Nancy Allen, MD
Education
Honors and Awards
- Bakar Aging Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship, UCSF, 2023
- Nina Ireland Program for Lung Health Innovative Grant, UCSF, 2023
- ABIM Certification in Critical Care Medicine, 2022
- ABIM Certification in Pulmonology, 2021
- ABIM Certification in Internal Medicine, 2019
Publications
Kahkoska AR, Yang PK, Neumiller JJ, Alexopoulos AS, Allen NA, Chaytor NS, Fang M, Golding JA, Kalra S, Martins DS, Mba CM, Mbanya JC, Sinclair AJ, Stuckey HL, Munshi M. Type 1 diabetes in older populations. The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology 2026. PMID: 42532083
Newlin-Lew K, Perez-Brescia M, Channamsetty V, Salas-Vega M, Krol M, Jacque F, Lippman C, Allen NA. Continuous Glucose Monitoring Intervention for Hispanic Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Receiving Care in a Federally Qualified Health Center: Protocol for a Mixed Methods, Pragmatic Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2026. PMID: 42228938
Allen NC, Ringler C, Woo SH, Phipps S, Lee JY, Reyes N, Biswas R, Neyton L, Willmore A, Caryotakis S, Roginsky J, Guo L, Magnen M, Ruivo P, Langelier C, COMET Consortium, Looney M, Ma A, Auyeung V, Calfee C, Molofsky AB, Peng T. NF-?B-activated fibroblasts orchestrate inflammaging and emergence of pro-inflammatory granzyme K+ T cells. Immunity 2026. PMID: 41903549
Lee JY, Reyes N, Woo SH, Allen NC, Kadota T, Lechner A, Biswas R, Goel S, Stratton F, Kuang C, Tsukui T, Auyeung V, Mansfield AS, LaFave LM, Peng T. Senolytic-sensitive p16Ink4a+ fibroblasts in the tumor stroma rewire lung cancer metabolism and plasticity. Cell stem cell 2025. PMID: 41187746
Brazee P, Allen N, Knipe R, Redente EF, Le Saux CJ. Peeling Back the Layers of the Bleomycin Model of Lung Fibrosis: Lessons Learned, Factors to Consider, and Future Directions. Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine 2025. PMID: 40803339
Blanchette JE, Nally LM, Wentzell K, Hughes AS, Allen NA, Litchman ML. Insights on Improving Health Insurance Literacy in Diabetes. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2025. PMID: 39998926
Munshi M, Kahkoska AR, Neumiller JJ, Alexopoulos AS, Allen NA, Cukierman-Yaffe T, Huang ES, Lee SJ, Lipska KJ, McCarthy LM, Meneilly GS, Pandya N, Pratley RE, Rodriguez-Mañas L, Sinclair AJ, Sy SL, Toschi E, Weinstock RS. Realigning diabetes regimens in older adults: a 4S Pathway to guide simplification and deprescribing strategies. The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology 2025. PMID: 39978368
Mayberry LS, Nelson LA, Bergner EM, Raymond JK, Tanenbaum ML, Jaser SS, Wiebe DJ, Allen N, Berg CA, Naranjo D, Litchman M, Ollinger L, Hood K. Time for a Reframe: Shifting Focus From Continuous Glucose Monitor Uptake to Sustainable Use to Optimize Outcomes. Journal of diabetes science and technology 2024. PMID: 39143688
Blanchette JE, Lewis CB, Shannon CS, Kanchibhatla A, Rieke J, Roche MJ, Johnson DA, Williams D, Webb S, Diaz CN, Lundgrin EL, Allen NA, Litchman ML, Hatipoglu B. Empowering emerging adults with type 1 diabetes: crafting a financial and health insurance toolkit through community-based participatory action research. Research involvement and engagement 2024. PMID: 39044303
Wang C, Hyams B, Allen NC, Cautivo K, Monahan K, Zhou M, Dahlgren MW, Lizama CO, Matthay M, Wolters P, Molofsky AB, Peng T. Dysregulated lung stroma drives emphysema exacerbation by potentiating resident lymphocytes to suppress an epithelial stem cell reservoir. Immunity 2023. PMID: 36822205
Reyes NS, Krasilnikov M, Allen NC, Lee JY, Hyams B, Zhou M, Ravishankar S, Cassandras M, Wang C, Khan I, Matatia P, Johmura Y, Molofsky A, Matthay M, Nakanishi M, Sheppard D, Campisi J, Peng T. Sentinel p16INK4a+ cells in the basement membrane form a reparative niche in the lung. Science (New York, N.Y.) 2022. PMID: 36227993
Allen NC, Reyes NS, Lee JY, Peng T. Intersection of Inflammation and Senescence in the Aging Lung Stem Cell Niche. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 2022. PMID: 35912114
Oser TK, Litchman ML, Allen NA, Kwan BM, Fisher L, Jortberg BT, Polonsky WH, Oser SM. Personal Continuous Glucose Monitoring Use Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Clinical Efficacy and Economic Impacts. Current diabetes reports 2021. PMID: 34882273
Allen NC, Philip NH, Hui L, Zhou X, Franklin RA, Kong Y, Medzhitov R. Desynchronization of the molecular clock contributes to the heterogeneity of the inflammatory response. Science signaling 2019. PMID: 30837303
Goddard LM, Murphy TJ, Org T, Enciso JM, Hashimoto-Partyka MK, Warren CM, Domigan CK, McDonald AI, He H, Sanchez LA, Allen NC, Orsenigo F, Chao LC, Dejana E, Tontonoz P, Mikkola HK, Iruela-Arispe ML. Progesterone receptor in the vascular endothelium triggers physiological uterine permeability preimplantation. Cell 2014. PMID: 24485460
Brugmann SA, Allen NC, James AW, Mekonnen Z, Madan E, Helms JA. A primary cilia-dependent etiology for midline facial disorders. Human molecular genetics 2010. PMID: 20106874
Allen NA, Jacelon CS, Chipkin SR. Feasibility and acceptability of continuous glucose monitoring and accelerometer technology in exercising individuals with type 2 diabetes. Journal of clinical nursing 2009. PMID: 19191984
Allen NA, Fain JA, Braun B, Chipkin SR. Continuous glucose monitoring counseling improves physical activity behaviors of individuals with type 2 diabetes: A randomized clinical trial. Diabetes research and clinical practice 2008. PMID: 18304674
Rinn JL, Wang JK, Allen N, Brugmann SA, Mikels AJ, Liu H, Ridky TW, Stadler HS, Nusse R, Helms JA, Chang HY. A dermal HOX transcriptional program regulates site-specific epidermal fate. Genes & development 2008. PMID: 18245445
Eames BF, Allen N, Young J, Kaplan A, Helms JA, Schneider RA. Skeletogenesis in the swell shark Cephaloscyllium ventriosum. Journal of anatomy 2007. PMID: 17451531