Keith A. Choate
Aaron B. And Marguerite Lerner Professor And Chair Of Dermatology, Yale School Of Medicine
Elected to the Academy in 2025
Education
Stanford University, 1995, BS, Biological Sciences; Yale University School of Medicine, 2000, MPhil, Cell Biology; 2001, PhD, Cell Biology; 2004, MD
Professional Areas
The genetics and pathophysiology of human diseases of the skin (dermatology).
Citation
For seminal discoveries in the genetics of inherited and somatic mosaic skin disorders, revealing central contributors to epidermal barrier function, cell fate specification, and neoplasia. Work has led to novel therapeutics actively employed in clinical practice in rare and common genetic skin diseases.