A message from Dermot Kelleher, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC.
I am pleased to announce the reappointment of Dr. Jan Dutz as Head, Department of Dermatology & Skin Science, for a second five-year term effective to June 30, 2027.
Dr. Dutz is a professor in the Department of Dermatology & Skin Science. As a senior scientist with the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, his research focus is the skin immune system and the manipulation of this system to promote immune responses and induce tolerance. Dr. Dutz is a rheumatologist and dermatologist with special clinical interest in the cutaneous manifestations of autoimmunity and rheumatic disease. He also works as a dermatological oncologist at the BC Cancer Agency, where his practice is focussed on malignant melanoma and skin lymphoma.
Dr. Dutz is committed to the development of translational research in skin disease in Canada, as evidenced by his roles as president of the Canadian Society of Investigative Dermatology, and co-director of the CIHR-funded Skin Investigation Network of Canada. He is a past member of the CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) Advisory Board.
In his second term, Dr. Dutz will continue to provide strategic leadership to the Department to foster excellence and innovation in education, research and service.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Dutz on his reappointment.
