POPULARITY
22 April 2014: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. James Solomon, Director of Ameriderm Research, discusses the psoriasis outcome assessment review (pSOAR).
25 March 2014: In this Skinpod episode Dr. Joan Anton Puig-Butille, from Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, discusses the results of a study aimed at determining the role of the AURKA gene in the progression of melanoma.
11 February 2014: In this Skinpod episode Dr. Jean Krutmann, from the IUF Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, discusses the transcription factor AHR and its anti-apoptotic role in UVB-irradiated keratinocytes.
28 January 2014: In this Skinpod episode Dr. Kenji Kabashima, from Kyoto University, discusses the mechanisms that may induce immune responses in the skin.
21 July 2015: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Amy Chen, University of Connecticut, discusses her Research Techniques Made Simple article on fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH).
11 March 2014: In this Skinpod episode Dr. John McGrath, from King's College London, discusses fibroblast cell therapy for patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB).
11 August 2015: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Ayman Grada, Boston University, discusses his Research Techniques Made Simple article on next-generation sequencing.
15 September 2015: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Vinod Nambudiri, Brigham and Women's Hospital, discusses his Research Techniques Made Simplearticle on comparative effectiveness research (CER), which helps clinicians identify the best strategies among a variety of available preventive, diagnostic, and treatment options for patients.
8 September 2015:In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Brian Capell, University of Pennsylvania, discusses hisResearch Techniques Made Simple article on epigenetics
25 August 2015: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Adaobi Nwaneshiudu, University of Chicago, discusses her Research Techniques Made Simple article on confocal microscopy.
11 April 2013: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Robert Dellavalle speaks with Dr. Joel Gelfand, from the University of Pennsylvania, about the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients in the United Kingdom. This survey is part of a large prospective study that shows the association of psoriasis with cardiovascular events and demonstrates that psoriasis severity is an independent predictor of metabolic syndrome markers, including serum triglyceride and glucose levels.
09 April 2013: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Robert Dellavalle speaks with Dr. Luis Garza, from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, about the relationship between blood sugar management and wound healing in diabetics. Glycemia, as measured by HbA1c, was significantly correlated with wound area healing rate. It was found that for each 1.0% increase in HbA1c, the daily wound area healing rate decreased by .028 cm2 per day.
08 October 2013: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Robert Dellavalle speaks with Dr. Robert Modlin, from UCLA, about the innate immune system and the role and function of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs), which provide a first line of host defense against microbial pathogens.
31 December 2013: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Raymond Cho, from the University of California, San Francisco, discusses his recent review in the 75th Anniversary issue of the JID about genetics and epigenetics of the skin.
22October 2013: In this Skinpod episode, Dr. Robert Dellavalle speaks with Dr. Alice Pentland, from the University of Rochester, about good laboratory practices for documentation of medical research, the process of patenting intellectual property, and its potential impact on faculty and their departments.
05 November 2013: In this SkinPod episode, Dr. Jonathan L. Rees, from the University of Edinburgh, discusses the use of population genetics in understanding the evolution of pigment diversity and the causes of variations in human skin color.
It’s award season again, and that means it’s time to check out Hollywood’s real golden globes at the Peeper’s Choice Awards! First up, Mr. Skin, Andrea, and Jimmy discuss the top categories you can vote on this year, including Best Breasts, Best Butt, Best Full Frontal, and more! In theaters, the sequel 50 Shades Darker delivers another round of bare Dakota Johnson, on SNL Pete Davidson represents Mr. Skin with an awesome shirt, and on HBO the sixth season premiere of Girls has full frontal from Jemima Kirke and Lena Dunham! Leave us a voicemail at 484-SKINPOD or tweet a question to @MrSkin, and if we play it on the show, we’ll send you some Mr. Skin swag!!