UW Dermatology
@uwdermatology.bsky.social
🔬🧫 University of Washington, Department of Dermatology #LeadingbyExcellence
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⏳ Deadline approaching! Applications for the #MC3Institute’s Clinical Trials Coordinator position close this Monday, Oct. 27.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
⏳ Deadline approaching! Applications for the #MC3Institute’s Clinical Trials Coordinator position close this Monday, Oct. 27.
🔗 Apply Now: wd5.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recrui...
🔗 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
🔗 time.com/7321907/are-gel-manicures-bad-for-nails-safety/
@uwmedicine.bsky.social #nailhealth #naildisorders
Are Gel Manicures Safe? Experts Explain the Risks
Taking these steps will help protect your hands and your health.
time.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
💅 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
🔗 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’re Hiring! #MC3Institute is seeking a full-time Clinical Trials Coordinator to join our dedicated #cancerresearch team advancing studies in Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). @uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.org
🧪 Application deadline: October 27
🔗 wd5.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recrui...
🧪 Application deadline: October 27
🔗 wd5.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recrui...
October 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
👇 🔬 Join the Merkel Cell Carcinoma Collaborative #MC3Institute as a full-time Clinical Trials Coordinator. Apply by 10/27!
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
Event Recap 👉 derm.uw.edu/2025-pommerening-memorial-lecture
October 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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
Event Recap 👉 derm.uw.edu/2025-pommerening-memorial-lecture
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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...
simpsonskinlab.org/news/simpson...
Simpson Lab Awarded $600K Serendipity Grant from LEO Foundation to Extend Studies of Hailey-Hailey Disease | Cory Simpson Laboratory
simpsonskinlab.org
October 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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...
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
🔗 simpsonskinlab.org/news/simpson-lab-serendipity-grant-leo-foundation
October 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🎉🔬 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
🔗 simpsonskinlab.org/news/simpson-lab-serendipity-grant-leo-foundation
The #MC3Institute is now recruiting 2 Clinical Research Fellows to support our #cancerresearch initiatives!
📢🔬 Join Our Team! #MC3Institute is hiring 2 paid, full-time Clinical Research Fellows! Help improve #MerkelcellCarcinoma care thru patient support, clinical trials, & research, under the mentorship of Dr. Paul Nghiem. @fredhutch.org
Apply 👉 mc3institute.uw.edu/apply-mc3-clinical-research-fellowship
Apply 👉 mc3institute.uw.edu/apply-mc3-clinical-research-fellowship
October 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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
Meet Our Top Docs 👉 derm.uw.edu/news/congratulations-2025-seattle-met-top-doctors
September 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🎉 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
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!
It was amazing to gather with patients, families, physicians, and researchers under one roof. We're already looking forward to next year!
🎉🔬 #MC3Institute proudly hosted our 20th annual #MerkelCELLebration on 9/15—welcoming over 240 guests to learn more about the latest research & advances in #MCC treatment.
📖 Event recap: tinyurl.com/3zpkufm3
@uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.org
#cancerresearch #merkelcell
📖 Event recap: tinyurl.com/3zpkufm3
@uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.org
#cancerresearch #merkelcell
September 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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!
It was amazing to gather with patients, families, physicians, and researchers under one roof. We're already looking forward to next year!
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✈️ 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
Keep Reading 👉 tinyurl.com/mr5x6dur
@uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
✈️ 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
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
Meet Dr. Gunnell 👉 tinyurl.com/y23jncjp
Meet Dr. Kim 👉 tinyurl.com/54tv485k
@uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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
Meet Dr. Gunnell 👉 tinyurl.com/y23jncjp
Meet Dr. Kim 👉 tinyurl.com/54tv485k
@uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social
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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
Learn More 👉 tinyurl.com/ydnr2fck
@uwdermatology.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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
Learn More 👉 tinyurl.com/ydnr2fck
@uwdermatology.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social
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🚀🌟 We're excited to launch our official #MC3Institute Instagram account, instagram.com/mc3institute/!
