Quick Facts
- For UW-Madison undergraduate & graduate students
- 2 credit course offered each spring semester
- Classes T-Th, 3:30-4:20 pm
- Remote/online only course. Journal clubs and discussions led by Dermatology basic research faculty and guest clinical faculty instructors
How to Enroll
- Enroll through UW’s Course Search & Enroll portal during the normal class selection period.
- If you miss the enrollment deadline or are a visiting student needing permission to enroll, please contact Mary Gannon.
Course Description
DERM602 offers an interactive platform to critically analyze classic and state-of-the-art research articles in skin biology and skin diseases, as well as the opportunity to present journal articles. Provides a strong base and training for future scientists, physicians, and industrial leaders in skin sciences, skincare, and drug development.
The course consists of journal clubs on a variety of topics from Dermatology research and clinical faculty, such as skin structure & development, skin cell biology, skin metabolism, skin diseases, skin cancers, wound healing, dermatopathology, Mohs surgery, organoids, and skin of color.
Graduate students enrolled in this course are expected to facilitate journal club discussions.
Students interested in honors credit for DERM602 should reach out to Dr. Nihal Ahmad and Dr. Hao Chang to discuss an honors project.
Contacts
Mary Gannon
Admin Contact, DERM602
Dept of Dermatology
mgannon@dermatology.wisc.edu
Hao Chang, PhD
Co-Director, DERM602
Dept of Dermatology
hchang@dermatology.wisc.edu
Nihal Ahmad, PhD
Vice Chair for Research
Co-Director, DERM602
Dept of Dermatology
nahmad@dermatology.wisc.edu
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