Kristina Seiffert MD
Kristina Seiffert
MD
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Dermatology
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Autoimmunity; Dermatology; Immunology; Molecular Basis of Disease; Neuroimmunology
Professional Summary:
As a physician with clinical expertise in dermatology and a bench scientist with over 20 years of experience in cutaneous immunology, my research focuses on autoimmune disorders and neuroimmunology of the skin.
I am particularly interested in the blistering autoimmune skin disease Pemphigus vulgaris (PV), which, while rare, serves as an excellent model to investigate the basic aspects of autoimmune disease in general. The work in our laboratory is patient-based, and we have an unparalleled collection of blood samples and clinical information from over 400 individuals affected by PV enrolled in our IRB-approved studies focusing on mechanisms of autoimmunity (T effector and regulatory cells, immunoglobulin subtypes, auto-antigen and auto-antibody profiles) as well as clinical expression of disease. We have also applied cutting-edge atomic force microscopy technology to the investigation of antibody effects in the tissue level in PV, and are using large throughput autoantibody array as well as cytometry by time of flight (CyTOF) methodology.
Another main interest of mine is investigating the role of stress hormones and neural transmitters in skin diseases, in particular the effect of adrenaline on Langerhans cells (resident dendritic cells within the epidermis). It has long been postulated that stress can affect certain skin conditions, but only recent experimental evidence has established a role of the neuroendocrine system in cutaneous inflammation. Exploring the role of stress hormones and neural transmitters promises to affect greatly the way we view and treat many skin diseases including, but not limited to auto-inflammatory and auto-immune diseases.
As a research assistant professor in the department of dermatology I oversee the work of postdoctoral fellows, MD/PhD students and medical students involved in the day-to-day operations of our basic science laboratory. I have also actively participated in dermatology resident teaching through regularly scheduled basic science journal clubs and by supervising resident research rotations in the laboratory.
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Weill Medical College of Cornell University (2005)
- Residency, Dermatology Residency, Free University of Berlin (1998)
- Other, Dr. med. (medical research doctorate) degree, Free University of Berlin Medical School (1997)
- MD, Free University of Berlin (1996)
Employment:
- Research Assistant Professor, Dermatology, University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2011-present)
- Research Associate, Dermatology, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (2005–2011)
- Research Fellow, Dermatology, Cornell University Weill Medical College (1998–2005)
- Research Fellow, Dermatology, Free University of Berlin University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin (1996–1998)
- Resident, Dermatology, Free University of Berlin University Medical Center Benjamin Franklin (1996–1998)
Awards and Honors:
- Induction into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (2024)
- Louis Sklarow Memorial Trust Award (2015)
- Dermatology Foundation Research Fellowship (2000)
- Travel Grant- European Society for Dermatological Research (1998)
Research Expertise:
- Mechanisms of Cutaneous Autoimmunity and Neuroimmunology of the Skin
Grants and Sponsored Research:
- July 2015–June 2016
Dr. Louis Sklarow Memorial Trust
Role: Principal Investigator
$9,370
Journal Articles:
- Sajda T, Hazelton J, Patel M, Seiffert-Sinha K, Steinman L, Robinson W, Haab BB, Sinha AA, Seiffert K. (2016) Multiplexed autoantigen microarrays identify HLA as a key driver of anti-desmoglein and -non-desmoglein reactivities in pemphigus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (Feb), 113(7): 1859-1864.
- Seiffert-Sinha K, Yang R, Fung CK, Lai KW, Patterson KC, Payne AS, Xi N, Sinha AA. (2014) Nanorobotic investigation identifies novel visual, structural and functional correlates of autoimmune pathology in a blistering skin disease model. PLoS One (Sep), 9(9): 106895-106895.
- Baroukhian J, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2025) Integration of Longitudinal Clinical, Immunologic, and Environmental Data for Enhanced Disease Monitoring and Management in Pemphigus Vulgaris: A Case Study. JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health (May), 5(3): 100358. doi:10.1016/j.xjidi.2025.100358
- Baroukhian J, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2025) Pemphigus risk following programmed death receptor-1, programmed death ligand-1, or cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 inhibitors: A 1:1 propensity-matched, global, retrospective cohort study. JAAD international (Apr), 19: 45-47. doi:10.1016/j.jdin.2025.01.004
- Baroukhian J, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2025) Pemphigus Is Associated with an Increased Odds of Hypertrophic/Keloidal Scarring: A Retrospective, Population-Based Cohort Study. The Journal of investigative dermatology (Apr).
