Reid Bolus, PhD

Reid Bolus received his B.S. in 2011 in Biology from The University of Tennessee, Chattanooga through the University Honors Program and carried out his PhD in Molecular Physiology & Biophysics studying the impact of obesity-associated inflammation on adipose tissue function & systemic metabolic health at Vanderbilt University in 2017, with support of an NIH T32 training grant and an American Heart Association pre-doctoral fellowship. He is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar in the lab of Dr. Koliwad at UCSF with support of an NIH F32 fellowship. He is studying the role of myeloid cell IRE1alpha (ER stress sensor) mediated inflammation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and metabolic health. He is particularly interested in how macrophages influence liver fibrosis and lipid homeostasis.

Dr. Bolus has been invited to speak at multiple research symposiums, including at the National Institutes of Health discussing tissue resident immune cells, and UC Berkeley presenting work on the role of inflammation in fatty liver disease. He has volunteered his time to numerous peer-reviewed journals in evaluating scientific manuscripts for publication (Cell Reports, Nature Scientific Reports, Diabetes) and has greatly appreciated his opportunities to mentor aspiring scientists and trainees in basic lab techniques, experimental design, data analysis, and responsible research and conduct.