SIC Seminar Series: Associate Professor Nathan Archer

Staphylococcus aureus exacerbates many inflammatory skin disorders as well as allergic diseases. However, the mechanisms by which S. aureus overcomes our skin defenses to promote colonization and subsequent development of allergic diseases beyond the skin barrier are not fully understood.

Herein, we will explore these mechanisms in preclinical models and human samples as well as evaluate novel therapeutic strategies to combat pathogenic S. aureus skin exposure.

Egon Urgard egon.urgard@sund.ku.dk is the contact person for this seminar and will share details separately on how to sign up for lunch or a 1:1 meeting with Nathan.

All researchers and immunology enthusiasts are warmly invited to attend.

Biosketch:

Dr. Archer, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Department of Dermatology. Dr. Archer’s research involves the study of mechanisms of immune responses in the skin that drive inflammatory skin diseases, including atopic dermatitis and psoriasis, and on understanding the protective immune responses against the bacterial skin pathogen Staphylococcus aureus. His long-term research goals are to develop novel host-directed for the treatment of skin infections and inflammatory skin disorders.

Note: This seminar will not be offered online.