Derm on Drugs is a podcast where some current and former U of Pitt faculty talk about dermatology. Here is an episode where I joined to talk about itch and scratching. It was a really fun time and they did a great job. #dermatology #immunology #eczema podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

I was scheduled for study section starting tomorrow. Everything's all done and ready to go. Just heard it's being "rescheduled." No reason given.

But winter itch is all about dryness. Moisturize!!!

It does suggest that targeting mast cells is something to focus on.

My PO says ours at end of Feb is still on. But who knows.

Also big thanks to the labs of Marlies Meisel and Tina Sumpter here at Pitt and all co-authors.

Also Aaron Ver Heul at Wash U wrote a lovely persepctive. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Why scratching makes a rash worse and a potential benefit to scratching--it reduced S. aureus on skin. Andrew Liu's paper from our lab is out now at #science #neuroimmune #immunology www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Also a summary of the work here #neuroimmunology

And I found some choice photographs to show for the introduction!!!

New paper from Kaplan Lab. Agonizing a specific glutamate receptor on mast cells in the skin renders them less function and can suppress several models of skin inflammation. Congrats to Youran Zhang and all co-authors. #skinimmunology #immunology #mastcells www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Yes pls