Journal of Investigative Dermatology: Recent Episodes
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SkinPod is the dermatology podcast from the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Join us as we delve into the latest basic and clinical research in cutaneous biology and skin disease, featuring highlighted content from each issue, as well as interviews with leading researchers in the field.
30 September 2018: Bob Dellavalle of the University of Colorado interviews Akiharu Kubo, MD, PhD of Keio University in Tokyo, JSID Annual Lecturer at IID2018.
23 September 2018: Bob Dellavalle of the University of Colorado interviews Rob Knight, PhD of the University of California San Diego, Herman Beerman Lecturer
17 September 2018: Bob Dellavalle of the University of Colorado interviews Jean Krutmann, MD of Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine at IID2018.
10 September 2018: Bob Dellavalle of the University of Colorado interviews Nobel Laureate Stefan Hell, PhD, Director of the Max Planck Institute, at IID2018.
4 September 2018: Bob Dellavalle of the University of Colorado interviews Adrian Hayday, PhD of King's College London, Celgene Lecturer at IID2018.
20 August 2018:Bob Dellavalle of the University of Colorado interviews Nate Goldstein of the University of Colorado at IID2018.
13 August 2018: Bob Dellavalle of the University of Colorado interviews Chauncey Caldwell, MD, Dermatology Resident and presenter at IID2018.
27 August 2018: Bob Dellavalle of the University of Colorado interviews Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD and Amaya Viros, MD, PhD, Rising Star Lecturers at IID2018.
6 August 2018: Bob Dellavalle of the University of Colorado interviews Tilo Biedermann, MD about his Rudi Cormane Lecture at IID2018.
30 July 2018: Bob Dellavalle of the University of Colorado interviews Yoshihide Asano, MD, PhD, Rising Star Lecturer at IID2018.
3 April 2018: Christa Slaught interviews Michael McAlpine on 3-D printed skin electronics
27 March 2018: Meghan Woody interviews Peter Marinkovich on gene therapy for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
13 March 2018: Ross Brockman interviews Jakub Tolar on bone marrow and core blood transplantation in epidermolysis bullosa
20 March 2018: Erin Foster interviews Aimee Payne on precision medicine for pemphigus therapy
14 July 2017: Annalise Abiodun of OHSU interviews Alan Basbaum of UCSF on cell transplant-mediated regulation of chronic pain and itch at the recent Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin
4 August 2017: Olivia Lucero of OHSU interviews Sarah Ross of the University of Pittsburgh about the neural basis for the inhibition of itch at the recent Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin
28 July 2017: Tamar Hajar of OHSU interviews Nicole Ward of Case Western Reserve University about translating inflammatory disease research to the clinic at the recent Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin
21 July 2017: Annalise Abiodun of OHSU Interviews Sonja Staender of the University of Muenster about the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Itch
21 July 2017: Julie Dhossche of OHSU interviews Diana Bautista of UC Berkeley about the Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Chronic Itch at the recent Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin
11 May 2016: An interview with JID Connector Ambassadors (Stephanie Gallitano, Sarah Whitley, Noori Kim, Matt Vesely, Ayman Grada)
1 April 2016: Kathy Green of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago discusses the surprising structural and signaling function of desmosomes at the 2015 ESDR meeting in Amsterdam
2 May 2016: An interview with JID Connector Ambassador Jason Hawkes of the University of Utah.
4 March 2016: Cedric Blanpain of the Universite Libre de Bruxelles discusses genomics and understanding cancer biology in skin at the ESDR 2015 meeting in Rotterdam
11 March 2016: Alexander Enk of the University of Heidelberg discusses the ESDR's Future Leaders Academy
15 July 2014: In this podcast from the 2013 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin, Dr. Barbara Gilchrest, Boston University and JID Editor-in-Chief, discusses the role of telomeres in UV responses.
25 March 2014: In this Skinpod episode Dr. Joan Anton Puig-Butille, from Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, discusses the results of a study aimed at determining the role of the AURKA gene in the progression of melanoma.
