The University of Michigan Medical School Training Program in Cell and Molecular Dermatology fosters the development of clinical-translational and basic research in investigational dermatology through the postdoctoral training of physicians and scientists for careers in Dermatology and related skin sciences.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), our long-standing training program provides an exciting and supportive learning environment that integrates clinical and basic science knowledge relevant to dermatology.
Our basic research program offers training opportunities in molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, immunology and biochemistry, as they relate to the skin. We utilize state-of-the-art research tools including genomics and gene expression array analysis, single cell DNA sequencing, genetic linkage, and transgenic mice, in addition to a wide array of traditional tools in biochemistry and molecular biology.
Our clinical-translational research program offers training opportunities in general dermatology, cutaneous oncology, cosmetic dermatology and clinical pharmacology. Activities in these areas interface closely with the basic research program to facilitate the direct study of normal and abnormal human skin, as well as skin exposed to ultraviolet light and surgical intervention. Our clinical research program also features training in research design and analysis, outcomes analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis.
Trainees complete two years of research training under the supervision of one of our team of highly qualified faculty preceptors from both within and outside the Department of Dermatology.
To apply for a position in our training program, please send your CV and a letter of interest, describing the area of research training that interests you to:
James T. Elder, MD, PhD
Director of T32 Research Training
University of Michigan Medical School
Department of Dermatology
3312 CCGC, Box 0932
1500 E. Medical Center Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 49109-5932
We are strongly committed to increasing the participation of individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in biomedical research: Blacks or African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, American Indians or Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.
Please contact us for specific questions about our postdoctoral research training program.
- Allison Billi, MD, PhD*
- Arul M. Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD
- Bo Duan, PhD
- Pierre Coulombe, PhD
- Andrzej A. Dlugosz, MD*
- James T. Elder, MD, PhD*
- Gary J. Fisher, PhD*
- Johann E. Gudjonsson, MD, PhD*
- Simon Hogan, PhD
- J. Michelle Kahlenberg, MD, PhD
- Carole Parent, PhD
- Lam C (Alex) Tsoi, PhD*
- John Varga, MD
- Sunny Y. Wong, PhD*
(* indicates appointment in the Department of Dermatology)
- Christopher K. Bichakjian, MD*
- Kelly Harms, MD, PhD*
- Paul Harms, MD, PhD
- Yolanda R. Helfrich, MD*
- Mio Nakamura, MD*
- Jeffrey S. Orringer, MD*
- Matthew T. Patrick, MEng PhD*
- Taihao Quan, MD, PhD*
- Mrinal Sarkar, PhD*
- Monique Verhaegen, MS, PhD*
- John J Voorhees, MD*
- Frank Wang, MD*
(* indicates appointment in the Department of Dermatology)
