UCDMC Research Mentor Series

1. UCDMC Research Mentor Series Jared Jagdeo, MD, MSPhotobiomodulation Laboratory Department of Dermatology UC Davis Medical Center & Sacramento VA Phone: 917-837-9796 Email: DermResearchFellowship@gmail.com

2. 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

3. 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

4. Why do I LOVE research? • Discovery • Contribution to Humanity/Science • Innovation • Intellectual Stimulation • Teamwork • Comraderie • Teaching • Mentorship • Fulfillment

5. How did I get here? • Innate curiosity/creativity – how do things work and why? • Mentorship • Stick-to-it-iveness

6. Why is Research Important for you? • Personal growth • Intellectual growth (non-textbook learning) • Exploration of creativity • Academic enhancement • Needed for competitiveness for certain residencies

7. 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)

8. 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?

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. UCDMC Dermatology Research • Collaborative Department • April W. Armstrong, M.D., M.P.H.: Dermatoepidemiology, Psoriasis • RivkahIsseroff, 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 • EmanualMaverakis, 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

13. Questions / Open Discussion