11 March 2014: In this Skinpod episode Dr. John McGrath, from King's College London, discusses fibroblast cell therapy for patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB).
11 February 2014: In this Skinpod episode Dr. Jean Krutmann, from the IUF Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, discusses the transcription factor AHR and its anti-apoptotic role in UVB-irradiated keratinocytes.
28 January 2014: In this Skinpod episode Dr. Kenji Kabashima, from Kyoto University, discusses the mechanisms that may induce immune responses in the skin.
25 February 2014: In this podcast Dr. Jean Krutmann, from the IUF Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, talks about understanding the pathogenesis of environmentally induced skin aging.
15 September 2015: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Vinod Nambudiri, Brigham and Women's Hospital, discusses his Research Techniques Made Simplearticle on comparative effectiveness research (CER), which helps clinicians identify the best strategies among a variety of available preventive, diagnostic, and treatment options for patients.
08 April 2014: Listen as Dr. Anand Reddi, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, discusses the correlation between microRNA-9 expression and the expansion of cancer stem cells in SCC metastasis.
22 September 2015: In this podcast from the 2015 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting, Dr. Sarah Aaron, Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the UCSF Medical Center, discusses her research on viral oncogenesis and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC).
29 September 2015: In this podcast from the 2015 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting, Dr. Chrysalyne Schmults, Assistant Professor at Brigham and Women's Hospital, discusses her research on the staging of cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCC).
12 August 2014: The relative contribution of longwave and shortwave UV light to photoaging
06 May 2014: In this podcast, Dr. James Solomon, Director of Ameriderm Research, talks about the incidence of alopecia areata in private practice dermatology clinics in the US.
14 October 2014: Core outcome sets (COSs) are consensus-derived minimum sets of outcomes to be assessed in a specific situation. COSs are being increasingly developed to limit outcome-reporting bias, allow comparisons across trials, and strengthen clinical decision making. Despite the increasing interest in outcomes research, methods to develop COSs have not yet been standardized. In a recent JID paper, Dr. Hywel Williams and colleagues present the Harmonizing Outcomes Measures for Eczema (HOME) roadmap for the development and implementation of COSs, which was developed on the basis of their experience in the standardization of outcome measurements for atopic eczema. Join presenter Robert Dellavalle as he speaks with Dr. Hywel Williams about the HOME roadmap.
09 September 2014: In this podcast from the 2014 Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting, Dr. Joel Gelfand, University of Pennsylvania, discusses his plenary lecture on psoriasis mortality and morbidity.
29 September 2014: In this podcast from the 2014 Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting, Dr. Kavitha Reddy, Boston University, discusses the JID Connector.
20 May 2014: In this podcast from the 2013 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin, Dr. R. Rox Anderson, Harvard Medical School, discusses his experience in developing lasers to help patients with skin disease.
17 June 2014: In this podcast from the 2013 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin, Dr. David Fisher, Harvard Medical School, discusses his work in cutaneous responses to UV radiation and his work on the MCR1 gene.
14 January 2014: In this podcast Dr. Ryan Gamble, from the University of Colorado, talks about trends in social media used by dermatology journals.
26 February 2016: iona Watt of King's College London discusses her talk "Communication between the epidermis and dermis" presented at the 2015 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin."
22 April 2014: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. James Solomon, Director of Ameriderm Research, discusses the psoriasis outcome assessment review (pSOAR).
03 June 2014: In this podcast from the 2013 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin, Dr. Craig Elmets, University of Alabama, discusses COX2 as a mediator for UV-induced non-melanoma skin cancer.
01 July 2014: In this podcast from the 2013 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin, Dr. Daniel Gareau, Rockefeller University, discusses his work using computer vision to differentiate dysplastic nevi from melanoma.
3 February 2016: Matthew Rodeheffer, PhD of Yale University discusses his talk," Understanding how we get fat: Dietary regulation of adipocyte precursors," presented at the 2015 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin.
