Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Center
We are an SBDRC member!
Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Center at Mount Sinai
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has established the Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Center (SBDRC). SBDRC serves as a hub for research in skin biology and skin diseases throughout the Mount Sinai Health System, New York City, and the tristate region.
The overall goal of the Mount Sinai Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Center (SBDRC) is to accelerate research in skin biology and diseases and promote its translation to benefit human health. To achieve this, we harness the technical innovations, high-end infrastructure, and computing power available at Mount Sinai to advance and innovate skin research.
Administrative Core
SBDRC Director Dr. Elena Ezhkova and Associate Directors Dr. Sarah Millar and Emma Guttman lead the Administrative Core, which is responsible for management of the center and for handling administrative and financial support.
The Administrative Core organizes the SBDRC’s enrichment activities. It also facilitates interactions and collaborations between SBDRC members by organizing meetings, seminars, and annual retreats and supporting the NY Skin Club, a communal forum for skin researchers throughout New York City and neighboring regions.
Resource Cores
SBDRC resource cores are designed to capitalize on Mount Sinai’s existing research expertise and institutionally-supported and highly innovative technological infrastructure. The cores consist of Resource Core B: “Modeling of Skin Disease for Mechanistic Analysis and Therapeutic Discovery”; Resource Core C: “Skin Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Epigenetics Core”; and Resource Core D: “Data Analysis and Integration Core.”
Diversity Programs
SBDRC is committed to enhancing the diversity of the skin research community. We leverage the Mount Sinai Laureates Program, which provides financial support for minority faculty recruitment. We also established the Mount Sinai Skin Scholars Program, which provides underserved minority East Harlem high school students with didactic teaching and hands-on laboratory experience in skin biology and disease research through a summer preparatory program and laboratory internships.