Principal Investigator
Leo L. Wang, MD, PhD
Dr. Wang is a physician-scientist, bioengineer, and board-certified dermatologist. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with his BA and MS through the Roy and Diana Vagelos Scholarship. He then completed the MD-PhD program at Penn and received his PhD in Bioengineering with Dr. Jason Burdick. Following this, he completed clinical dermatology residency at the University of Pennsylvania in the research track, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship with Dr. George Cotsarelis.
Dr. Wang is the recipient of numerous grants from the NIH, as well as from the Dermatology Foundation, American Heart Association, Alopecia Areata Foundation, Center for Human Appearances, Wharton Innovation Fund, and Penn HealthTech. His research has formed the basis of multiple patents and startups. Dr. Wang is the founder of Incuta Therapeutics, a startup based on injectable treatments for autoimmune skin diseases.
Dr. Wang sees patients at Pennsylvania Hospital and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and staffs the resident clinic and inpatient consult services. He practices medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology. His clinical areas of expertise include autoimmune skin disease with a focus on hidradenitis suppurativa and alopecia areata. Outside of lab, Dr. Wang enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, playing sports, fishing, and skiing.
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Meet our Team
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Spencer Tuohy
Research Specialist
Spencer graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with his BSE in Bioengineering. His research focus is in controlled drug delivery and engineering polymeric microneedle patches.
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Elaine Kim
Research Specialist
Elaine graduated from Swarthmore College with her BS in Chemistry. Her research focus is in analytical chemistry approaches to understand polymer-drug conjugation.
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Dara Bakar, MD
Immunology Fellow
Dr. Bakar graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with his BA in Biology. He subsequently completed his MD at Brown University, and internal medicine residency at NYU. His research focus is in development of polymeric devices for allergy testing.
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Zheng-Chi Lee
Research Assistant
Zheng-Chi is a student at the University of Pennsylvania studying Biochemistry and Chemistry through the Vagelos program. His research focus is in development of advanced microfabrication techniques for drug delivery to the skin.