Our Labs
Quick Facts
10 Principal Investigators
$8M active grants, incl. $1.8M from NIH
7 Endowed professorships
6 Research labs
3 Active VA Merit Rev. Awards
Presentations
Video library of our recent online presentations and talks.
Contact
Basic Research Admin.
Dept. of Dermatology
dermresearch@dermatology.wisc.edu
About Our Labs
Basic research faculty in the Department of Dermatology study a wide range of dermatological disorders, including skin cancers and non-cancer skin diseases such as Psoriasis, depigmentation, and skin discoloration.
Research targets in our labs range from cellular mechanisms of disease progression and drug resistance to patient presentation in a clinical setting, and our researchers are investigating new uses for current drugs such as anti-inflammatories, as well as the use of plant-based chemicals for chemoprevention.
Our world-renowned researchers are supported by grants from the Dermatology Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense and several other non-profit organizations and companies.
Research Topics by Lab
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All Labs
- Melanoma development and progression
- Use of plant-based chemicals for chemoprevention
- Role of Plk1 in Cancer
- Role of SIRT1 in Cancer
- Chemoprevention of Cancer by Resveratrol
- Tumor microenviroment
- Immunotherapy
- Onco/immunometabolism
- Tissue modeling
- Frizzled6 signaling in hair orientation control
- Astrotactin2 in PCP and development
- Melanoma development and progression
- Cellular mechanisms of disease progression and drug resistance
- Melanocyte biology
Labs by Research Topic
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Labs by Topic: Skin Cancer
Labs by Topic: Research Target
Research News
A new understanding of androgenetic alopecia
George Cotsarelis, MD Professor and Chair, Dermatology Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania “A new understanding of androgenetic alopecia” Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 8:30 – 9:30 AM, 7th Floor Conference Room, 1 S Park …
August 31, 2023Visiting Professor: Dr. Zach Morris
Zach Morris, MD, PhD Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Human Oncology University of Wisconsin-Madison Monday, November 6, 2023, 12:15 – 1:15 PM, WIMR 7001A or WebEx
July 28, 2023UW Dermatology Faculty Honored with Mohs Family Endowments
Dr. Gloria Xu was named the inaugural Mohs Family Faculty Fellow and Dr. Nihal Ahmad was named the Dr. Frederic E. Mohs Skin Cancer Research Chair. Read more about the recipients and the history of the Mohs family.
June 28, 2023- More Research News posts
Recent Publications
See what we're publishing! Our clinical and research faculty and their staff publish their research in a variety of top-tier journals.
Active Research Grants
See what we're working on! We receive funding from federal, state, and private sources.
Research Faculty
Nihal Ahmad, PhD
Position title: Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Dermatology Research Laboratories
To Heal
Our Mission
To Educate
To Discover