Fawaz G. Haj, Ph.D.

Education

• B.Sc., Biology, American University of Beirut
• M.Sc., Biomedical Sciences, Bradford University
• D.Phil., Physiology, Oxford University

Research Interests

Dr. Haj's laboratory studies the molecular basis of metabolic diseases, mainly obesity and type 2 diabetes. In particular, we are interested in the role of tyrosine phosphorylation and how dysregulation of this key signaling mechanism contributes to metabolic diseases and their complications. We investigate the role of protein-tyrosine phosphatases and their interacting partners in metabolic homeostasis. This is achieved using a combination of genetic, biochemical, proteomic and pharmacological approaches in various experimental platforms (cells, rodent models of disease and humans).

Lab: http://hajlab.ucdavis.edu

Post Graduate Training

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School
• Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
• Visiting Scientist, European Molecular Biology Laboratory

Academic Appointments

• Assistant Professor, Nutrition Department, University of California Davis, 2007-2011
• Associate Professor, Nutrition Department, University of California Davis, 2011-2015
• Associate Professor, Internal Medicine Department, University of California Davis, 2012-2015
• Professor, Nutrition Department, University of California Davis, 2015-present
• Professor, Internal Medicine Department, University of California Davis, 2015-present

Administrative Appointments

• Director, Meyer Hall Animal Facility, University of California Davis, 2008-present
• Co-Director, Metabolism and Endocrinology Core, National Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center, University of California Davis, 2011-present
• Vice-Chair, Nutrition Department, 2018-present

Awards and Honors

• Oxford University, Oxford Overseas Bursaries, 1997
• Oxford University, Overseas Research Scholarship, 1997
• Harvard University, Certificate of Excellence in Research, 2001
• American Diabetes Association Junior Faculty Award, 2006
• University of California Davis, Hellman Fellow, 2008
• University of California Davis, Faculty Leadership Academy, 2018
• LEAD21, National Faculty Leadership Program, 2019

Selected Publications

Publications by Dr. Haj on PubMed