-41. Cautivo KM, Steer CA, Molofsky AB. PMID: 32339862; PMCID: PMC7584777.
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    18. Tissue immunity broadcasts near and far. Nat Rev Immunol. 2020 02; 20(2):93-94. Molofsky AB, Locksley RM. PMID: 31748703.
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    19. Chapter 32 Mechanisms of astrocyte development. . 2020 Jan 1; 807-827. Sardar SD, Cheng CY, Szewczyk SL, Deneen DB, Molofsky MA. .
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    20. Adventitial Cuffs: Regional Hubs for Tissue Immunity. Trends Immunol. 2019 10; 40(10):877-887. Dahlgren MW, Molofsky AB. PMID: 31522963; PMCID: PMC6823140.
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    21. Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells Are Redundant in Experimental Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Front Immunol. 2019; 10:826. Cameron GJM, Cautivo KM, Loering S, Jiang SH, Deshpande AV, Foster PS, McKenzie ANJ, Molofsky AB, Hansbro PM, Starkey MR. PMID: 31057549; PMCID: PMC6477147.
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    22. Nur77 Links Chronic Antigen Stimulation to B Cell Tolerance by Restricting the Survival of Self-Reactive B Cells in the Periphery. J Immunol. 2019 05 15; 202(10):2907-2923. Tan C, Mueller JL, Noviski M, Huizar J, Lau D, Dubinin A, Molofsky A, Wilson PC, Zikherman J. PMID: 30962292; PMCID: PMC6504591.
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    23. Adventitial Stromal Cells Define Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Tissue Niches. Immunity. 2019 03 19; 50(3):707-722.e6. Dahlgren MW, Jones SW, Cautivo KM, Dubinin A, Ortiz-Carpena JF, Farhat S, Yu KS, Lee K, Wang C, Molofsky AV, Tward AD, Krummel MF, Peng T, Molofsky AB. PMID: 30824323; PMCID: PMC6553479.
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    24. Tissue signals imprint ILC2 identity with anticipatory function. Nat Immunol. 2018 10; 19(10):1093-1099. Ricardo-Gonzalez RR, Van Dyken SJ, Schneider C, Lee J, Nussbaum JC, Liang HE, Vaka D, Eckalbar WL, Molofsky AB, Erle DJ, Locksley RM. PMID: 30201992; PMCID: PMC6202223.
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    25. All along the watchtower: group 2 innate lymphoid cells in allergic responses. Curr Opin Immunol. 2018 10; 54:13-19. Dahlgren MW, Molofsky AB. PMID: 29860003; PMCID: PMC6460905.
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    26. Astrocyte-derived interleukin-33 promotes microglial synapse engulfment and neural circuit development. Science. 2018 03 16; 359(6381):1269-1273. Vainchtein ID, Chin G, Cho FS, Kelley KW, Miller JG, Chien EC, Liddelow SA, Nguyen PT, Nakao-Inoue H, Dorman LC, Akil O, Joshita S, Barres BA, Paz JT, Molofsky AB, Molofsky AV. PMID: 29420261; PMCID: PMC6070131.
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    27. B Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma With Burkitt-like Morphology and IGH/MYC Rearrangement: Report of 3 Cases in Adult Patients. Am J Surg Pathol. 2018 02; 42(2):269-276. Li Y, Gupta G, Molofsky A, Xie Y, Shihabi N, McCormick J, Jaffe ES. PMID: 29112016; PMCID: PMC5762415.
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    28. The Skinny: Pancreatic ILC2s Promote Insulin Secretion. Immunity. 2017 11 21; 47(5):812-814. Cautivo KM, Molofsky AB. PMID: 29166583.
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    29. A tissue checkpoint regulates type 2 immunity. Nat Immunol. 2016 Dec; 17(12):1381-1387. Van Dyken SJ, Nussbaum JC, Lee J, Molofsky AB, Liang HE, Pollack JL, Gate RE, Haliburton GE, Ye CJ, Marson A, Erle DJ, Locksley RM. PMID: 27749840; PMCID: PMC5275767.
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    30. Regulation of metabolic health and adipose tissue function by group 2 innate lymphoid cells. Eur J Immunol. 2016 06; 46(6):1315-25. Cautivo KM, Molofsky AB. PMID: 27120716; PMCID: PMC5052033.
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    31. Interleukin-33 and Interferon-γ Counter-Regulate Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cell Activation during Immune Perturbation. Immunity. 2015 Jul 21; 43(1):161-74. Molofsky AB, Van Gool F, Liang HE, Van Dyken SJ, Nussbaum JC, Lee J, Bluestone JA, Locksley RM. PMID: 26092469; PMCID: PMC4512852.
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    32. Interleukin-33 in Tissue Homeostasis, Injury, and Inflammation. Immunity. 2015 Jun 16; 42(6):1005-19. Molofsky AB, Savage AK, Locksley RM. PMID: 26084021; PMCID: PMC4471869.
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    33. A worm of one's own: how helminths modulate host adipose tissue function and metabolism. Trends Parasitol. 2015 Sep; 31(9):435-41. Guigas B, Molofsky AB. PMID: 25991556; PMCID: PMC4567404.
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    34. KaurLingReview of Glial Cells: Embryonic Development, Types/Functions and Role in Disease2013Nova Science PublishersNew York, NY. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 2015 Feb 1; 44:270-271. Molofsky MA. .
