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Dr. Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD is the Arthur C. Curtis Professor of Molecular Skin Immunology and the Frances and Kenneth Eisenberg Emerging Scholar of the Taubman Medical Research Institute. A graduate of the University of Iceland Medical School, he completed his internship and dermatology residency training at the University of Michigan. Dr. Gudjonsson has served on the faculty of the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology since 2008. He provides general medical dermatology patient care at the University of Michigan Taubman Center, and maintains clinical and research interests in inflammatory and autoimmune disorders involving the skin.
Dr. Gudjonsson leads an NIH-funded research group examining the immunological and genetic drivers of inflammatory skin disease, with projects directed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of disorders, such as atopic dermatitis, cutaneous lupus, hidradenitis suppurativa, lichen planus, psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
Dr. Gudjonsson's research has been supported by research awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the American Skin Association, Dermatology Foundation, Doris Duke Foundation, among others. He is director of the U-M Skin Research Center (NIH/NIAMS P30) which provides resources, training and support to new and early career investigators engaged in skin research and fosters interdisciplinary engagement and collaboration.
Dr. Gudjonsson is a foremost expert in dermatological science, who received the 2007 Young Investigator Award from the American Academy of Dermatology, was named the 2018 Rising Star Lecturer for the Society for Investigative Dermatology and was recipient of the American Skin Association Research Achievement Award in Psoriasis in 2021. He serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI), and on the Editorial Board of JCI Insight. Dr. Gudjonsson is a standing member of the NIH Arthritis, Connective Tissue and Skin Study Section.
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Center MemberTaubman Institute
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Center MemberSamuel and Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center
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Center MemberPrecision Health Initiative
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Biglari S, Youssefian L, Tabatabaiefar MA, Saeidian AH, Abtahi‐Naeini B, Khorram E, Sherkat R, Moghaddam AS, Mohaghegh F, Rahimi M, Rahimi H, Babaei S, Shahrooei M, Mozafari N, Zaresharifi S, Vahidnezhad F, Homayouni V, Tsoi LC, Gudjonsson JE, Hakonarson H, Casanova JL, Jouanguy E, Béziat V, Zhang Q, Cobat A, Vahidnezhad H. Journal of Clinical Immunology, 2025 Dec 1; 45 (1):Journal ArticleDOCK2 Deficiency and GATA2 Haploinsufficiency Can Underlie Critical Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia
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Dand N, Stuart PE, Bowes J, Ellinghaus D, Nititham J, Saklatvala JR, Teder-Laving M, Thomas LF, Traks T, Uebe S, Assmann G, Baudry D, Behrens F, Billi AC, Brown MA, Burkhardt H, Capon F, Chung R, Curtis CJ, Duckworth M, Ellinghaus E, FitzGerald O, Gerdes S, Griffiths CEM, Gulliver S, Helliwell PS, Ho P, Hoffmann P, Holmen OL, Huang ZM, Hveem K, Jadon D, Köhm M, Kraus C, Lamacchia C, Lee SH, Ma F, Mahil SK, McHugh N, McManus R, Modalsli EH, Nissen MJ, Nöthen M, Oji V, Oksenberg JR, Patrick MT, Perez White BE, Ramming A, Rech J, Rosen C, Sarkar MK, Schett G, Schmidt B, Tejasvi T, Traupe H, Voorhees JJ, Wacker EM, Warren RB, Wasikowski R, Weidinger S, Wen X, Zhang Z, Siebert S, Schofield J, McAteer H, Mahil SK, Dand N, Brown SJ, Smith CH, Burden AD, Nelis M, Milani L, Metspalu A, Barton A, Chandran V, Esko T, Foerster J, Franke A, Gladman DD, Gudjonsson JE, Gulliver W, Hüffmeier U, Kingo K, Kõks S, Liao W, Løset M, Mägi R, Nair RP, Rahman P, Reis A, Di Meglio P, Barker JN, Tsoi LC, Simpson MA, Elder JT. Nature Communications, 2025 Dec 1; 16 (1):Journal ArticleGWAS meta-analysis of psoriasis identifies new susceptibility alleles impacting disease mechanisms and therapeutic targets
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Oliva M, Sarkar MK, March ME, Saeidian AH, Mentch FD, Hsieh CL, Tang F, Uppala R, Patrick MT, Li Q, Bogle R, Kahlenberg JM, Watson D, Glessner JT, Youssefian L, Vahidnezhad H, Tsoi LC, Hakonarson H, Gudjonsson JE, Smith KM, Riley-Gillis B. Nature Communications, 2025 Dec 1; 16 (1):Journal ArticleIntegration of GWAS, QTLs and keratinocyte functional assays reveals molecular mechanisms of atopic dermatitis
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Klein B, Kahlenberg JM, Gudjonsson JE. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2025 Dec 1; 10 (1):Journal ArticleProteins lead the way: JAK inhibitors as a new treatment option in toxic epidermal necrolysis
DOI:10.1038/s41392-024-02122-6 PMID: 39894857 -
Bogle R, Gharaee-Kermani M, Zhang HH, Ma F, Plazyo O, Elder JT, Kahlenberg JM, Gudjonsson JE, Tsoi LC. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2024 Sep 12;Journal ArticleProfiling lncRNA in psoriatic skin using scRNA-seq
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Bogle R, Gharaee-Kermani M, Zhang HH, Ma F, Plazyo O, Elder JT, Kahlenberg JM, Gudjonsson JE, Tsoi LC. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2024 Sep 12;Journal ArticleProfiling lncRNA in psoriatic skin using scRNA-seq
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Borton A, Hesson A, Plazyo O, Ozel B, Langen E, Gudjonsson J, Ganesh S. 2025 Apr 22;Proceeding / Abstract / PosterPlacental Vasculature in Superimposed Preeclampsia Display Unique Transcriptional Profiles
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Do TH, Ward NL, Gudjonsson JE. Curr Opin Rheumatol, 2025 Mar 31;Journal ArticleUnderstanding psoriatic disease at single-cell resolution: an update.
DOI:10.1097/BOR.0000000000001085 PMID: 40160177
