Research

Core Projects

1. Circulating urinary microRNAs as systemic biomarkers of fibrosis and healing outcomes in diabetic foot ulcers (NIH-NIDDK Diabetic Foot Consortium ancillary study)
   
2. Targeting inflammatory networks that control clinical healing outcomes in diabetic foot ulcers (Wound Healing Foundation 3M Fellowship)
   
3. Molecular signature of radiation- induced skin fibrosis

Ancillary Projects

1. Telomere dynamics and telomerase in hair follicle biology- in collaboration with Ralf Paus M.D. and Abraham Aviv M.D.
2. Exploring novel therapeutics targeting the acne/rosacea transcriptome- in collaboration with Jonette Keri M.D., Ph.D. and the American Acne and Rosacea Society
   
3. Genomic biomarkers of ulceration probability in patients with chronic venous insufficiency - in collaboration with Hadar Lev-Tov, M.D.
   
4. COVID-19-host interaction in the skin - in collaboration with Fabrizio Galimberti M.D., Ph.D.