Matthew T Patrick, PhD, MEng

Matthew Patrick
Research Assistant Professor
Dermatology
Medical School
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Available to mentor
Matthew T Patrick, PhD, MEng
Matthew Patrick
Research Assistant Professor
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  • About

    Matthew Patrick, MEng, PhD is a Research Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the University of Michigan Medical School, and is a member of the Cutaneous Bioinformatics Research Program. Dr. Patrick is pursuing research focused upon translational bioinformatics, particularly on providing biological inference from high dimensional data for dermatological research.

    Dr. Patrick received his PhD in Computer Science from University of York in the United Kingdom in 2013. He completed postdoctoral research training in Epidemiology and Modelling at the University of Cambridge before joining the U-M Department of Dermatology in 2016 as a postdoctoral research fellow working with Dr. Lam C. (Alex) Tsoi in the Cutaneous Bioinformatics Program. He joined the U-M Department of Dermatology faculty in 2020.

    Qualifications

    • PhD in Computer Science
      Department of Computer Science, University of York, York, United Kingdom
      2009 - 2014
    • MEng in Computer Systems and Software Engineering
      Department of Computer Science, University of York, United Kingdom
      2004 - 2009

    Center Memberships

    • Center Member
      AI and Digital Health Innovation

    Research Overview

    - Applying mathematical, statistical and computational approaches to understand the behaviours of complex systems.
    - Using advanced machine learning and optimisation techniques to address challenging problems.
    - Testing and evaluating the implications of data and software quality for scientific research.

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      Nemolizumab Treatment Normalizes Dysregulated Microbiome in Lesional Prurigo Nodularis
      Zhou R, Chaskar P, Patrick MT, Wang K, Piketty C, Julia V, Gudjonsson JE, Krishnaswamy JK, Tsoi LC. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2026 Jan 1; 146 (1): 283 - 287.e11. DOI:10.1016/j.jid.2025.06.1575
      PMID: 40571154
    • Journal Article
      GWAS meta-analysis of psoriasis identifies new susceptibility alleles impacting disease mechanisms and therapeutic targets
      Dand N, Stuart PE, Bowes J, Ellinghaus D, Nititham J, Saklatvala JR, Teder-Laving M, Thomas LF, Traks T, Uebe S, Assmann G, Baudry D, Behrens F, Billi AC, Brown MA, Burkhardt H, Capon F, Chung R, Curtis CJ, Duckworth M, Ellinghaus E, FitzGerald O, Gerdes S, Griffiths CEM, Gulliver S, Helliwell PS, Ho P, Hoffmann P, Holmen OL, Huang ZM, Hveem K, Jadon D, Köhm M, Kraus C, Lamacchia C, Lee SH, Ma F, Mahil SK, McHugh N, McManus R, Modalsli EH, Nissen MJ, Nöthen M, Oji V, Oksenberg JR, Patrick MT, Perez White BE, Ramming A, Rech J, Rosen C, Sarkar MK, Schett G, Schmidt B, Tejasvi T, Traupe H, Voorhees JJ, Wacker EM, Warren RB, Wasikowski R, Weidinger S, Wen X, Zhang Z, Siebert S, Schofield J, McAteer H, Brown SJ, Smith CH, Burden AD, Nelis M, Milani L, Metspalu A, Barton A, Chandran V, Esko T, Foerster J, Franke A, Gladman DD, Gudjonsson JE, Gulliver W, Hüffmeier U, Kingo K, Kõks S, Liao W, Løset M, Mägi R, Nair RP, Rahman P, Reis A, Di Meglio P, Barker JN, Tsoi LC, Simpson MA, Elder JT. Nature Communications, 2025 Dec 1; 16 (1): DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-56719-8
      PMID: 40021644
    • Journal Article
      Identification of disease-specific regulatory networks in prurigo nodularis versus atopic dermatitis through ATAC/RNA single-nucleus profiling
      Wu Y, Bogle R, Patrick MT, Mehrnaz GK, Xing X, Billi AC, Kahlenberg JM, Julia V, Gudjonsson JE, Tsoi LC. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2025 Dec 1; 156 (6): 1588 - 1599. DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2025.08.026
      PMID: 40939757
    • Journal Article
      Integration of GWAS, QTLs and keratinocyte functional assays reveals molecular mechanisms of atopic dermatitis
      Oliva M, Sarkar MK, March ME, Saeidian AH, Mentch FD, Hsieh CL, Tang F, Uppala R, Patrick MT, Li Q, Bogle R, Kahlenberg JM, Watson D, Glessner JT, Youssefian L, Vahidnezhad H, Tsoi LC, Hakonarson H, Gudjonsson JE, Smith KM, Riley-Gillis B. Nature Communications, 2025 Dec 1; 16 (1): DOI:10.1038/s41467-025-58310-7
      PMID: 40164604
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      224 Dendritic cell subsets drive Th2-mediated inflammation in atopic dermatitis via galectin-9, MIF, and CCL pathways
      Jiang R, Bogle R, Fox J, Gharaee-Kermani M, Qin T, Patrick MT, Cai Y, Xing X, Maverakis E, Waterworth D, Cuff C, Miller LS, Sabins N, Polak ME, Tsoi LC, Gudjonsson JE, Billi AC. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2025 Nov 11; 145 (11): e66 DOI:10.1016/j.jid.2025.09.228
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      37 Prurigo Nodularis Genetic Association Identifies a Genome-Wide Signal at IL31
      Patrick M, Wu Y, Zhong X, Li Q, Julia V, Li B, Gudjonsson JE, Tsoi LC. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2025 Nov 11; 145 (11): e37 DOI:10.1016/j.jid.2025.09.055
    • Journal Article
      IL31 identified as a key genetic risk factor for prurigo nodularis
      Patrick MT, Wu Y, Zhong X, Li Q, Julia V, Li B, Gudjonsson JE, Tsoi LC. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2025 Nov 1; 156 (5): 1410 - 1413. DOI:10.1016/j.jaci.2025.06.031
      PMID: 40651664
    • Journal Article
      Loopsim: enrichment analysis of chromosome conformation capture with fast empirical distribution simulation
      Shaked G, Zhang H, Zhang Z, Zhou J, Gudjonsson JE, Elder JT, Patrick MT, Tsoi LC. Nar Genomics and Bioinformatics, 2025 Sep 1; 7 (3): DOI:10.1093/nargab/lqaf098