Transcript Photobiomodulation Laboratory - University of California

UCDMC Research Mentor Series
Jared Jagdeo, MD, MS
Photobiomodulation Laboratory
Department of Dermatology
UC Davis Medical Center & Sacramento VA
Phone: 917-837-9796
Email: [email protected]
Who am I?
• Physician Scientist faculty member in the
department of dermatology from Brooklyn, NY
• Training – started early participating in science
competitions (several national awards in HS)
• Brown University’s PLME / Oxford University
• Brown Medical School and Graduate School
• HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program
• Dermatology Residency at SUNY Downstate
What do I do Clinically?
• Attending Physician at the Sacramento VA:
• I see patients at the Sacramento VA, teach
dermatology residents, family practice
residents, medical students
• Skin Fibrosis Clinic: focus on treatment of
scars using laser and light therapy
• HIV/ID dermatology clinic
• Transplant skin cancer clinic
• General and Procedural Dermatology
Why do I LOVE research?
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Discovery
Contribution to Humanity/Science
Innovation
Intellectual Stimulation
Teamwork
Comraderie
Teaching
Mentorship
Fulfillment
How did I get here?
• Innate curiosity/creativity – how do things
work and why?
• Mentorship
• Stick-to-it-iveness
Why is Research Important for you?
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Personal growth
Intellectual growth (non-textbook learning)
Exploration of creativity
Academic enhancement
Needed for competitiveness for certain
residencies
How can you get involved in research?
• Find a mentor and a project that excites you,
in a field relevant to your intended future
specialty
• Personality match – between mentor and
mentee
• How much time is required for the project and
how much time can you realistically give?
• Assess your involvement with other activities
(school, social, etc)
Maximize your Research Potential
• Start early in your medical school career (it is
never too late to start)
• Go early and often
• Stay late
• Meet deadlines
• Be enthusiastic and positive
• Soak up knowledge!
• Long term goals – for your career and project
– where do you want to be in 3/4/5 years? 10?
Year off opportunities –
why is this important?
• Dedication.
• Shows you are committed to taking your
interest to the next level and focus on a
project
• Allows for time to work on a project and
potentially publish / present results
What does my lab focus on?
• Photobiomodulation of Skin
• Understanding the effects of visible light on
skin immunology and function
• State-of-the-art laboratory techniques
• Single cell video migration assay
• Cell irradiation assay
• Western blotting
Research opportunities in my lab
• There is something for everyone – summer &
yearlong
• Dedication, reliability, integrity, motivation,
enthusiasm
• Team player
• Ability to work independently
• gain hands on lab experience conducting
experiments and analyzing data
• Students will have the opportunity to submit
research findings for presentation at local and
national conferences, and for publication
UCDMC Dermatology Research
• Collaborative Department
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April W. Armstrong, M.D., M.P.H.: Dermatoepidemiology, Psoriasis
Rivkah Isseroff, M.D.: Wound healing, Stem Cells, Electric Fields
Min Zhao, M.D., Ph.D.: Electric Fields, Regeneration, Wounds
Yoshihiro Izumiya, D.V.M., Ph.D.: Viral (Kaposi Sarcoma),
Epigenetics
Fu-Tong Liu, M.D., Ph.D.: Allergy, Immunology, Eczema, Mast Cells
William J. Murphy, Ph.D.: Tumor Immunology, GVHD
Emanual Maverakis, M.D.: Psoriasis, Immune Disease,
Scleroderma, Melanoma
Yoshikazu Takada, M.D., Ph.D.: Immunology and Integrins
– http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/dermatology/research/research10.html
Questions / Open Discussion