Ali Jabbari, MD, PhD
Alopecia Areata
The goals of Dr. Jabbari's research are to define the pathogenic and disrupted immunoregulatory pathways that lead to autoimmunity against the hair follicle, identify potential therapeutic targets, construct or discover novel therapeutics, and assess the efficacy of these new therapies. His current projects include delineating the role that CD8 and CD4 T cells serve in AA pathogenesis and dissecting the mechanisms of dysregulated tolerance in AA in order to restore tolerance for the purposes of treatment.
Jennifer Powers, MD
Scarring Outcomes after Dermatologic Surgery for Skin Cancer
Dr. Powers is interested in the factors associated with dermatologic surgery outcomes especially the microbiome and the whole health of the patient as it pertains to nutrition. There are multiple active pilot studies ongoing to understand the factors which contribute to post-surgical success as well as improving cancer survivorship for skin cancer patients.
Melanoma in the Military
Dr. Powers has Department of Defense funding to study the incidence of melanoma in the military and to what degree overseas deployments contribute to the higher skin cancer rates.