Yale Skin Diseases Research Center

The primary goal of the Yale Skin Diseases Research Center YSDRC is the advancement in the understanding of basic cutaneous biology and broad variety of skin diseases. To achieve that goal, the YSDRC's aims are to:

• Stimulate new multidisciplinary interactions
• Stimulate new investigators to become involved in one or more areas of YSDRC research
• Capitalize on potentially important and innovative research opportunities via interdisciplinary pilot/feasibility studies
• Organize time-consuming techniques, services and/or expensive reagents into cost-efficient core facilities used by multiple investigators
• Provide a rich training environment
• Foster national and international collaborations
• Facilitate the expansion of imaging capabilities at Yale to include multimodality imaging of skin in vivo

YSDRC consists of of a multidisciplinary, collaborative, group of 74 investigators (52 established independent investigators) representing 24 different departments/divisions at this institution. These investigators share a commitment to advancing understanding of the etiology and pathogenesis of skin diseases through investigation of both normal and pathologic structure and function of skin.

Research Investigations

YSDRC research activities center around two major groups:

• Immunobiology/
  Immunopathology/
  Vaccine Development
• Epidermal Biology/Photobiology

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Pilot/Feasability Program

The Pilot/Feasibility Program serves to enhance the development of new interdisciplinary skin-related investigation by preferentially funding projects involving substantive multidisciplinary collaboration between investigators with complementary interests.