University of California San Francisco

Thea Mauro, MD

Thea Mauro, MD

Background Information

Education & Training
2019 - Clin Dir, Plan & Develop, SFVA Health Care System
2019 - Serv Chief, Dermatology, SFVA Health Care System
2019 - Vice Chair, Assoc Prof, Dermatology, UCSF
2018 - Inter Dep Chief of Staff, SFVA Health Care System
06/2001 - Visiting Scientist, University of Padova
06/1999 - Inter Serv Chief, Dermatology, SFVA Health Care System
06/1997 - Asst Serv Chief, Dermatology, SFVA Medical Center
06/1997 - Asst Prof in Res, Dermatology, UCSF
06/1992 - Asst Prof in Res, Dermatology, UC Davis
06/1991 - Asst Prof, Dermatology, UC Davis
06/1989 - Dermatology Instructor, Univ of Pennsylvania
01/1988 - Dermatology Residency, UC Davis
06/1985 - Physiology Fellowship, Univ of Pennsylvania
06/1984 - Internal Medicine, Hahnemann Med College
MD, 06/1983 - Medicine, Drexel College of Medicine
AB, 06/1979 - English, Bryn Mawr College
- Chief, Mission Bay Derm Lab, SFVA Health Care System
- Deputy Chief of Staff, SFVA Health Care System
- Professor, Dermatology, UCSF
Research Activities
December 1, 2004 - January 31, 2020 - ATP2A2-Regulated Keretinocyted Ca2+ Signaling Mechanisms , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AR051930
January 1, 1900 - June 30, 2016 - Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: P41RR003155
September 1, 2008 - July 31, 2014 - Aging Stratum Corneum pH and Barrier Function , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AG028492
August 1, 2012 - May 31, 2014 - The Lipid and Tight Junction Epidermal Barriers are Interdependent , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R21AR061583
April 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014 - 2013 Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin Gordon Research Conferences , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R13AR064663
May 1, 2011 - April 30, 2012 - Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin Gordon Research Conference , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R13AR061255
July 15, 1988 - July 31, 2010 - Relationship of Keratinocyte Function to Differentiation , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: P01AR039448
August 1, 1997 - June 30, 2003 - CGMP CHANNEL ISOFORMS AND KERATINOCYTE DIFFERENTIATIONS , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R29AR044341
January 15, 1991 - December 31, 1995 - MEMBRANE CURRENT CONTROL OF KERATINOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: K08AR001853
December 1, 2004 - January 31, 2020 - ATP2A2-Regulated Keretinocyted Ca2+ Signaling Mechanisms , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AR051930
January 1, 1900 - June 30, 2016 - Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: P41RR003155
September 1, 2008 - July 31, 2014 - Aging Stratum Corneum pH and Barrier Function , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AG028492
August 1, 2012 - May 31, 2014 - The Lipid and Tight Junction Epidermal Barriers are Interdependent , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R21AR061583
April 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014 - 2013 Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin Gordon Research Conferences , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R13AR064663
May 1, 2011 - April 30, 2012 - Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin Gordon Research Conference , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R13AR061255
July 15, 1988 - July 31, 2010 - Relationship of Keratinocyte Function to Differentiation , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: P01AR039448
August 1, 1997 - June 30, 2003 - CGMP CHANNEL ISOFORMS AND KERATINOCYTE DIFFERENTIATIONS , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R29AR044341
January 15, 1991 - December 31, 1995 - MEMBRANE CURRENT CONTROL OF KERATINOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: K08AR001853
September 22, 2023 - August 31, 2028 - Sodium in the Skin and Atopic Dermatitis: The SIS-AD Study , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AR082831
October 1, 2023 - September 30, 2027 - Optimizing Keratinocyte Calcium Signaling Enhances Differentiation in Aged Epidermis , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Department of Veterans Affairs, Sponsor Award ID: I01BX006094
September 22, 2022 - August 31, 2027 - The genomic landscape and evolution of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01CA265786
July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2027 - Precision Medicine Approaches to Chronic Inflammatory Skin Disease of Older Veterans , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: Department of Veterans Affairs, Sponsor Award ID: I01CX002608
March 1, 2012 - February 29, 2024 - Pathogenesis and Therapy of Ichthyosis in Disorders of Lipid Metabolism , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AR061106
August 1, 2022 - February 1, 2024 - Spatial and Temporal Activation in Aged vs. Young Skin , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Mt. Zion Health Fund/UCSF, Sponsor Award ID: CA-0203557
November 1, 2021 - October 31, 2022 - Epidermal Skin Barrier and Inflammaging , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: BAKAR Aging Research Institute (UCSF), Sponsor Award ID:
August 1, 2017 - June 30, 2021 - Full Thickness Skin Models from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells for Identification and Testing Effectiveness of Personalized Therapies in Atopic Dermatitis , Co-Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Leo Foundation, Sponsor Award ID:
December 1, 2004 - January 31, 2020 - ATP2A2-Regulated Keretinocyted Ca2+ Signaling Mechanisms , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AR051930
February 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019 - Measuring Biomarkers in Skin in Response to Chemical Treatment , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Unilever R&D, Sponsor Award ID:
October 1, 2016 - September 30, 2018 - Modeling Lip Barrier Properties , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: Pfizer Corporation, Sponsor Award ID:
May 1, 2017 - September 30, 2016 - Generation and Characterization of Non-Human Animal Skin Models , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: VitroLabs, Inc., Sponsor Award ID:
January 1, 1900 - June 30, 2016 - Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: P41RR003155
September 1, 2008 - July 31, 2014 - Aging Stratum Corneum pH and Barrier Function , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01AG028492
August 1, 2012 - May 31, 2014 - The Lipid and Tight Junction Epidermal Barriers are Interdependent , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R21AR061583
April 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014 - 2013 Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin Gordon Research Conferences , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R13AR064663
May 1, 2011 - April 30, 2012 - Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin Gordon Research Conference , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R13AR061255
July 15, 1988 - July 31, 2010 - Relationship of Keratinocyte Function to Differentiation , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: P01AR039448
August 1, 1997 - June 30, 2003 - CGMP CHANNEL ISOFORMS AND KERATINOCYTE DIFFERENTIATIONS , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R29AR044341
January 15, 1991 - December 31, 1995 - MEMBRANE CURRENT CONTROL OF KERATINOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: K08AR001853
Awards and Honors
Chair, Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin, Gordon Research Conferences, 2011-2013
Ad Hoc Member, Various Study Sections, NIH, 2010-2021
Medical Scholar Award, School of Medicine, UCSF, 1987-1988

Recent Publications

Epidermal Penetration Increases with Age and May Contribute to Systemic Inflammation.

Parenteau TR, Celli A, Zhang J, Gonzalez J, Meyer JM, Abegaze B, Piper ML, Elias PM, Abuabara K, Grunfeld C, Man MQ, Scharschmidt TC, Mauro TM PMID: 39746572

Sphingosine-1-Phosphate-Cathelicidin Axis Plays a Pivotal Role in the Development of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Park K, Shin KO, Kim YI, Nielsen-Scott AL, Mainzer C, Celli A, Bae Y, Chae S, An H, Choi Y, Park JH, Park SH, Hwang JT, Kang SG, Wakefield JS, Arron ST, Holleran WM, Mauro TM, Elias PM, Uchida Y PMID: 39218144

Restoring Endoplasmic Reticulum Calcium Stores in Aged Epidermis Improves the Epidermal Calcium Gradient and Enhances FLG Expression.

Celli A, Pitchford M, Lu N, Mayes AE, Evans RL, Mauro TM PMID: 38036290
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Contact Info

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United States