Fibroblast biology in skin development, wound repair, and regeneration

February 22

Noon – 1:00 p.m. | PBS 101 or join via Zoom

Meeting ID: 912 3275 3242

Passcode: 486189

Presented by:

Ryan Driskell, PhD, Assistant Professor
School of Molecular Biosciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Washington State University

Dr. Driskell is the head of the Fibroblast and Skin Regeneration Laboratory at the School of Molecular Biosciences in Washington State University. He trained as a Cell and Developmental Biologists in the laboratory of Dr. John Engelhardt at the University of Iowa where he received his Ph.D. in 2006 studying lung biology and Wnt signaling. Dr. Driskell did his post-doctoral training in Dr. Fiona Watt’s Laboratories at Cambridge University and King’s College London in the UK, where he established a functional fibroblast lineage hierarchy that is important in regulating the architectural nature of skin development and wound repair. The Driskell Laboratory utilizes the transgenic mouse technologies in conjunction with molecular and histological techniques to deduce an understanding to induce skin regeneration.

Skin is a complex organ that forms scars during the healing process of wounds. Fibroblasts, the key cells responsible for the formation of skin structure during development also play a crucial role in wound healing. By understanding how to control the function of fibroblasts, we may be able to improve the regenerative healing process in wounds and have potential implications for anti-aging treatments.