4 grant applications submitted in 2021, 3 awarded so far (!!!) with the status of the last one (the biggest one, of course) unknown until March-ish. So thankful to NIAMS Grants and Funding NIAMS NIH Funding and Pfizer Inc. for supporting our research efforts on #AlopeciaAreata National Alopecia Areata Foundation!

Proud PI moment...Natella Maglakelidze, MSTP student with my lab, just went from 30th to 5th percentile on her F31 resubmission!! 🥳 🎉

Getting excited for our new lab space!!

Off to a good start today! Wordle 214 2/6 ⬛🟨⬛⬛🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues—attacking the essential freedoms of millions of Americans.

linkedin.com/jobs/view/3144… come work with me! I’m hiring an advanced technician position to help with an NIH-funded preclinical project on neuroimmune mediators of pain. My lab focuses on the intersection of SUD and pain in clinical and preclinical models ⁦USASP Substance Use & Addiction SIG⁩

Any suggestions on this would be welcomed by me too!

Postdoc opportunity for the cutaneous minded! - in Seattle

From Aire loss to hair loss -- I am so proud of this study led by Natella Maglakelidze, a soon-to-be thesis defending MD/PhD student! The story is an excellent example of the scientific method in action. So many new ideas to now pursue! jidonline.org/article/S0022-…

2022 #PSUDermatology Research Day was a great success! Learned so much from our trainees, faculty, and awesome Visiting Professor Richard Wang Lab, who was also up for a hike to the Appalachian Trail before heading home to UTSW Dermatology! Stahley Lab Kowalczyk Lab Penn State Health Penn State Research

I'll be attending my first ever ASCB #CellBio2022 meeting! If you'd like to chat about #desmosomes and #KeratinFilaments, and their surprising relationship with the #EndoplasmicReticulum, come over to poster P2924 on Tuesday, Dec 6th!

I'm excited to announce that I am on the job market for tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in cell biology, with a focus on the integrated roles of keratin filaments and organelle biology! Please feel free to reach out, share/RT🔁!

A wonderful scientist and colleague!