- Moghaddam AO, Jin X, Zhai H, Safa BT, Seiffert-Sinha K, Leiker M, Rosenbohm J, Meng F, Sinha AA, Yang R. (2024) Data-Driven Image Analysis to Determine Antibody-Induced Dissociation of Cell-Cell Adhesion and Antibody Pathogenicity in Pemphigus Vulgaris. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (Oct). doi:10.1101/2024.10.09.617446
- Jin X, Rosenbohm J, Moghaddam AO, Kim E, Seiffert-Sinha K, Leiker M, Zhai H, Baddam SR, Minnick G, Huo Y, Safa BT, Wahl JK, Meng F, Huang C, Lim JY, Conway DE, Sinha AA, Yang R. (2024) Desmosomal Cadherin Tension Loss in Pemphigus Vulgaris Mediated by the Inhibition of Active RhoA at Cell-Cell Adhesions. bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (May). doi:10.1101/2024.05.03.592394
- Baroukhian J, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2024) A comprehensive, population level evaluation of previously reported drug triggers of pemphigus highlights immunomodulatory capacity as a common characteristic. Frontiers in immunology (Jan), 15: 1508129. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2024.1508129
- Schwartz RR, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2024) Healthy individuals genetically at-risk for the development of Pemphigus vulgaris or Alopecia areata share disease-like cytokine dysregulation. Frontiers in immunology (Jan), 15: 1500284. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2024.1500284
- Baroukhian J, Seiffert-Sinha K, Attwood K, Sinha AA. (2024) Evaluation of link between COVID-19 adjacent spike in hydroxychloroquine use and increased reports of pemphigus: a disproportionality analysis of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System. Frontiers in immunology (Jan), 15: 1470660. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2024.1470660
- Schwartz RR, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2024) Cytokine profiling reveals HLA-linked Th2 and Th17 driven immune activation in pemphigus vulgaris patients and genetically susceptible healthy controls. Frontiers in immunology (Jan), 15: 1500231. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2024.1500231
- Van Acker MM, Schwartz RR, Andrews K, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2023) Inheritance-Specific Dysregulation of Th1- and Th17-Associated Cytokines in Alopecia Areata. Biomolecules (Aug), 13(9). doi:10.3390/biom13091285
- Rosi-Schumacher M, Baker J, Waris J, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2023) Worldwide epidemiologic factors in pemphigus vulgaris and bullous pemphigoid. Frontiers in immunology (Jan), 14: 1159351. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1159351
- Baker J, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2022) Patient genetics shape the autoimmune response in the blistering skin disease pemphigus vulgaris. Frontiers in immunology (Jan), 13: 1064073. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.1064073
- Sielski L, Baker J, DePasquale MC, Attwood K, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2022) Desmoglein compensation hypothesis fidelity assessment in Pemphigus. Frontiers in immunology (Jan), 13: 969278. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.969278
- Baker J, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2022) Case report: Documentation of cutaneous only pemphigus vulgaris without history of mucosal lesions in North America. Frontiers in immunology (Jan), 13: 969279. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2022.969279
- Starr I, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA, Gokcumen O. (2021) Evolutionary context of psoriatic immune skin response. Evolution, medicine, and public health (Jan), 9(1): 474-486. doi:10.1093/emph/eoab042
- Jin X, Rosenbohm J, Kim E, Esfahani AM, Seiffert-Sinha K, Wahl JK, Lim JY, Sinha AA, Yang R. (2021) Modulation of Mechanical Stress Mitigates Anti-Dsg3 Antibody-Induced Dissociation of Cell-Cell Adhesion. Advanced biology (Jan), 5(1): e2000159. doi:10.1002/adbi.202000159
- Lee J, Seiffert-Sinha K, Attwood K, Sinha AA. (2019) A Retrospective Study of Patient-Reported Data of Bullous Pemphigoid and Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid From a US-Based Registry. Frontiers in immunology (Jan), 10: 2219. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2019.02219
- Yang Y, Yu J, Monemian Esfahani A, Seiffert-Sinha K, Xi N, Lee I, Sinha AA, Chen L, Sun Z, Yang R, Dong L. (2018) Single-cell membrane drug delivery using porous pen nanodeposition. Nanoscale (Jul), 10(26): 12704-12712. doi:10.1039/c8nr02600a
- Seiffert-Sinha K, Khan S, Attwood K, Gerlach JA, Sinha AA. (2018) Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Reactivity Is Heightened in Pemphigus Vulgaris and Is Driven by Human Leukocyte Antigen Status and the Absence of Desmoglein Reactivity. Frontiers in immunology (Jan), 9: 625. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2018.00625
- Senger P, Abidi N, Lin DM, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2017) Positive correlation of anti-herpes simplex type I virus antibody levels with pemphigus vulgaris disease status and activity in a large patient cohort. European journal of dermatology : EJD (Apr), 27(2): 132-138.
