James Nunez, PhD

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1700 4th Street, #001
San Francisco CA 94158
Phone415-502-8089
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    University of California, BerkeleyPhD06/2016Molecular and Cell Biology

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    Programming epigenetic memory with CRISPR-based technologies
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute Hanna H. Gray FellowshipSep 21, 2017 - Sep 20, 2025
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. BRD2 inhibition blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection by reducing transcription of the host cell receptor ACE2. bioRxiv. 2021 Sep 20. Samelson AJ, Tran QD, Robinot R, Carrau L, Rezelj VV, Mac Kain A, Chen M, Ramadoss GN, Guo X, Lim SA, Lui I, Nunez J, Rockwood SJ, Wang J, Liu N, Carlson-Stevermer J, Oki J, Maures T, Holden K, Weissman JS, Wells JA, Conklin BR, TenOever BR, Chakrabarti LA, Vignuzzi M, Tian R, Kampmann M. PMID: 33501440; PMCID: PMC7836110.
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    2. Genome-wide programmable transcriptional memory by CRISPR-based epigenome editing. Cell. 2021 04 29; 184(9):2503-2519.e17. Nuñez JK, Chen J, Pommier GC, Cogan JZ, Replogle JM, Adriaens C, Ramadoss GN, Shi Q, Hung KL, Samelson AJ, Pogson AN, Kim JYS, Chung A, Leonetti MD, Chang HY, Kampmann M, Bernstein BE, Hovestadt V, Gilbert LA, Weissman JS. PMID: 33838111; PMCID: PMC8376083.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 126     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    3. Pervasive functional translation of noncanonical human open reading frames. Science. 2020 03 06; 367(6482):1140-1146. Chen J, Brunner AD, Cogan JZ, Nuñez JK, Fields AP, Adamson B, Itzhak DN, Li JY, Mann M, Leonetti MD, Weissman JS. PMID: 32139545; PMCID: PMC7289059.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 196     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    4. Inducible and multiplex gene regulation using CRISPR-Cpf1-based transcription factors. Nat Methods. 2017 Dec; 14(12):1163-1166. Tak YE, Kleinstiver BP, Nuñez JK, Hsu JY, Horng JE, Gong J, Weissman JS, Joung JK. PMID: 29083402; PMCID: PMC5909187.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 81     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    5. A Multiplexed Single-Cell CRISPR Screening Platform Enables Systematic Dissection of the Unfolded Protein Response. Cell. 2016 Dec 15; 167(7):1867-1882.e21. Adamson B, Norman TM, Jost M, Cho MY, Nuñez JK, Chen Y, Villalta JE, Gilbert LA, Horlbeck MA, Hein MY, Pak RA, Gray AN, Gross CA, Dixit A, Parnas O, Regev A, Weissman JS. PMID: 27984733; PMCID: PMC5315571.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 398     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    6. CRISPR Immunological Memory Requires a Host Factor for Specificity. Mol Cell. 2016 06 16; 62(6):824-833. Nuñez JK, Bai L, Harrington LB, Hinder TL, Doudna JA. PMID: 27211867.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 96     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    7. Chemical and Biophysical Modulation of Cas9 for Tunable Genome Engineering. ACS Chem Biol. 2016 Mar 18; 11(3):681-8. Nuñez JK, Harrington LB, Doudna JA. PMID: 26857072.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 50     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    8. Biology and Applications of CRISPR Systems: Harnessing Nature's Toolbox for Genome Engineering. Cell. 2016 Jan 14; 164(1-2):29-44. Wright AV, Nuñez JK, Doudna JA. PMID: 26771484.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 454     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    9. Foreign DNA capture during CRISPR-Cas adaptive immunity. Nature. 2015 Nov 26; 527(7579):535-8. Nuñez JK, Harrington LB, Kranzusch PJ, Engelman AN, Doudna JA. PMID: 26503043; PMCID: PMC4662619.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 101     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    10. Integrase-mediated spacer acquisition during CRISPR-Cas adaptive immunity. Nature. 2015 Mar 12; 519(7542):193-8. Nuñez JK, Lee AS, Engelman A, Doudna JA. PMID: 25707795; PMCID: PMC4359072.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 174     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    11. Cas1-Cas2 complex formation mediates spacer acquisition during CRISPR-Cas adaptive immunity. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2014 Jun; 21(6):528-34. Nuñez JK, Kranzusch PJ, Noeske J, Wright AV, Davies CW, Doudna JA. PMID: 24793649; PMCID: PMC4075942.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 230     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    12. Molecular basis for H3K36me3 recognition by the Tudor domain of PHF1. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2012 Dec; 19(12):1266-72. Musselman CA, Avvakumov N, Watanabe R, Abraham CG, Lalonde ME, Hong Z, Allen C, Roy S, Nuñez JK, Nickoloff J, Kulesza CA, Yasui A, Côté J, Kutateladze TG. PMID: 23142980; PMCID: PMC3603146.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 105     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
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