Spring 2027

Science of Cutaneous Disease

Explores the science of cutaneous disease by integrating cellular biology, immunology, and physiology to understand skin, mucosal, hair, and nail pathologies for clinical decision-making.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Thomas Keenan

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the process of normal keratinization and cellular factors that lead to disorders of keratinization

  • Explain the immunologic mechanisms underlying inflammatory dermatoses, including atopic dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, psoriasis, immunobullous disease, urticarial and acne vulgaris

  • Describe the cellular mechanisms of cutaneous malignancies, including non melanoma skin cancer, melanoma and cutaneous lymphoma

  • Explain normal hair and nail physiology

  • Identify key histologic features of normal skin

  • Recognize histologic patterns of cutaneous disease and explain the cellular mechanisms underlying these changes

  • Explain the mechanism of action of various dermatology medications and vaccines in the treatment and prevention of cutaneous diseases

  • Critically appraise primary literature as it relates to the etiology and/or treatment of skin diseases

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Prerequisites

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MED SC-M 810, 811, 812, and 813

DERM 904

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Spring 2027
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THOMAS KEENAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

The practice of Dermatology encompasses diseases of the skin, mucosal surfaces, hair and nails. The scientific specialty integrates cellular and molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, and physiology to support patient care decisions. Learn basic science principles of normal and abnormal cutaneous functioning, building on the principles introduced in theMED SC-M 774. These core concepts will be applied though interactions with patients in the clinical setting, building foundational basic science knowledge to diagnose and treat dermatologic diseases.

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Topics

  • Diseases of the skin, mucosal surfaces, hair, and nails.
  • Cellular and molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, and physiology.
  • Normal keratinization and disorders of keratinization.
  • Immunologic mechanisms of inflammatory dermatoses like psoriasis and eczema.
  • Cellular mechanisms of cutaneous malignancies such as melanoma and lymphoma.
  • Histologic features of normal skin and patterns of cutaneous disease.

Skills

  • Describing keratinization processes and explaining immunologic mechanisms of inflammatory dermatoses.
  • Describing cellular mechanisms of cutaneous malignancies and explaining hair and nail physiology.
  • Identifying histologic features of normal skin and recognizing histologic patterns of cutaneous disease.
  • Explaining medication mechanisms and critically appraising primary literature on skin diseases.

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DERM 904 · Spring 2027

Science of Cutaneous Disease

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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