George Cotsarelis

George Cotsarelis

Co-Founder & Member of the Scientific Advisory Board Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Biography

Dr. Cotsarelis is the lead inventor of Follica's platform technology. A pioneer and foremost expert in epithelial stem cell biology, Dr. Cotsarelis' research led to the isolation and characterization of the expression pattern of stem cells from the bulge region of the follicle. Dr. Cotsarelis is the Chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania and has an active clinical practice at the hospital affiliated with the university. He has published over 40 peer reviewed journal articles and has several issued and pending patents based on his scientific discoveries.

Research Interest

Sarcoidosis; Alopecia; Vitiligo ; Th1; Th17, stem cells, hair follicle , wounding, aging, skin cancer

Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
Open Access