Carucci Lab

John A. Carucci, MD, PhD

Positions
Principal Investigator, Carucci Lab
Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology
Director of Dermatologic Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center

http://nyulangone.org/doctors/1265520530/john-a-carucci

Education and Training
Fellowship, Yale New Haven Med Center, Dermatologic Surgery, 2000
Residency, NYU Medical Center, Dermatolgy, 1998
MD, SUNY Downstate Medical Ctr, 1994
PhD, SUNY Downstate Medical Ctr, 1994

Diane Felsen, PhD

Positions
Key Research Collaborator, Carucci Lab
Associate Professor of Pharmacology Research in Urology, Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College

Education and Training
PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1979
BA, CUNY Queens College, 1974

Research Interest
Investigating the pathophysiology of ureteral obstruction & Studies on Wound Healing
 

Nicole Doudican, PhD

Position
Sr. Research Associate & Laboratory Manager, Carucci Lab

Education and Training
Postdoctoral Fellow, New York University, 2005-2016
PhD, Emory University School of Medicine, 2004
BS in Biology, University of South Carolina, 1999

Projects
Bench and IRB-approved patient studies investigating MAGE-A3 as a novel SCC biomarker, effects of MMPs in invasion of aggressive SCCs, and effects of immune-suppression on up-regulation of Interleukin-22 in invasive cuSCCs.

Alexis Santana, PhD

Position
Post Doctoral Fellow, Carucci Lab

Education and Training
NIH T32 Grant Recipient, 2015
PhD, SUNY Stony Brook University, 2015
Louis Stokes Alliances 2008-2010 for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Fellowship, National Science Foundation

Projects
Developing novel cell and animal models to investigate genetic and immunological pathways pertaining to development and progression of cutaneous SCCs.

Melody Abikhair, MBBS

Position
Translational Research Fellow, Carucci Lab

Education and Training
MBBS (Hons), Monash University, Melbourne, 2010

Projects
Translational and in-vivo studies to determine the effects of immunosuppression on SCC, investigating potential biomarkers for aggressive Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and novel therapeutic options for locally advanced and metastatic SCCs.

Mary Stevenson, MD

Position
Assistant Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology

Education and Training
Fellowship, NYU School of Medicine, Procedural Dermatology, 2016
Residency, NYU School of Medicine, Dermatology, 2015
MD, Columbia University, 2010
Undergraduate degree, Harvard University, Magna Cum Laude

Projects
IRB-approved patient cohort studies pertaining to metastatic SCC in transplant and non-transplant patients, perineurally invasive cutaneous SCCs, effects of PD-1 Inhibition in SCC, and Line-scanning stage confocal microscopy.