Brian S. KimDr. Kim is a Sol and Clara Kest Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Dermatology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is also Director of the Mark Lebwohl Center for Neuroinflammation and Sensation and Lead of the AllenDiscovery Center for Neuroimmune Interactions. He completed his MD at the University of Washington School of Medicine and MTR and postdoctoral training at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Kim is a pioneer in the field of itch biology and peripheral neuroimmunology, an inventor of itch-centered technologies, and has advanced multiple agents to FDA-approval in atopic dermatitis and prurigo nodularis. His laboratory uncovered the specific role of type 2 cytokines and Janus kinases and mediating itch at the neuroimmune interface. Dr. Kim has published over 150 papers, book chapters, and reviews which have been featured in Health Magazine, Women’s Health, Reader’s Digest, and CBS National News. He has trained many graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and physician-scientists. He is also co-founder of Alys Pharmaceuticals in Boston, Massachusetts Read More Read Less