27 January 2016: John McGrath, MD of King's College London discusses promising therapy for epidermolysis bullosa, related to his talk "Cell-based therapies for inherited blistering skin diseases" presented at the 2015 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin.
20 January 2016: Ryan Driskell of King's College London discusses the possibilities for improving healing of large wounds, related to his talk "Lineage relationships of fibroblasts in neonatal mammalian skin" presented at the 2015 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin.
25 August 2015: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Adaobi Nwaneshiudu, University of Chicago, discusses her Research Techniques Made Simple article on confocal microscopy.
11 August 2015: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Ayman Grada, Boston University, discusses his Research Techniques Made Simple article on next-generation sequencing.
29 July 2014: In this podcast from the 2013 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin, Dr. Sancy Leachman, Oregon Health and Science University, discusses melanoma risk and prevention as it relates to pigmentation, genetics and environment.
24 February 2015: In this podcast from the 2014 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin, Dr. Anne Lynn S. Chang, Stanford University Medical Center, discusses the genetic basis of skin youthfulness.
21 July 2015: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Amy Chen, University of Connecticut, discusses her Research Techniques Made Simple article on fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).
10 March 2015: In this podcast from the 2014 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin, Dr. Ruby Ghadially, University of California at San Francisco, discusses skin aging, tissue homeostasis, and stem cells.
24 March 2015: In this podcast from the 2014 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin, Dr. Barbara Gilchrest, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, discusses the relationship between telomeres and skin aging and the SOS response.
7 April 2015: In this podcast from the 2014 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin, Dr. Sewon Kang, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, talks about retinoid effects on skin aging.
8 September 2015:In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Brian Capell, University of Pennsylvania, discusses hisResearch Techniques Made Simple article on epigenetics
10 February 2016: Brett Shook, PhD of Yale University discusses how fat cells help heal wounds, related to his talk "The contribution of pre-existing adipocytes to skin wound healing," presented at the 2015 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin.
16 December 2014: Dr. Stephen Rothman had a tremendous impact on the establishment of investigative dermatology as a serious scientific discipline. This year marks the 120th anniversary of his birth and the 60th anniversary of the publication of his epic textbook The Physiology and Biochemistry of the Skin. Join presenter Robert Dellavalle as he speaks with Dr. David R. Bickers about the legacy of Dr. Stephen Rothman.
23 September 2014: In this podcast from the 2014 Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting, Dr. Heidi Kong, National Institutes of Health, discusses her research on the skin microbiome.
10 February 2011: Audio abstracts from the JID December 2010 issue, including the effect of air pollution on skin aging, a strategy to improve wound healing, and measuring quality of life for patients with hair loss.
26 April 2013: In this podcast, Dr. Robert Dellavalle speaks with Dr. Victoria Werth about increased mucin in patients with dermatomyositis and how this relates to increased accumulation of a sugar chondroitin sulfate, CD44 Variant 7 and Osteopontin. This clinical finding has been modeled in in vitro experiments of stretched fibroblasts and provides an example of how the immune system can trigger a chronic inflammatory response in the skin.
08 February 2011: Audio abstracts from the JID November 2010 issue, including identifying an immune cell target for atopic dermatitis, analyzing gene expression in cutis laxa, and how plakophilins interact with DNA in the cell nucleus.
24 November 2010: Audio abstracts from the JID October 2010 issue, including the detection of circulating tumor cells in melanoma patients, evaluating clinical guidelines for psoriasis treatment and how SPFs may overestimate protection.
17 November 2010: Audio abstracts from the JID September 2010 issue, including irritant contact dermatitis, abnormal keratinocytes in systemic sclerosis and bacteria acting as an antimicrobial defense.
08 November 2010: Audio abstracts from the JID August 2010 issue, including the use of an immunosuppressive drug to treat pemphigus vulgaris, the impact of visible light and long-wavelength UVA light on skin, and how human sweat glands might be making epidermis.