- Abidi NY, Lainiotis I, Malikowski G, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2017) Longitudinal Tracking of Autoantibody Levels in a Pemphigus Vulgaris Patient: Support for a Role of Anti-Desmoglein 1 Autoantibodies as Predictors of Disease Progression. Journal of drugs in dermatology : JDD (Feb), 16(2): 135-139.
- Shah AA, Dey-Rao R, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA, Seiffert K. (2016) Increased oxidative stress in pemphigus vulgaris is related to disease activity and HLA-association. Autoimmunity (Feb)1-10.
- Powell JG, Grover RK, Plunkett RW, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2015) Evaluation of a Newly Available ELISA for Envoplakin Autoantibodies for the Diagnosis of Paraneoplastic Pemphigus. J Drugs Dermatol (Oct), 14(10): 1103-1106.
- Naseer SY, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2015) Detailed profiling of anti-desmoglein autoantibodies identifies anti-Dsg1 reactivity as a key driver of disease activity and clinical expression in pemphigus vulgaris. Autoimmunity (Jun), 48(4): 231-241.
- Henderson MT, Kubo JT, Desai M, David SP, Tindle H, Sinha AA, Seiffert-Sinha K, Hou L, Messina C, Saquib N, Stefanick ML, Tang JY. (2015) Smoking behavior and association of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer in the Women‘s Health Initiative. J Am Acad Dermatol (Jan), 72(1): 190-191.
- Parameswaran A, Attwood K, Sato R, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2014) Identification of a new disease cluster of Pemphigus vulgaris with autoimmune thyroid disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and type I diabetes. Br J Dermatol (Oct), 172(3): 729-738.
- Yang R, Song B, Sun Z, Lai KW, Fung CK, Patterson KC, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA, Xi N. (2014) Cellular level robotic surgery: Nanodissection of intermediate filaments in live keratinocytes. Nanomedicine (Sep), 11(1): 137-145.
- Wysong A, Ally MS, Gamba CS, Desai M, Swetter SM, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA, Stefanick ML, Tang JY. (2014) Non-melanoma skin cancer and NSAID use in women with a history of skin cancer in the Women‘s Health Initiative. Prev Med (Aug), 69: 8-12.
- Lundin M, Chawa S, Sachdev A, Bhanusali D, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2014) Gender differences in alopecia areata. J Drugs Dermatol (Apr), 13(4): 409-413.
- Shah AA, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sirois D, Werth VP, Rengarajan B, Zrnchik W, Attwood K, Sinha AA. (2014) Development of a Disease Registry for Autoimmune Bullous Diseases: Initial Analysis of the Pemphigus Vulgaris Subset. Acta Derm Venereol (Apr), 95(1): 86-90.
- Dey-Rao R, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2013) Genome-wide expression analysis suggests unique disease-promoting and disease-preventing signatures in Pemphigus vulgaris. Genes Immun (Aug), 14(8): 487-499.
- Bhanusali DG, Sachdev A, Rahmanian A, Gerlach JA, Tong JC, Seiffert, K, Sinha AA. (2013) HLA-E*0103X is associated with susceptibility to Pemphigus vulgaris. Exp Dermatol (Feb), 22(2): 108-112.
- Seiffert K, Dhandha MM, Sinha AA. (2012) Specific immunoglobulin isotypes correlate with disease activity, morphology, duration and HLA association in Pemphigus vulgaris. Autoimmunity (Nov), 45(7): 516.
