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Dr. Christine Yokoyama, received the Dermatology Foundation 2023 Dermatologist Investigator Research Fellowship Award

Christime Yokoyama, MD, PhD
Christine Yokoyama, MD, PhD

Fellowship Award for Regulation of Epidermal Homeostasis by Centrosomal Proteins.

Dr. Christine Yokoyama, Instructor in Medicine in the Division of Dermatology was announced as one the 2023 Dermatology Foundation Research Award Recipients. Dr. Yokoyama is Graduate of the Washington University Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) and currently a member of the Oliver Langenberg Physician Scientist Training Program, (PSTP).

“This fellowship supports dermatologists who desire research training and have a commitment to an academic career in medical and surgical dermatology.”

Dermatological Foundation

Yokoyama currently works in the laboratory of Marco Colonna, MD, the Robert Rock Belliveau Professor of Pathology & Immunology, where she seeks to define novel molecules important for skin barrier integrity and inflammation. Her clinical interests include autoinflammation and cutaneous manifestations of autoinflammatory syndromes.

Visit the Dermatology Foundation website and the Dermatology Foundation YouTube Channel for more information about the 2023 Award Winners.