⏳ Deadline approaching! Applications for the #MC3Institute’s Clinical Trials Coordinator position close this Monday, Oct. 27.
🔗 Apply Now: wd5.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recrui...
💅 Dr. April Schachtel, #naildisease expert & Chief of Dermatology at #VAPugetSound, shares insights with @time.com Mag on the potential health effects of gel manicures.
🔗 time.com/7321907/are-gel-manicures-bad-for-nails-safety/
@uwmedicine.bsky.social #nailhealth #naildisorders
👇 🔬 Join the Merkel Cell Carcinoma Collaborative #MC3Institute as a full-time Clinical Trials Coordinator. Apply by 10/27!
🎓💡 We also celebrated the launch of the John E. Olerud Dermatology Resident & Fellow Fund for Career Development, honoring Dr. Olerud’s legacy and supporting future opportunities in education, research, and global learning.
Learn more and make a gift 👉 together.uw.edu/i/uw/Campaign/olerudfund
UW Derm hosted our annual Robert Pommerening Memorial Lecture this month, bringing together 40+ in-person & virtual attendees to watch keynote speaker, Ilona Frieden, MD, Prof of Pediatrics & Dermatology @ucsfchildrens.bsky.social.
Event Recap 👉 derm.uw.edu/2025-pommerening-memorial-lecture
Thanks to the LEO Foundation for a 2nd investment in my lab @uwdermatology.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social @uwiscrm.bsky.social. This "Serendipity Grant" lets us follow up on unexpected data in #HaileyHailey disease, a #rare #genetic #skin #blistering disorder:
simpsonskinlab.org/news/simpson...
🎉🔬 Congrats to Dr. Cory Simpson, recipient of a 2-year, $600,000 #LEOFoundation grant to advance his lab’s research on #HaileyHailey disease — a rare genetic skin blistering disorder. @uwmedicine.bsky.social
🔗 simpsonskinlab.org/news/simpson-lab-serendipity-grant-leo-foundation
The #MC3Institute is now recruiting 2 Clinical Research Fellows to support our #cancerresearch initiatives!
🎉 Congratulations to our 7 faculty & 5 volunteer faculty members named to @seattlemet.com.web.brid.gy’s annual list of the best doctors in the Puget Sound region!
Meet Our Top Docs 👉 derm.uw.edu/news/congratulations-2025-seattle-met-top-doctors
A huge thank you to our incredible #MCC community for making our 20th #MerkelCELLebration a success! 💜
It was amazing to gather with patients, families, physicians, and researchers under one roof. We're already looking forward to next year!
✈️ Emily Gong, former #MC3Institute undergrad research assistant, took her passion for research to France to study #Merkelcell carcinoma under Dr. Mahtab Samimi of the Université de Tours.
Keep Reading 👉 tinyurl.com/mr5x6dur
@uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social
We’re thrilled to welcome two outstanding new faculty members to UW Dermatology—Dr. Lindsay Gunnell (our former chief resident!) & Dr. Soo Jung “SJ” Kim!
Meet Dr. Gunnell 👉 tinyurl.com/y23jncjp
Meet Dr. Kim 👉 tinyurl.com/54tv485k
@uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social
In a study of #MCC patients, researchers found stopping immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy is associated w/ a higher risk of disease progression — 39% at 2 years compared w/ 14% among those who continued treatment.
Learn More 👉 tinyurl.com/ydnr2fck
@uwdermatology.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social
🚀🌟 We're excited to launch our official #MC3Institute Instagram account, instagram.com/mc3institute/!
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🔬 Research projects
🤝 Collaboration & training opportunities
✨ Member spotlights
📅 Upcoming events
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Michael Martin gave a great talk on his project @uwdermatology.bsky.social testing new Rx for #HaileyHailey disease, a #genetic #skin #blistering disorder. Thx @drsakiyama.bsky.social & @amyserafino.bsky.social for fostering undergrad collab @uwmedicine.bsky.social & @gonzagauniversity.bsky.social!
Congratulations Team "Skin In The Game!" 💪🎉
#Obliteride #CureCancerFaster @obliteride.bsky.social
Donations are still being accepted thru 9/30! tinyurl.com/obiteride-mc3
Great talk from summer student Porter from @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social. In my lab @uwdermatology.bsky.social he is studying #epidermolysis #bullosa simplex, a #genetic #skin #blistering disease most severe in newborns/children. We’ve known the #EBS cause for >30 yrs, yet still have no approved therapy.
Please join us in congratulating Morgan Keys, MHS, UW Derm Grant & Contract Analyst, on her selection as Co-Chair of the @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social Research Administration Peer Network (RAPN) for the 2025–26 academic year!
🔗 derm.uw.edu/news/morgan-keys-selected-RAPN-co-chair
💜 Had a great time catching up w/ faculty, staff, trainees, & their families (plus plenty of very good doggos 🐶) at UW Derm's annual Summer BBQ at Magnuson Park this past weekend.
Nothing like ☀️, good food, & great company to kick off another exciting academic year!
Wishing you the best on your MD journey, Afua! @pullman.wsu.edu is lucky to have you 💜
👏 Incredible news! Congratulations to Dr. Nghiem & the entire #MCC research team on this well-deserved achievement. #cancerresearch
#twinningiswinning 💜💜 Our research fellow Jenny Park & resident Ashi Gautham unintentionally coordinated outfits today—proving great minds think (& dress) alike! 👯 #cliniclife #matchymatchy
📣 Go Team #SkinInTheGame! #Obliteride #CureCancerFaster
My lab @uwdermatology.bsky.social aims to find new therapies for #EpidermolysisBullosa Simplex (EBS) a #genetic #skin #disease causing life-threatening #blistering starting at birth. Every patient deserves a chance for a cure no matter how rare their disease: www.dermatologytimes.com/view/human-s...
👇 Dive into the latest #MC3Memos newsletter!
Our residents absolutely crushed this week's #DermSurgery Bootcamp! 💪 Under the guidance of our new dermatologic surgeon, Dr. Divya Seth, & Dr. Jeremy Kampp, they got hands-on suturing skills training—because nothing brings people together like stitching a little pork. 🐷 @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social
🏆👏 Congrats to @simpsonlabuw.bsky.social PhD students Jessica Ayers & Karina Schmidt on their recent fellowship awards! @uwiscrm.bsky.social @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social
🔗 derm.uw.edu/news/congratulations-simpson-lab-fellowship-award-recipients
Thanks to 2nd-year residents Drs. Marissa Appiah, Wenelia Baghoomian, & Pragna Naidoo for leading dermatology didactic sessions for residents @uwashem.bsky.social last week! 🚑🚨 #emergencymedicine
Learn More 👉 tinyurl.com/4kh2kmmj
@uwsom-wwami.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social
1st time at Society for #Pediatric #Dermatology #SPD2025 mtg to share work from my lab @uwdermatology.bsky.social. Our new project models #EpidermolysisBullosa simplex which causes painful blistering but has no approved Rx despite approval for other forms. We are working to change that for patients.
We are saddened to share the passing of Robert “Rob” Sidbury, MD, MPH, beloved faculty member, division leader, & international authority in #pediatricdermatology. @seattlechildrens.org @uwmedicine.bsky.social
Read about Rob’s life & distinguished career 👉 derm.uw.edu/news/in-memoriam-rob-sidbury