- Dhandha MM, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2012) Specific immunoglobulin isotypes correlate with disease activity, morphology, duration and HLA association in Pemphigus vulgaris. Autoimmunity (Jul), 45(7): 516-526.
- Gupta VK, Kelbel TE, Nguyen D, Melonakos KC, Murrell DF, Xie Y, Mullard A, Reed PL, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2011) A globally available internet-based patient survey of pemphigus vulgaris: epidemiology and disease characteristics. Dermatologic clinics (Jul), 29(3): 393-404, vii-iii.
- Fung CK, Xi N, Yang R, Seiffert-Sinha K, Lai KW, Sinha AA. (2011) Quantitative analysis of human keratinocyte cell elasticity using atomic force microscopy (AFM). IEEE transactions on nanobioscience (Mar), 10(1): 9-15. doi:10.1109/TNB.2011.2113397
- Yang R, Xi N, Fung CK, Seiffert-Sinha K, Lai KW, Sinha AA. (2011) The Emergence of AFM Applications to Cell Biology: How new technologies are facilitating investigation of human cells in health and disease at the nanoscale. Journal of nanoscience letters (Jan), 1`(2): 87-101.
- Xi N, Fung CK, Yang R, Lai KW, Wang DH, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA, Li G, Liu L. (2011) Atomic force microscopy as nanorobot. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (Jan), 736: 485-503.
- Gupta VK, Kelbel TE, Nguyen D, Melonakos KC, Murrell DF, Xie Y, Mullard A, Reed PL, Seiffert K, Sinha AA. (2011) A Globally Available Internet Based Survey of Pemphigus Vulgaris: Epidemiology and Disease Characteristics. Dermatol Clin (Jan), 29(3): 393-404.
- Coda AB, Qafalijaj Hysa V, Seiffert-Sinha K, Sinha AA. (2010) Peripheral blood gene expression in alopecia areata reveals molecular pathways distinguishing heritability, disease and severity. Genes and immunity (Oct), 11(7): 531-41.
- Fung CK, Seiffert-Sinha K, Lai KW, Yang R, Panyard D, Zhang J, Xi N, Sinha AA. (2010) Investigation of human keratinocyte cell adhesion using atomic force microscopy. Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine (Feb), 6(1): 191-200.
- Xi N, Fung K, Yang R, Seiffert K, Lai K, Sinha AA. (2010) Bionanomanipulation Using Atomic Force Microscopy: Understanding Disease at the Molecular Level Using a Nanorobot. IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine (Jan), 4(1): 9-12.
- Bender A, Zapolanski T, Watkins S, Khosraviani A, Seiffert K, Ding W, Wagner JA, Granstein RD. (2008) Tetracycline suppresses ATP gamma S-induced CXCL8 and CXCL1 production by the human dermal microvascular endothelial cell-1 (HMEC-1) cell line and primary human dermal microvascular endothelial cells. Exp Dermatol (Sep), 17(9): 752-760.
- Seiffert K, Seltmann H, Fritsch M, Zouboulis CC. (2007) Inhibition of 5alpha-reductase activity in SZ95 sebocytes and HaCaT keratinocytes in vitro. Horm Metab Res (Feb), 39(2): 141-148.
- Seiffert K, Granstein RD. (2006) Neuroendocrine regulation of skin dendritic cells. Ann N Y Acad Sci (Nov), 1088: 195-206.
- Peters EM, Ericson ME, Hosoi J, Seiffert K, Hordinsky MK, Ansel JC, Paus R, Scholzen TE. (2006) Neuropeptide control mechanisms in cutaneous biology: physiological and clinical significance. J Invest Dermatol (Sep), 126(9): 1937-1947.
- Seiffert K, Ding W, Wagner JA, Granstein RD. (2006) ATPgammaS enhances the production of inflammatory mediators by a human dermal endothelial cell line via purinergic receptor signaling. J Invest Dermatol (May), 126(5): 1017-1027.
- Seiffert K, Hilbert E, Schaechinger H, Zouboulis CC, Deter HC. (2005) Psychophysiological reactivity under mental stress in atopic dermatitis. Dermatology (Jan), 210(4): 286-293.
