Epigenetics and Dermatology

Dr Chang is the current Medical Director for Pediatric Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Florida. At the same time, he serves as Associate Program Director for the Allergy Immunology Fellowship program at the University of California at Davis. Dr. Chang has previously been Chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Thomas Jefferson University and Nemours Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, DE, respectively. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), and a member of the Clinical Immunology Society (CIS) and the American Association of Immunologists (AAI). He is Chair of the Core Curriculum, Education and Residency Review Committee of the AAAAI and Vice-chair of the Training Program Directors Committee of the ACAAI. He has over 100 original publications and has authored over 20 chapters in immunology, rheumatology and allergy books, and has also edited 2 books with a third on the way. He has over 30 years’ experience in the practice of Immunology and Allergy and has been involved in the education of future allergists and immunologists at the levels of the medical student, resident and fellow.

1. Introduction to Epigenetics 2. Laboratory Methods in Epigenetics 3. Keratinocyte Differentiation and Epigenetics 4. Fibroblast Differentiation and Epigenetics 5. Epigenetic Modulation on Hair Follicle Stem Cells 6. Epigenetics and the Regulation of Inflammation 7. Malignant Transformation and Epigenetics 8. Sirtuins and Epigenetics and Dermatology 9. MicroRNAs in Skin Diseases 10. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 11. Psoriasis 12. Scleroderma 13. Allergic and Inflammatory Skin Diseases 14. Other Autoimmune Diseases 15. Infectious Skin Diseases 16. Melanoma 17. Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma 18. Aging 19. Diagnostic Techniques Employing Epigenetics 20. Therapeutic Approaches using Epigenetics 21. The Changing World and Epigenetics – How the Environment Influences Epigenetics