Department of Dermatology Research Seminar

Presenter

Seminar Title

• UV-Induced DNA Damage Response, Epigenetic Abnormalities, and Skin Cancer

Presenter's Bio

While attending the Keio University School of Medicine, he had the opportunity to work with Masafumi Nishizawa, PhD, elucidating the regulation of cell cycle progression in yeast. After medical school, Dr. Kawasumi received PhD training in neuroscience with Ikuo Nishimoto, MD, PhD at Keio University. Dr. Kawasumi was a post-doctoral fellow with Dr. Paul Nghiem at Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Washington. Since then, Dr. Kawasumi has been conducting research in skin cancer biology, particularly addressing how cells respond to UV damage and how the DNA damage response can be harnessed to prevent UV-associated skin cancers. In 2016, Dr. Kawasumi launched a research laboratory at the University of Washington. The Kawasumi Lab focuses on elucidating molecular mechanisms of UV-mediated diseases (skin cancer and lupus). His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Dermatology Foundation.

Dermatology Host

• Karen Hastings, MD, PhD

For additional information, please contact Lisa Dunk, 602-827-2188. This seminar is hybrid and will be hosted both via Zoom and in person in the BSPB, E113 classroom.