December CODE BB

This December, CODE BB posted its latest board at Crenshaw Elementary/Middle School, focusing on how cold weather can affect the skin and debunking common myths about winter and sun exposure. This display educates students on how colder temperatures can lead to dryness and irritation, while also highlighting the importance of protecting skin from UV rays, even when it's cold outside. A big thank you to all our volunteers who helped bring this project to life! Be sure to look out for more ways to get involved with next month's board!

 

Feel free to reach out to Casey Brusen (cabrusen@utmb.edu) or Lynchi Nguyen (lypnguye@utmb.edu) if you have any questions!

 

From left to right:  Sebastian Certuche, Areeba Navroz, Jun Park

UTMB Students and Faculty Publish in JEADV

Congratulations to Madelyn Schmidt (MS3), Lynchi Nguyen (MS2), Casey Brusen (MS2), Elise Weisert (PGY-4), and Anthony Linfante (faculty) for their recent publication in JEADV, titled Enhanced Cardiovascular Risks in Patients with Porphyria Cutanea Tarda: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

 

Citation: Schmidt M, Nguyen L, Brusen C, Weisert E, Linfante A (December, 2024). Enhanced Cardiovascular Risks in Patients with Porphyria Cutanea Tarda: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. http://doi.org/10.1111/jdv.20509

UTMB Students and Faculty Publish in JAAD

Congratulations to Christopher Thang (MS3.5/research year) and David Garate (MS4) for their publication in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD)  (Impact Factor: 12.8). Their project was conducted with Dr. George Golovko, PhD (UTMB Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology) and Dr. Michael G. Wilkerson, MD (Professor and Chair of UTMB Department of Dermatology).

 

Reference: Lai J, Thang CJ, Garate D, Golovko G, Wilkerson MG, Barbieri JS. Acne is associated with an increased risk of stress fractures: a population-based cohort study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2024 Dec 3.

 

Link: https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(24)03286-9/abstract

UTMB PGY4 Dermatology Resident Dr. Juan Pinto-Cuberos will be the 9th UTMB Fellow in the UTMB Mohs Fellowship

Congratulations to current PGY4 dermatology resident Juan Pinto-Cuberos for matching into the AGCME Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology (MSDO) fellowship for the upcoming 2025-2026 academic year. We are all looking forward to working with you! Dr. Richard Wagner (UTMB Professor Dermatology) is the fellowship Program Director and Dr. Frank Winsett (UTMB Assistant Professor) is the Associate Program Director.

UTMB Students and Faculty Publish in JACI: In Practice

Congratulations to David Garate (MS4) Christopher Thang (MS3.5/research year) for their publication as co-first authors in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice) (Impact Factor: 8.2). Their project was conducted with Trevor L. Murphy (MS3), Dr. George Golovko, PhD (UTMB Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology), and Dr. Michael G. Wilkerson, MD (Professor and Chair of UTMB Department of Dermatology).

 

Reference: Garate D, Thang CJ, Chang CT, Owji S, Murphy TL, Golovko G, Da Rosa JC, Guttman-Yassky E, Wilkerson MG, Gulati N. Risk of malignancy associated with use of dupilumab versus other treatments in atopic dermatitis patients: a national database analysis. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Accepted 2024 Nov 19.

 

Link: https://www.jaci-inpractice.org/article/S2213-2198(24)01180-2/abstract

UTMB Dermatology Invites Applicants for Interviews in February 2025

 The UTMB Department of Dermatology received 444 applications for dermatology residency positions to start in July 2026. Of these, 43 applicants from 21 different medical schools from 10 states/territories were invited for virtual interviews in February 2025 for the 6 available UTMB dermatology residency positions offered through the NRMP. The UTMB DIG wishes everyone good luck with their upcoming interviews at UTMB and with the dermatology match!