13 September 2010: Audio abstracts from the JID July 2010 issue, including better melanoma diagnosis, UVR protection and MC1R, and the incidence of skin malignancies in the Netherlands.
21 November 2011: Audio abstracts from the November 2011 JID, including regulation of skin homeostasis, requirements for natural moisturizing factors in skin, and a prospective, multicenter study on bullous pemphigoid.
17 October 2011: Audio abstracts from the October 2011 JID, including the clinical response to the treatment of choice for lupus, the risk of psoriasis in patients with celiac disease, and predicting healing rate in diabetic wounds.
14 February 2013: Audio abstracts from the March 2013 JID, including the genetics of a chronic inflammatory skin condition, activation of cells in aged human skin, and a promising combination therapy for melanoma.
06 December 2011: Audio abstracts from the December 2011 JID, including a system for assessing hair pigment stem cells, a study of black patients with a rare autoimmune disease, and a screen for identifying drugs to treat childhood vascular tumors.
08 May 2010: Audio abstracts from the JID May 2010 issue, including stem cells derived from human hair follicles, assessing health-related quality of life in dermatology, and molecules that repair DNA in UV-exposed skin.
30 September 2011: Audio abstracts from the September 2011 JID, including the effect of chemokines on psoriasis severity, the response of melanoma to dacarbazine treatment, and the clearance of psoriatic plaques by UV radiation.
8 February 2010: Audio abstracts from the JID February 2010 issue, including reduced expression of conective tissue growth factor, keratin K6c mutations, and engineered human skin substitutes.
24 September 2013: In this podcast, Dr. Robert Dellavalle speaks with Dr. Irwin McLean, from the University of Dundee, about the link between the filaggrin (FLG) gene and susceptibility to atopic dermatitis.
02 July 2013: Join Dr. Robert Dellavalle as he speaks with Katrina Abuabara, from the University of Pennsylvania, about systematic reviews and clinical trial research. Systematic reviews of the medical literature are key tools in comprehensively summarizing data and helping clinicians and policy makers to make informed, evidence-based decisions regarding patient care and health policy.
23 May 2013: In this podcast, Monica Salazar speaks with Dr. Raja Sivamani about how botanical extracts can be used as alternative skin therapies, particularly in the treatment of wounds.
21 May 2013: In this podcast, Dr. Jeffrey Dunn speaks with Emilee Sandsmark and Monica Salazar about the potential for tattoo websites to promote overall long-term sun safety for skin cancer prevention.
26 February 2013: Join presenter Dr. Robert Dellavalle as he speaks with Dr. John R. Stanley from the University of Pennsylvania about desmoglein as a target for pemphigus and other skin disease therapies, which has illuminated the pathophysiology of seemingly unrelated diseases.
11 April 2013: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Robert Dellavalle speaks with Dr. Joel Gelfand, from the University of Pennsylvania, about the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients in the United Kingdom. This survey is part of a large prospective study that shows the association of psoriasis with cardiovascular events and demonstrates that psoriasis severity is an independent predictor of metabolic syndrome markers, including serum triglyceride and glucose levels.
03 April 2013: Audio abstracts from the May 2013 JID, including a comparison of treatments for nonmelanoma skin cancers, the use of nanoparticles to treat acne, and new targets for managing melanoma metastasis.
26 March 2013: In this podcast, Emilee Sandsmark speaks with Dr. Melody Eide, from the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, about the exclusion of non-melanoma skin cancer from US cancer registries, which inspired Dr. Eide to review billing claims and their correspondence to the language of actual pathology records. Electronic pathology reports provide accurate diagnosis, suggesting that their inclusion in a national database would improve understanding of the prevalence, diagnostics, and treatment of squamous and basal cell skin cancer.
14 March 2013: Audio abstracts from the April 2013 JID, including a signal that initiates hair follicle development, the link between acne medication and inflammatory bowel disease, and an engineered measles virus that attacks melanoma cells.
