Max Cohen • UCSF Profiles

Max Cohen, MD, PhD

Title(s)	Physician/ Assistant Professor, EVP-Clinical Integrated N.Work
School	Chancellor/EVC/FAS
Address	505 Parnassus Avenue, #M1336 San Francisco CA 94117
ORCID	0000-0001-6014-5816
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Overview

I'm a pulmonary & critical care physician, specializing in diseases of the lung alveolus, such as Interstitial Lung Diseases (especially Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis) and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

Interests

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Interstitial Lung Disease, Lung Biology, Stem Cells, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Interactions

Research

Research Activities and Funding

Reprogramming of type 2 alveolar epithelial cells in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and regulation by TGFb1.
NIH F32HL156356Jun 9, 2021
Role: Principal Investigator

Functions of Branched-Chain Fatty Acids in the Nematode Worm C. elegans
NIH F30DK084653Sep 1, 2010 - Aug 31, 2012
Role: Principal Investigator

Bibliographic

Publications

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A fibroblast-dependent TGFβ1/sFRP2 noncanonical Wnt signaling axis promotes epithelial metaplasia in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. J Clin Invest. 2024 Jul 09. Cohen ML, Brumwell AN, Ho TC, Garakani K, Montas G, Leong D, Ding VW, Golden JA, Trinh BN, Jablons DM, Matthay MA, Jones KD, Wolters PJ, Wei Y, Chapman HA, Jourdan Le Saux C. PMID: 38980870.

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Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans Animals Cells CTClinical Trials
A fibroblast-dependent TGFβ1/sFRP2 noncanonical Wnt signaling axis underlies epithelial metaplasia in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. bioRxiv. 2023 Aug 04. Cohen ML, Brumwell AN, Che Ho T, Montas G, Golden JA, Jones KD, Wolters PJ, Wei Y, Chapman HA, Le Saux CJ. PMID: 37577522; PMCID: PMC10418166.

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Human alveolar type 2 epithelium transdifferentiates into metaplastic KRT5+ basal cells. Nat Cell Biol. 2022 01; 24(1):10-23. Kathiriya JJ, Wang C, Zhou M, Brumwell A, Cassandras M, Le Saux CJ, Cohen M, Alysandratos KD, Wang B, Wolters P, Matthay M, Kotton DN, Chapman HA, Peng T. PMID: 34969962; PMCID: PMC8761168.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 73 Fields:
Cel Cell Biology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Blocking LOXL2 and TGFβ1 signalling induces collagen I turnover in precision-cut lung slices derived from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Thorax. 2021 07; 76(7):729-732. Wei Y, Dong W, Jackson J, Ho TC, Le Saux CJ, Brumwell A, Li X, Klesney-Tait J, Cohen ML, Wolters PJ, Chapman HA. PMID: 33472968; PMCID: PMC8222054.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 21 Fields:
Pul Pulmonary Medicine
Translation:Humans Cells
Genetic variation implicates plasma angiopoietin-2 in the development of acute kidney injury sub-phenotypes. BMC Nephrol. 2020 07 17; 21(1):284. Bhatraju PK, Cohen M, Nagao RJ, Morrell ED, Kosamo S, Chai XY, Nance R, Dmyterko V, Delaney J, Christie JD, Liu KD, Mikacenic C, Gharib SA, Liles WC, Zheng Y, Christiani DC, Himmelfarb J, Wurfel MM. PMID: 32680471; PMCID: PMC7368773.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 17 Fields:
Nep Nephrology
Translation:Humans Cells
Interaction Between Epithelial and Mesenchymal Cells in Interstitial Lung Disease. Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Second Edition. 2020. Max L Cohen, Paul J Wolters. View Publication.
Lung Herniation: An Unusual Cause of Chest Pain. Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care. 2015; 5(10):311-314. Cohen ML, Rayamajhi S, Kurche JS, Welsh CH. View Publication.
The GATA factor elt-1 regulates C. elegans developmental timing by promoting expression of the let-7 family microRNAs. PLoS Genet. 2015 Mar; 11(3):e1005099. Cohen ML, Kim S, Morita K, Kim SH, Han M. PMID: 25816370; PMCID: PMC4376641.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 9 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Translation:Animals Cells
The tumor suppressor Rb critically regulates starvation-induced stress response in C. elegans. Curr Biol. 2013 Jun 03; 23(11):975-80. Cui M, Cohen ML, Teng C, Han M. PMID: 23664972; PMCID: PMC3728909.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 11 Fields:
Bio Biology
Translation:Animals Cells