Current Cutaneous Biology Trainees

Laura Walsh, MD, PhD

Abbey Perl, PhD

Dr. Perl’s post-doctoral research is focused on how protein phosphatases coordinate to regulate proper desmosome function required for epidermal stratification and barrier formation.

Thomas Holmes, PhD

Dr. Holmes post-doctoral work involves the use of 3D human skin equivalents (HSE) containing human-derived diabetic foot ulcer fibroblasts (DFUF) to investigate wound healing, keratinocyte-fibroblast signaling and keratinocyte proliferation.