12 March 2013: In this podcast, Dr. Robert Dellavalle speaks with Dr. Stuart Yuspa, from the National Institutes of Health, about signaling in the skin. Unraveling signaling cascades that transmit information from the cell surface to the nucleus has ushered in a multitude of new therapeutics that targets these pathways.
29 January 2013: Join presenter Dr. Robert Dellavalle as he speaks with Dr. Julie Ryan from the University of Rochester Medical Center about ionizing radiation. Although a common treatment for cancer, ionizing radiation can potentially damage skin. There is currently no effective method to prevent skin injury due to radiation exposure; however, knowledge regarding mechanisms of and treatment for radiation dermatitis is improving.
20 December 2012: Audio abstracts from the December 2012 JID, including the role of epigenetics in hair follicle regeneration, the link between alcohol and skin cancer, and a protein that provides immunity against a parasitic disease.
19 December 2012: Audio abstracts from the November 2012 JID, including validation of a dermatitis assessment tool, predicting skin cancer in high-risk patients, and a search for new genes and protein expression in psoriasis.
04 December 2012: Join presenter Dr. Robert Dellavalle as he speaks with Dr. Pierre Coulombe, Chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Johns Hopkins University, about the keratin mutations that underlie Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex and how understanding the role of keratin proteins in the skin has broadly benefited basic science research.
20 November 2012: Join presenter Dr. Robert Dellavalle as he speaks with Dr. Lynn Cornelius, Chief of Dermatology at the Washington University School of Medicine, about preparing the next generation in academic medicine. New technologies and discoveries along with increasing gender, cultural, and generational diversity of faculty challenges academicians to identify and communicate the lessons necessary for academic success.
31 May 2012: Antimicrobial Peptides: Old Molecules with New Ideas. Join presenter Corinna Wu as she speaks to Dr. Richard Gallo, professor of medicine and pediatrics and chief of the division of dermatology at the University of California, San Diego, about new research into antimicrobial peptides.
06 November 2012: Join presenter Dr. Robert Dellavalle as he speaks with Dr. Patrick Brunner from the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, about the changing views of the role of Langerhans cells. The skin harbors several types of dendritic antigen-presenting cells including Langerhans cells (LC), and genetically-driven removal of the LC population results in increased T-cell immunity against haptens and infectious agents.
25 October 2012: Join presenter Dr. Robert Dellavalle as he speaks with Dr. Paul R Bergstresser, former JID Editor-in-Chief, about the inception and development of the JID 75th Anniversary issue.
10 October 2012: Audio abstracts from the September 2012 JID, including the arrangement of lipids in the skin, the limitations of the PASI, and cancer risks for kidney transplant recipients.
22 August 2012:: Audio abstracts from the August 2012 JID, including the molecular organization of human skin, the genetics of pigmented birthmarks, and a topical therapy that promotes wound healing.
07 June 2012: Audio abstracts from the June 2012 JID, including the effectiveness of topical vitamin A, dietary supplements, and laser therapy for prevention of skin cancers.
18 April 2011: Audio abstracts from the March 2011 JID, including core outcome measures for eczema trials, gender differences in melanoma survival, and a potential strategy for preventing skin cancer.
12 April 2011: Audio abstracts from the February 2011 JID, including the pathogenesis of a skin pigmentation disorder common in Asian women, suicidal thoughts among teenagers with acne, and the connection between hair growth and wound healing.
30 March 2011: Audio abstracts from the JID January 2011 issue, including a link between UVB radiation and tanning, the role of urocanic acid in photoprotection, and a survey of eczema prevalence among children in the United States.
19 April 2010: Audio abstracts from the JID April 2010 issue, including psoriasis and heart disease, characterizing the phenotype of a rare desmoplakin mutation, and whether coal tar treatment for skin conditions is safe.
8 March 2010: Audio abstracts from the JID March 2010 issue, including trends in melanoma thickness, the genetics of vitiligo susceptibility and feeling the pressure in ageing skin.
19 February 2013: In this podcast, Corinna Wu speaks with Dr. John Parrish, professor of dermatology at Harvard Medical School and director of CIMIT, the Center for the Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology in Boston, about his recent JID Commentary on translational research.
12 February 2013: Join presenter Dr. Robert Dellavalle as he speaks with Dr. Lowell A. Goldsmith, Editor Emeritus of theJID, about the past and future of the Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID). After 75 years, the SID has evolved from its modest beginnings as a society of 300 members to a diverse international organization. To ensure its future, the SID must continue to incorporate new scientific concepts and technologies to facilitate ongoing, vibrant discussion among its members.
04 February 2013: Audio abstracts from the February 2013 JID, including the role of vitamin A in alopecia, global incidence and prevalence of psoriasis, and the anti-aging effects of broadband light therapy.
04 April 2012: Audio abstracts from the April 2012 JID, including what causes itching in atopic dermatitis, a drug for treating sun damage, and measuring quality of life for psoriasis patients.
28 March 2012: Audio abstracts from the March 2012 JID, including the connection between psoriasis and metabolic syndrome, a mouse model for autoimmune skin disease, and prognostic information for cutaneous lymphoma patients.
18 January 2012: Audio abstracts from the February 2012 JID, including the carcinogenic effect of UVA1, the correlation between psoriasis and diabetes, and the role of mast cells in scar formation.
20 December 2011: Join presenter Corinna Wu as she speaks to Dr. Michael Zasloff, professor of surgery and pediatrics at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, about the Remarkable (and Mysterious) Wound-Healing Process of the Bottlenose Dolphin.
16 December 2011: Audio abstracts from the January 2012 JID, including an assessment of the Dermatology Life Quality Index, a study of pemphigus in Taiwan, and the role of HLA alleles in vitiligo.
12 September 2011: Audio abstracts from the July 2011 JID, including the efficacy of gene therapy for skin fragility disorders, use of NSAIDs and the risk of melanoma, and treatment of psoriasis with phototherapy.
05 November 2013: In this SkinPod episode, Dr. Jonathan L. Rees, from the University of Edinburgh, discusses the use of population genetics in understanding the evolution of pigment diversity and the causes of variations in human skin color.
19 November 2013: Dr. Robert Dellavalle interviews Dr. Johannes Ring, who was recently awarded an Honorary Membership from the European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR), about his career and achievements in dermatology.
17 December 2013: Dr. Robert Dellavalle interviews Dr. Jouni Uitto, from Thomas Jefferson University Medical School, about advances in molecular therapies used to treat heritable skin diseases, including gene therapy, cell-based therapy, and protein replacement therapy.
8 January 2010: Audio abstracts from the January 2010 issue of JID, including thyroid-specific genes in skin, keratins in beard hair medulla, and mutated EGF receptor in melanoma.
15 December 2008: Cases of melanoma are on the increase in the United States. We review how melanoma starts and progresses, the genes involved, and what mouse models can reveal about disease mechanisms.
12 November 2012: Audio abstracts from the October 2012 JID, including factors important for hair growth, drug-resistant melanoma cells, and flu vaccine safety in classic Kaposi's sarcoma patients.
23 April 2013: Join Dr. Robert Dellavalle as he speaks with Dr. Victoria Werth, from the University of Pennsylvania, about the evaluation of the reliability, validity, and responsiveness of the CDASI and the CAT-BM. Validated diseases severity tools for dermatomyositis (DM) in skin are lacking, and this study demonstrates the usefulness of these tools for intra- and inter-rater reliability with a group of 14 DM patients.
07 May 2012: Audio abstracts from the May 2012 JID, including genetic risk factors for non-melanoma skin cancer, a cause of symptoms in pachyonychia congenita, and a target for treatment of psoriasis.
18 December 2012: Join presenter Dr. Robert Dellavalle as he speaks with Dr. Anna De Benedetto, from the University of Rochester Medical Center, about the relationship between skin barrier disruption and subsequent immune responses and skin disorders such as eczema, psoriasis, and blistering.