- Kodali S, Ding W, Huang J, Seiffert K, Wagner JA, Granstein RD. (2004) Vasoactive intestinal peptide modulates Langerhans cell immune function. J Immunol (Nov), 173(10): 6082-6088.
- Kodali S, Friedman I, Ding W, Seiffert K, Wagner JA, Granstein RD. (2003) Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide inhibits cutaneous immune function. Eur J Immunol (Nov), 33(11): 3070-3079.
- Ding W, Beissert S, Deng L, Miranda E, Cassetty C, Seiffert K, Campton KL, Yan Z, Murphy GF, Bluestone JA, Granstein RD. (2003) Altered cutaneous immune parameters in transgenic mice overexpressing viral IL-10 in the epidermis. J Clin Invest (Jun), 111(12): 1923-1931.
- Seiffert K, Granstein RD. (2002) Neuropeptides and neuroendocrine hormones in ultraviolet radiation-induced immunosuppression. Methods (Sep), 28(1): 97-103.
- Seiffert K, Hosoi J, Torii H, Ozawa H, Ding W, Campton K, Wagner JA, Granstein RD. (2002) Catecholamines inhibit the antigen-presenting capability of epidermal Langerhans cells. J Immunol (Jun), 168(12): 6128-6135.
- Böhm M, Schiller M, Ständer S, Seltmann H, Li Z, Brzoska T, Metze D, Schiöth HB, Skottner A, Seiffert K, Zouboulis CC, Luger TA. (2002) Evidence for expression of melanocortin-1 receptor in human sebocytes in vitro and in situ. J Invest Dermatol (Mar), 118(3): 533-539.
- Campton K, Ding W, Yan Z, Ozawa H, Seiffert K, Miranda E, Lonati A, Beissert S, Granstein RD. (2000) Tumor antigen presentation by dermal antigen-presenting cells. J Invest Dermatol (Jul), 115(1): 57-61.
- Ozawa H, Ding W, Torii H, Hosoi J, Seiffert K, Campton K, Hackett NR, Topf N, Crystal RG, Granstein RD. (1999) Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor gene transfer to dendritic cells or epidermal cells augments their antigen-presenting function including induction of anti-tumor immunity. J Invest Dermatol (Dec), 113(6): 999-1005.
- Casper U, Seiffert K, Dippel E, Zouboulis CC. (1998) Exfoliatio areata linguae et mucosae oris: a mucous membrane manifestation of psoriasis pustulosa?]. Hautarzt (Nov), 49(11): 850-854.
- Seiffert, K, Trautmann, Ch, Schramm, M, L.K., Bruckner-Tudermann LK, Zouboulis, Ch. (1997) Bullous Pemphoid: Unusual reduced manifestations in association with chronic unilateral leg lymphedema. Zeitschrift fur Hautkrankheiten (Jan), 72: 534-538.
Books and Book Chapters:
- Seiffert, K. (2009) Regulation of Cutaneous Immunity by Catecholamines. In: Regulation of Cutaneous Immunity by Catecholamines. Springer, 65-74.
- Seiffert K. (2008) Behavioral Medicine-Psychobiology, Psychopathology and Clinical Use. In: Atopische Dermatitis (Atopic Dermatitis). Verhaltensmedizin
- Seiffert K. (2004) Haut (Skin). In: Intensivkurs: Allgemeine und Spezielle Pathologie. Elsevier (editors: K.J. Buehling, J. Lepenies, K. Witt), 379-392.
