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  2. Year: 2016
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Month: November 2016

Cowlicky Mice: Hao Chang, PhD, Studies Links Between Hair Patterns and Skin Cancer in Mice

Posted on November 29, 2016

Professor Chang researches Planar Cell Polarity–abbreviated to PCP (“not that kind of PCP,” jokes Chang)–a genetic mechanism that controls epithelial cell alignments along body and tissue axes. In simpler terms, “skin cells need to know which way is the front and which way is the rear so they can grow hair in the correct direction.”

Posted in Research News

Gloria Xu, MD, PhD, to Represent the UWCCC on National Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Panel

Posted on November 16, 2016

Associate Professor of Dermatology Gloria Xu, MD, PhD, has joined the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Panel. Dr. Xu was nominated by Dr. Mark Albertini of the Department of Hematology/Medical Oncology, and will represent the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center in the national network.

Posted in Clinical News

Beneath the Surface: Skin Disorders and Underlying Diseases with Director of Pediatric Dermatology Lisa M. Arkin, MD

Posted on November 11, 2016

When might a skin disorder also imply the presence of underlying systemic disease? Pediatric Dermatologist Lisa M. Arkin, MD, explored the intersection of dermatology and other fields including rheumatology, immunology and infectious disease at the Hubert and Mary Moss Lecture in Dermatology on September 16, 2016.

Posted in Clinical News

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