A Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Center
The UM Skin Research Center (UM-SRC) is dedicated to advancing skin biology research and fostering collaboration within the scientific community. Our aim is to grow the community of skin researchers by supporting early-career investigators and encouraging interdisciplinary partnerships with fields beyond dermatology.
The UM-SRC offers unique and specialized core services and programs that leverage the strength of our expertise in skin-related research and our institution's robust research infrastructure. As a highly collaborative research hub, our Center strives to enhance and promote ongoing skin research projects and to integrate non-dermatology research groups into the realm of cutaneous research.
Funded by an NIH National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-Based Center P30 grant, we provide access to unique resources and expertise that are not widely available to research groups in cutaneous biology. Our Center offers cutting-edge genomic editing services and analyses to support groundbreaking discoveries, as well as training and guidance on experimental design, utilization and analyses of mouse models and bioinformatics methods.
Overall Goals
- Enhance the effectiveness of ongoing basic and translational cutaneous biology research,
- Broaden the scope of skin disease research by attracting new investigators and through interdisciplinary collaboration,
- Enable rapid transitions from discovery to function,
- Address biological and disease contexts, and
- Facilitate development of appropriate, state-of-the-art in silico and in vivo disease mouse models.
We aim to facilitate, enhance and accelerate skin disease research toward new discoveries that will ultimately benefit a wide range of patients with cutaneous disorders.
To apply for membership to the UM Skin Research Center, please email your CV or biosketch to Carmel McKeon ([email protected]).
Providing direct support for research that brings new investigators into the field of skin diseases and biology, and for innovative preliminary studies and new technology development.
Our Animal Modeling Core and Functional Analytics Core deliver unique expertise and services to foster innovative research in skin biology and diseases.
We supply mentoring, training, education and funding to bolster the center's objectives of significantly improving and enriching the effectiveness of ongoing basic and translational research in the field of cutaneous biology and diseases.
Explore groundbreaking discoveries and advancements in dermatology with Skin Research Center publications.
It is extremely important that our grant is cited in all publications resulting from the use of UM-SBDRC services and funding. Our productivity and effectiveness as a center are measured in part by the citation of the grant in published work. Please use the following acknowledgement in your publications:
This work utilized Core Services and Pilot or Feasibility project funding supported by grant UM-SBDRC 1P30AR075043 of NIH/NIAMS to the University of Michigan