Follow us to stay updated on the latest:
🔬 Research projects
🤝 Collaboration & training opportunities
✨ Member spotlights
📅 Upcoming events
@uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social
Follow us to stay updated on the latest:
🔬 Research projects
🤝 Collaboration & training opportunities
✨ Member spotlights
📅 Upcoming events
@uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🚀🌟 We're excited to launch our official #MC3Institute Instagram account, instagram.com/mc3institute/!
Follow us to stay updated on the latest:
🔬 Research projects
🤝 Collaboration & training opportunities
✨ Member spotlights
📅 Upcoming events
@uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social
Follow us to stay updated on the latest:
🔬 Research projects
🤝 Collaboration & training opportunities
✨ Member spotlights
📅 Upcoming events
@uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.bsky.social
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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!
August 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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
#Obliteride #CureCancerFaster @obliteride.bsky.social
Donations are still being accepted thru 9/30! tinyurl.com/obiteride-mc3
🚴♀️🏃♂️🚶 We were proud to once again take part in @obliteride.bsky.social, @fredhutch.bsky.social's annual fundraising bike ride & 5K walk/run, on 8/9 in Seattle!
👏 Congratulations to Team “Skin In The Game!”
#Obliteride #CureCancerFaster @uwmedicine.bsky.social @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social
👏 Congratulations to Team “Skin In The Game!”
#Obliteride #CureCancerFaster @uwmedicine.bsky.social @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Congratulations Team "Skin In The Game!" 💪🎉
#Obliteride #CureCancerFaster @obliteride.bsky.social
Donations are still being accepted thru 9/30! tinyurl.com/obiteride-mc3
#Obliteride #CureCancerFaster @obliteride.bsky.social
Donations are still being accepted thru 9/30! tinyurl.com/obiteride-mc3
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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.
August 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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
🔗 derm.uw.edu/news/morgan-keys-selected-RAPN-co-chair
August 20, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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
🔗 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!
Nothing like ☀️, good food, & great company to kick off another exciting academic year!
August 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
💜 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!
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 💜
Mixed emotions as we bid farewell to Afua to start her M.D. journey at WSU! So grateful for our 3+yr partnership as my 1st hire, who built a strong foundation for our lab @uwdermatology.bsky.social and will always be queen 👑 of western blots 🤩 Looking forward to seeing this future physician thrive!
August 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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
🎉 Thrilled to announce the #NCI has renewed a $14.3M project grant — “Immunobiology & Immune Therapy for Merkel Cell Carcinoma” — led by Dr. Paul Nghiem!
🔗 tinyurl.com/y62adf2f
Funding will support 60 scientists at:
@fredhutch.bsky.social
@uofwa.bsky.social
@uofmichigan.bsky.social
Uni of Virginia
🔗 tinyurl.com/y62adf2f
Funding will support 60 scientists at:
@fredhutch.bsky.social
@uofwa.bsky.social
@uofmichigan.bsky.social
Uni of Virginia
August 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
👏 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
August 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
#twinningiswinning 💜💜 Our research fellow Jenny Park & resident Ashi Gautham unintentionally coordinated outfits today—proving great minds think (& dress) alike! 👯 #cliniclife #matchymatchy
☀️🧴 With @obliteride.bsky.social coming up this Sat, we spent time selling popsicles & sunscreen to raise funds & build awareness around #Merkelcell carcinoma. #CureCancerFaster
🧡 Donate or Join Team 'Skin in The Game' tinyurl.com/obiteride-mc3
@fredhutch.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social
🧡 Donate or Join Team 'Skin in The Game' tinyurl.com/obiteride-mc3
@fredhutch.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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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...
Human Skin Models Advance EBS Research
Traditional mouse models for EBS are limited, prompting Simpson's lab to create more accurate human-based tissue models.
www.dermatologytimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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!
🗞️ Fresh off the press! #MC3Memos newsletter vol 2 is here—packed w/ stories, latest advancements, & opportunities within the Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MC3) Institute.
📰 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/mc3-memos-vol-2
@fredhutch.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social
#merkelcellcarcinoma #cancerresearch
📰 mc3institute.uw.edu/news/mc3-memos-vol-2
@fredhutch.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social
#merkelcellcarcinoma #cancerresearch
August 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
👇 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
August 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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