PeDRA at SID - Reflections with Stefanos Koutsoukos, and Ganna Bilousova, PhD

About this episode

Ganna Bilousova and Stefanos Koutsoukos discuss their research on autophagy and lipid accumulation in skin cells related to a specific genetic condition.

Ganna Bilousova, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of Colorado and mentor to Stefanos Koutsoukos, a PhD candidate at the University of Colorado. Dr. Bilousova and Stefanos received a 2025 PeDRA Research Fellowship Award for their project, Characterizing Deficits in Early-Stage Autophagy and Lipid Accumulation in iPSC-Derived Fibroblasts and Keratinocytes from Individuals with Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa . In this episode, they discuss findings from the study as presented at the Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting.

People in this episode

Guests: Ganna Bilousova, PhD, Stefanos Koutsoukos

Topics covered

• Dermatology
• Research Fellowship
• Autophagy
• Epidermolysis Bullosa
• iPSC-Derived Cells

Keywords

• Pediatric Dermatology
• Research
• Autophagy
• Lipid Accumulation
• Epidermolysis Bullosa
• Fibroblasts
• Keratinocytes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Colorado, Society for Investigative Dermatology

Books & works: Characterizing Deficits in Early-Stage Autophagy and Lipid Accumulation in iPSC-Derived Fibroblasts and Keratinocytes from Individuals with Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

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