The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Dermatology conducts intensive research focusing on basic laboratory investigation of skin inflammation, skin cancer, keratinocyte biology, wound healing, epithelial stem cell research, cutaneous aging, and translational projects to develop new therapies.

Our clinical dermatopharmacology unit consists of an active clinical trials group for industry-sponsored studies as well as investigator-initiated outcomes research.

Learn more about our department’s research enterprise via the links below.

• Areas of Research
  Explore our areas of research and get details about the work done in our basic science laboratories
• Research Faculty
  Meet our researchers; view their profiles
• Clinical Trials
  Learn about current clinical trials at Feinberg and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago