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.