Department of Dermatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, P.R. China.

Yanhua Liang, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology, Nanfang Hospital at Southern Medical University, China, received his Ph.D in Dermatology in 2007. He had his 2-year postdoctoral training at The Jackson Laboratory U.S.A before jointing the faculty of Yale University School of Medicine in 2010. He has identified CYLD1 gene as the disease gene of multiple familiar trichoepithelioma, and XBP1 as genetic risk factor for vitiligo in Chinese Hans. He has done in-depth research to understand the biological function of SHARPIN. Except for molecular basical studies, he has also developed new biological materials and techniques for transdermal gene delivery, and modified in vivo models for hair follicle reconstitution. He has established a translational skin research program with major focus on gene identification, gene function and gene correction for genodermatitis. Dr. Liang is the author of more than 50 peer reviewed publications.