Diane Thiboutot

Department of Dermatology, Penn State University College of Medicine, United States of America

Diane Thiboutot M.D.

Academic positions:
- Professor of Dermatology
- Associate Director of the General Clinical Research Center at Penn State
- Medical Director for Penn State's NIH K30 physician mentorship program
- Co-Director for the MD/PhD program.
- Member of the AOA Honor Medical Society

Any industry positions (last five years):
None declared

Research interests:
Dr. Thiboutot currently directs an active research program in both basic and clinical research with the support from the NIH. Her area of research interest is in the regulation of sebum production and the treatment of acne with particular emphasis on the role of nuclear hormone receptors.

Any other information:
Dr Thiboutot is a reviewer for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as well as several dermatology journals. She has published numerous manuscripts and book chapters relating to acne and hormone metabolism in the skin.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Section Head: Dermatology > Acne-Like Disorders (since 16 November 2005)

Diane Thiboutot is a Section Head for Acne-Like Disorders, part of the DERMATOLOGY Faculty. The role of a Section Head is to work with their Co-Section Head(s) to divide the Section (sub-specialty area) into its component areas of research, nominate leaders in those areas as Faculty Members, and offer ongoing oversight of the content within their Section. They are not asked to evaluate articles, although we do, of course, welcome them.

Links

http://www.hmc.psu.edu/dermatology/