Lab Members

Meet the Principle Investigator(s)

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Kiyoshi Ariizumi, Ph.D.

Professor

  • Department of Dermatology
  • Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center 
  • Immunology Graduate Program 
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Ph.D. in Virology and Immunology, University of Tokyo 

 

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Ponciano Cruz, M.D.

Physician

  • Paul R. Bergstresser, M.D., Chair in Dermatology
  • Department of Dermatology
  • Specialized in Dermatitis
  • Distinguished Teaching Professor
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Chief of Dermatology at the Dallas VA Medical Center
  • M.D., in Dermatology, University of the East  

 

 

 

Current Lab Members

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Jin-Sung Chung, Ph.D.

Instructor

  • Department of Dermatology
  • Immunology, Cancer Biology, and Molecular Oncology 
  • Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center 
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Ph.D. in Agriculture, University of Tokyo 

 

 

 

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Irene Dougherty, B.S.

Research Associate/Lab Manager

  • Department of Dermatology
  • Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center 
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • B.S. in Microbiology, San Jose State University

 

 

 

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Sarah Ung, B.S.

Research Assistant

  • Department of Dermatology
  • Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center 
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • B.S. in Human Biology, University of Texas at Austin 

 

 

 

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Nilambari Pawar, Ph.D.

Research Scientist

  • Department of Dermatology
  • Zebrafish Specialist
  • Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center 
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Ph.D. in Biosciences, Mangalore University 

 

 

 

Lab Alumni

Alice An

Research Assistant 

  • Current Position:

    Graduate Student

Masato Kobayashi

Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Current Position:

    Assistant Professor, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

Vijay Ramani

Research Scientist 

  • Current Position:

    Research Scientist 

Kyoichi Tamura

Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Current Position:

    Associate Professor,  Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

Irfana Begum

Research Assistant

  • Current Position:

    Contractor at Pfizer  

Koichi Yokota

Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Current Position:

    Director, Yokota Dermatology Clinic in Japan