Professional Memberships:
- International Investigative Dermatology (2010–present)
- Science Alliance (New York Academy of Sciences) (2004–2011)
- Society for Investigative Dermatology (2002–present)
Presentations:
- "Desmosomal cadherin tension loss in Pemphigus vulgaris mediated by the inhibition of active RhoA at cell-cell adhesion." Alpine Desmosome Disease Meeting 2024 (2024)
- "Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies target a cytoplasmic protein in keratinocytes and may contribute to blister formation in Pemphigus vulgaris" International Pemphigus& Pemphigoid Foundation scientific seminar on autoimmune bullous disease (2021)
- "HLA Drives Both Activation and Protection of the Autoimmune Response in Pemphigus" 4th Scientific Conference of the International Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Foundation (2017)
- "How HLA Shapes (Auto)Immune Responses in Health and Disease: A Blistering Tale" Clinical and Translational Research Center Seminar Series (2017)
- "IL-13 receptor alpha 1 downregulation as a protective mechanism and therapeutic target in Pemphigus" Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting; Society for Investigative Dermatology (2015)
- "Novel Multiplex Autoantigen Arrays for Biomarker Discovery in Skin autoimmunity" Clinical and Translational Research Colliquium; University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Research Center; Translational Pilot Program (2013)
- "Novel Autoantigen Microarrays Identify Desmoglein and Non-Desmoglein Targets in Pempigus Vulgaris" International J.C. Bystryn Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Meeting; NIH (2010)
- "Stress and the Skin" Grand Rounds; Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Sciences, Michigan State University; Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Sciences (2009)
- "Catecholamines and Langerhans Cells" Weill Cornell Symposium on the Science of Dermatology; Weill Cornell Medical College; Weill Cornell (2006)
- "Identification of two distinct CD8+T cell populations associated with remittent disease in Pemphigus" Society for Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting; Society for Investigative Dermatology; Society for Investigative Dermatology (2006)
- "Purinergic receptor signaling and cutaneous inflammation" Grand Rounds; New York Hospital , Cornell Medical Center (2005)
- "Regulation of Cutaneous Immunity by Catecholamines" Skin Biology Club Meeting; New York Academy of Sciences; Skin Biology Club (2002)
- "Regulation of Cutaneous Immunity by Catecholamines" Joint Meeting of the Experimental Contact Dermatitis Research Group and the American Contact Dermatitis Society; ECDRG & ACDs; ECDRG & ACDS (2002)
- "How Stress Affects the Skin: the Adrenergic System and Cutaneous Immunity" Grand Rounds, New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center; ; New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center (2001)
- "Expression of Neuropeptide Receptors by Human Sebocytes and Stimulatory effect of their Agonists on Cytokine Production" 3rd Teupitz Colloquium (2000)
- "Epinephrine and Norepinephrine inhibit the antigen presenting capability of epidermal Langerhans cells." Society of Investigative Dermatology Annual Meeting; Society of Investigative Dermatology; Society of Investigative Dermatology (2000)
- "5-alpha reductase inhibitors exhibit distinct effects on human sebocytes and keratinocytes in vitro" International Investigative Dermatology Meeting - Joint Meeting of the European, Japanese, and the American Society of Investigative Dermatology; ; International Investigative Dermatology (1998)
- "Psychophysiological reaction patterns of patients with atopic dermatitis" 6th International Congress of Dermatology and Psychiatry (1995)
Service Activities:
- Biomolecules - Special Issue “Molecular Insights into Treatment and Prognosis of Autoimmune Bullous Diseases; Editor (2024–present)
- Journal of Medicine and Life; Ad-hoc reviewer (2023–present)
- Photodermatology, Photoimmunology and Photomedicine; Ad-hoc reviewer (2022–present)
- Pennsylvania State University 2022 KL2 Early-Stage Investigator Training Program; Scientific Research Study Section Membership (2022)
- Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity; Ad-hoc reviewer (2020–present)
- Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine; Ad-hoc reviewer (2019)
- JDDG - Journal of the German Society of Dermatology; Ad-hoc reviewer (2019–present)
- International Journal of Dermatology; Ad-hoc reviewer (2019–present)
- Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology; Ad-hoc reviewer (2019–present)
- Experimental Dermatology; Ad-hoc reviewer (2019–present)
- E-Rare Joint Transnational Call 2018, Transnational research projects on hypothesis driven use of multi-omic integrated approaches for rare diseases; ZonMw (The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development); Scientific Research Study Section Membership (2018)
- Frontiers Immunology; Ad-hoc reviewer (2018–present)
- Frontiers in Immunology, Immunological Tolerance and Regulation; Editorial Board Member (2018–present)
- British Journal of Dermatology; Ad-hoc reviewer (2015–present)
- ; Faculty Council Member (2012–2017)
- Archives of Dermatologic Research; Ad-hoc Reviewer (2008–present)
- Hormone and Metabolic Research; Ad-hoc Reviewer (2005–present)
- Journal of Investigative Dermatology; Ad-hoc Reviewer (2005–present)