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    35. Activated type 2 innate lymphoid cells regulate beige fat biogenesis. Cell. 2015 Jan 15; 160(1-2):74-87. Lee MW, Odegaard JI, Mukundan L, Qiu Y, Molofsky AB, Nussbaum JC, Yun K, Locksley RM, Chawla A. PMID: 25543153; PMCID: PMC4297518.
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    36. Interleukin-5-producing group 2 innate lymphoid cells control eosinophilia induced by interleukin-2 therapy. Blood. 2014 Dec 04; 124(24):3572-6. Van Gool F, Molofsky AB, Morar MM, Rosenzwajg M, Liang HE, Klatzmann D, Locksley RM, Bluestone JA. PMID: 25323825; PMCID: PMC4256909.
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    37. Chitin activates parallel immune modules that direct distinct inflammatory responses via innate lymphoid type 2 and γδ T cells. Immunity. 2014 Mar 20; 40(3):414-24. Van Dyken SJ, Mohapatra A, Nussbaum JC, Molofsky AB, Thornton EE, Ziegler SF, McKenzie AN, Krummel MF, Liang HE, Locksley RM. PMID: 24631157; PMCID: PMC4019510.
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    38. Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified Presenting as Erythroderma. Pathology Case Reviews. 2014; (19):221-226. Dawson, A.L., LeBoit, P.E., Molofsky, A.B., Ai, W.Z., and Pincus, L.B.
    39. Type 2 innate lymphoid cells control eosinophil homeostasis. Nature. 2013 Oct 10; 502(7470):245-8. Nussbaum JC, Van Dyken SJ, von Moltke J, Cheng LE, Mohapatra A, Molofsky AB, Thornton EE, Krummel MF, Chawla A, Liang HE, Locksley RM. PMID: 24037376; PMCID: PMC3795960.
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    40. Innate lymphoid type 2 cells sustain visceral adipose tissue eosinophils and alternatively activated macrophages. J Exp Med. 2013 Mar 11; 210(3):535-49. Molofsky AB, Nussbaum JC, Liang HE, Van Dyken SJ, Cheng LE, Mohapatra A, Chawla A, Locksley RM. PMID: 23420878; PMCID: PMC3600903.
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    41. Chapter 36 Mechanisms of Astrocyte Development. Patterning and Cell Type Specification in the Developing CNS and PNS. 2013 Jan 1; 723-742. Molofsky MA, Molofsky MA, Hochstim HC, Deneen DB, Rowitch RD. .
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    42. Two septic transfusion reactions presenting as transfusion-related acute lung injury from a split plateletpheresis unit. Crit Care Med. 2012 Aug; 40(8):2488-91. Rollins MD, Molofsky AB, Nambiar A, Pandey S, Weiskopf RB, Toy P. PMID: 22809916; PMCID: PMC3733455.
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    43. Regulated temporal-spatial astrocyte precursor cell proliferation involves BRAF signalling in mammalian spinal cord. Journal of Cell Science. 2012 Jul 15; 125(14):e1-e1. Tien TA, Tsai TH, Molofsky MA, McMahon MM, Foo FL, Kaul KA, Dougherty DJ, Heintz HN, Gutmann GD, Barres BB, Rowitch RD. .
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    44. Eosinophils sustain adipose alternatively activated macrophages associated with glucose homeostasis. Science. 2011 Apr 08; 332(6026):243-7. Wu D, Molofsky AB, Liang HE, Ricardo-Gonzalez RR, Jouihan HA, Bando JK, Chawla A, Locksley RM. PMID: 21436399; PMCID: PMC3144160.
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    45. Inflammatory Immune Response to Cytosolic Flagellin Protects Mice from Legionella pneumophila Infection. . 2006 Dec 5; 313-320. Swanson SM, Byrne BB, Whitfield WN, Fuse FE, Tateda TK, Molofsky MA. .
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    46. Cytosolic recognition of flagellin by mouse macrophages restricts Legionella pneumophila infection. J Exp Med. 2006 Apr 17; 203(4):1093-104. Molofsky AB, Byrne BG, Whitfield NN, Madigan CA, Fuse ET, Tateda K, Swanson MS. PMID: 16606669; PMCID: PMC1584282.
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    47. Autophagy and inflammatory cell death, partners of innate immunity. Autophagy. 2005 Oct-Dec; 1(3):174-6. Swanson MS, Molofsky AB. PMID: 16874072; PMCID: PMC1584281.
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    48. Components of the Legionella pneumophila flagellar regulon contribute to multiple virulence traits, including lysosome avoidance and macrophage death. Infect Immun. 2005 Sep; 73(9):5720-34. Molofsky AB, Shetron-Rama LM, Swanson MS. PMID: 16113289; PMCID: PMC1231111.
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    49. Differentiate to thrive: lessons from the Legionella pneumophila life cycle. Mol Microbiol. 2004 Jul; 53(1):29-40. Molofsky AB, Swanson MS. PMID: 15225301.
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    50. The functions of Klarsicht and nuclear lamin in developmentally regulated nuclear migrations of photoreceptor cells in the Drosophila eye. Mol Biol Cell. 2004 Feb; 15(2):600-10. Patterson K, Molofsky AB, Robinson C, Acosta S, Cater C, Fischer JA. PMID: 14617811; PMCID: PMC329262.
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    51. Legionella pneumophila CsrA is a pivotal repressor of transmission traits and activator of replication. Mol Microbiol. 2003 Oct; 50(2):445-61. Molofsky AB, Swanson MS. PMID: 14617170.
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