14 May 2013: In this podcast, Dr. Jeffrey Dunn speaks with Dr. Jared Jagdeo about the effects of light emitting diode (LED) low level light therapy (LLLT) on human skin.
10 September 2013: Join Dr. Robert Dellavalle as he speaks with Dr. Thomas Kupper, from Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, about vaccines in the context of tissue-resident memory T cells and the role of these cells in skin -- and other epithelial interfaces with the environment -- in the maintenance of protective immunity.
22October 2013: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Robert Dellavalle speaks with Dr. Alice Pentland, from the University of Rochester, about good laboratory practices for documentation of medical research, the process of patenting intellectual property, and its potential impact on faculty and their departments.
27 August 2013: In this episode, Dr. Robert Dellavalle speaks with Dr. Elaine Fuchs, from The Rockefeller University, about the future of regenerative medicine in skin biology.
13 August 2013: In this episode, Dr. Robert Dellavalle speaks with Dr. Hywel Williams, from Nottingham University, about clinical trials and systematic reviews. Randomized controlled clinical trials remain the best method for minimizing bias when evaluating dermatological treatments. Systematic reviews of these trials organize the entire body of evidence while minimizing bias so that policy makers and guideline developers can base their recommendations on the appropriate strength and level of evidence.
30 July 2013: In this podcast, Dr. Robert Dellavalle speaks with Dr. Martin Weinstock, from Brown University School of Medicine, about predictors of basal cell carcinoma (BCC).
16 July 2013: In this episode, Dr. Robert Dellavalle speaks with Dr. Tamar Nijsten, from the Erasmus University Medical Center, about important aspects of epidemiology, such as the prevalence and incidence of events and their associated factors, which lead to a better understanding of skin disease.
16 May 2013: In this podcast, Dr. Jeffrey Dunn speaks with Dr. Jared Jagdeo about how immunohistochemical staining patterns aid in our understanding of the role of oxidative damage in photoaging.
31 January 2013: Audio abstracts from the January 2013 JID, including targets for treating alopecia, a pathway that regulates the hair follicle cycle, and a protein's role in the skin discoloration of melasma.
15 January 2013: Join presenter Dr. Robert Dellavalle as he speaks with Dr. John J. DiGiovanna and Dr. Kenneth H. Kraemer from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) about xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), a defect in DNA repair pathways that is characterized by sun sensitivity and UV radiation-induced skin and mucous membrane cancers.
04 January 2013: Join presenter Dr. Jeffrey Dunn as he speaks with Dr. Ruby Ghadially about the past 25 years of epidermal stem cell research. Understanding of epidermal stem cell biology has evolved rapidly as techniques to visualize distribution of stem cells and progeny have improved. However, significant challenges remain, including defining molecular markers for stem cells, determining the locations and contributions of different stem cell niches, and mapping regulatory pathways of epidermal stem cell proliferation and differentiation.
12 October 2012: Join presenter Monica Salazar, University of Colorado medical student, as she speaks with Dr. Eugene A. Bauer, Chief Medical Officer of Dermira, about how the barriers between academic and biopharmaceutical research are becoming increasingly transparent, which benefits patients and researchers, but also presents some challenges.
03 July 2012: Audio abstracts from the July 2012 JID, including a mouse model of vitiligo, the effect of visible light on skin aging, and patients' willingness to pay for dermatology treatments.
06 September 2011: Audio abstracts from the June 2011 JID, including a model to investigate loss of melanosomes, a dietary flavonoid that inhibits melanoma, and the role of dimethylfumarate in angiogenesis.
11 May 2011: Audio abstracts from the May 2011 JID, including a genetic risk factor for psoriasis, repair of DNA damage induced by UVA radiation, and endpoints for RNA-interference clinical trials.
21 April 2011: Audio abstracts from the April 2011 JID, including a gene that modulates hair follicle regeneration, keratinocytes derived from stem cells, and the safety of topical corticosteroids during pregnancy.