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Prof. Lam Tsoi | Dermatology | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Lam Tsoi, University of Michigan, United States

Prof. Lam Tsoi is an accomplished scholar and researcher with extensive expertise in dermatology, computational medicine, biostatistics, and bioinformatics. He earned his BS from the College of Charleston, followed by an MS and PhD in biomedical sciences from the Medical University of South Carolina, completing postdoctoral training in biostatistics at the University of Michigan. Currently serving as Associate Professor in the Departments of Dermatology and Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics, and Research Associate Professor in Biostatistics and the Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center at the University of Michigan, he holds key leadership roles including Associate Director of the Functional Analytics Core at the University of Michigan Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Center. His primary research focuses on psoriasis and complex skin inflammatory disorders, genetics and genomics, systems biology, long non-coding RNAs, and health records analysis. Prof. Tsoi has authored 199 publications with 7,608 citations and an h-index of 52, demonstrating significant scholarly impact. His outstanding contributions have been recognized with prestigious awards such as the Microsoft Azure Research Award, Dermatology Foundation Career Development Award, and Arthritis National Research Foundation Scholar Award. He actively contributes to international and national scientific communities as a grant reviewer, editorial board member, and associate editor of leading journals. A dedicated mentor and global collaborator, he has delivered numerous invited lectures worldwide, advancing research on psoriasis genetics, immune-mediated diseases, and precision medicine. Prof. Lam Tsoi’s interdisciplinary expertise, leadership, and innovation firmly establish him as a leading figure in dermatology, genomics, and computational medicine.

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Featured Publications

Tsoi, L. C., Spain, S. L., Knight, J., Ellinghaus, E., Stuart, P. E., Capon, F., Ding, J., … et al. (2012). Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunity. Nature Genetics, 44(12), 1341–1348.

Tsoi, L. C., Rodriguez, E., Degenhardt, F., Baurecht, H., Wehkamp, U., Volks, N., … et al. (2019). Atopic dermatitis is an IL-13–dominant disease with greater molecular heterogeneity compared to psoriasis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 139(7), 1480–1489.

Li, B., Tsoi, L. C., Swindell, W. R., Gudjonsson, J. E., Tejasvi, T., Johnston, A., Ding, J., … et al. (2014). Transcriptome analysis of psoriasis in a large case–control sample: RNA-seq provides insights into disease mechanisms. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 134(7), 1828–1838.

Tsoi, L. C., Stuart, P. E., Tian, C., Gudjonsson, J. E., Das, S., Zawistowski, M., … et al. (2017). Large scale meta-analysis characterizes genetic architecture for common psoriasis associated variants. Nature Communications, 8(1), 15382.

Stuart, P. E., Nair, R. P., Tsoi, L. C., Tejasvi, T., Das, S., Kang, H. M., Ellinghaus, E., … et al. (2015). Genome-wide association analysis of psoriatic arthritis and cutaneous psoriasis reveals differences in their genetic architecture. The American Journal of Human Genetics, 97(6), 816–836.

Lam Tsoi | Dermatology | Best Researcher Award

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