News
Read the latest news from the Green Lab. The links below take you to articles where you can learn more about our lab’s latest achievements, awards, and honors.
Announcements
Congratulations Xin Tong11.23.2024Congratulations to Xin Tong for publication of his paper “Crosstalk in Skin: Loss of Desmoglein 1 in Keratinocytes Inhibits BRAFV600E-Induced Cellular Senescence in Human Melanocytes" in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Click here to read.
Congratulations to Jarrell, Pokorny and Green11.04.2024Congratulations to Brie Jarrell, Jenny Pokorny and Dr. Green on their publication “Dangerous liaisons: Loss of keratinocyte control over melanocytes in melanomagenesis.” Click here to read.
The Green Lab Participates in the Annual Darier Disease Walk10.26.2024The Green lab is proud to be partnering with the Lee Family, Bruce and Laura Lee and their children, Genevieve, Julia and Christopher to research the molecular underpinnings of Darier Disease and to support those who are impacted by the disease. Genevieve Lee recently founded "Decoding Darier's" on Instagram and Facebook to raise awareness and to form a group focused on supporting and fostering a community for those diagnosed with rare skin diseases. One of the first events that Genevieve put into motion is an annual Darier Disease Walk in Chicago and Green lab members enthusiastically participated in the event. Others impacted by Darier Disease were encouraged to join the fun in their own hometowns and it was a great success with individuals from around the world sharing pictures as they too participated in the event.
The Green Lab at Alpine Desmosome Meeting10.09.2024Kathy and Erin represent the Green lab at the 2nd Alpine Desmosome Meeting in Eibsee, Germany. Congrats to Erin for her abstract being selected!
Congratulations Abbey and Michael!07.09.2024Welcome future Green lab member Wesley! Congratulations to his proud parents Abbey and Michael!
Welcome Brie!06.10.2024The Green lab welcomes Graduate Student Brie Jarrell to the lab. Brie is sure to make a strong impact on keratinocyte biology during her career!
Congratulations Abbey Perl05.16.2024Congratulations to Abbey Perl for delivering a Plenary Session Talk at the Annual Society for Dermatology Meeting in 2024.
The Green Lab Host DHHD Inaugural Symposium05.14.2024The Green lab along with collaborators and friends, the Andrew Kowalczyk, Cory Simpson and Alan Hovnanian labs organized and hosted a symposium on Darier and Hailey-Hailey Disease at the Annual Society for Investigative Dermatology Meeting in 2024 with esteemed colleagues presenting past and present work on these debilitating diseases. The symposium stimulated much discussion among the speakers and the other well-regarded clinicians and researchers in attendance that are focused on this and other rare, but challenging skin diseases.
Welcome Cheryl!05.01.2024The Green lab welcomes our new lab manager Cheryl Olson. Cheryl brings over 30 years of experience to the Green lab—we're lucky to have her on the team!
Congratulations to Jenny Pokorny03.01.2024Congratulations to Jenny Pokorny, for being awarded an NRSA from the National Cancer Institute entitled: Paracrine signaling from keratinocytes establishes a pro-melanoma environment.
Congratulations to Annette Krol02.10.2024Congratulations to Green lab undergraduate student Annette Krol for being admitted to the Northwestern Feinberg Medical School NUPSP MD Program for Fall 2025!
Congratulations Dr. Hegazy12.6.2022Congratulations to Dr. Marihan Hegazy who defended her PhD thesis, "Epidermal Stratification Requires Retromer-Mediated Desmoglein-1 Recycling" on November 18, 2022!
- Green Lab Publication in Developmental Cell Catches Northwestern's Media Attention12.13.2022Congratulations to Marihan Hegazy, Jennifer Koetsier, Lisa Godsel, and Kathleen J. Green for their new December, 2022 Developmental Cell Publication entitled "Epidermal Stratification Requires Retromer-Mediated Desmoglein-1 Recycling". This research identifies an endosomal trafficking complex called the retromer as a potential therapeutic target for skin disorders. Read more about this project in media published by the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.
- Congratulations to Abbey Perl for new role on SID Board of Directors11.04.2021Congratulations to Abbey Perl, PhD for being nominated as the new Post-doctoral Representative to the Society of Investigative Dermatology's Board of Directors. Abbey will serve a two year term beginning in May, 2022.
- Dr. Quinn Roth-Carter, PhD awarded NRSA07.19.2021Congratulations to Quinn Roth-Carter, PhD on receiving a National Research Service Award to support his Post-Doctoral fellowship for his project entitled "Mechanoregulation of the epidermal immune response: role of Dsg1". The award is funded through the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
- Congratulations to Joshua Broussard, PhD, Jennifer Koetsier, Marihan Hegazy, and Kathleen J. Green, PhD on their newest publication06.10.2021Drs. Joshua Broussard and Kathleen J. Green led a team of colleagues to publish a paper entitled "Desmosomes polarize and integrate chemical and mechanical signaling to govern epidermal tissue form and function" in Current Biology in June, 2021. This research helps explain how the skin structure and function are integrated together. Read more about this project.
- 03.03.2021
The Leo Foundation announced Kathleen Green as awardee of one of their prestigious research grants
- Kathleen Green and Eran Cohen Barak will be awarded Leo Foundation Grant11.09.2020Drs. Kathleen Green (Northwestern) and Eran Cohen Barak (Emek Medical Center, Israel) will be awarded the 2021 Leo Foundation Award for their project entitled, "Keratinocyte contributions to inflammatory skin disease-Desmoglein 1 loss as a model". Leo Foundation Awards aim to recognize scientists around the world, whose work advances the understanding of skin diseases and has the potential to pave the way for new and improved treatments.
- Welcome to new members11.07.2020Welcome to our newest Green Lab Members, Xin Tong, Cody McCullough, and Sophia Svoboda
- Kathy Green receives Honorary Membership to ESDR09.04.2020Congratulations to Kathy Green for receiving an Honorary Membership to the European Society for Dermatological Research (https://www.ESDR.org/about-ESDR)! Honorary Membership is the highest honor awarded by the ESDR. This award is bestowed on any individual who has particularly distinguished themselves in dermatological research and/or has made significant direct or indirect contributions to the society.
- Welcome Green lab members12.09.2019Welcome to our lab members Amber Huffine and Abbey Perl.
- Congratulations to Dr. Broussard for receiving a K01 award12.08.2019Congratulations to Research Assistant Professor Josh Broussard on the reciept of his K01 award titled: Epidermal polarization: the desmosomal cadherin desmoglein 1 regulates tissue mechanics and barrier function.
- Congratulations to Hoda Zarkoob on her new position at the NIH12.07.2019Congratulations to Hoda Zarkoob on her new position at the NIH as a postdoctoral fellow in the group of Marc Ferrer, PhD.
- Congratulations to Dr. Broussard for receiving an award12.07.2019
Congratulations to Dr. Josh Broussard on a Poster Prize at the 17th Meeting of the European Epidermal Barrier Research Network titled “Desmosomes pattern cell mechanics to govern epidermal tissue form and function”. Dr. Broussard also was invited to CECAD, University of Cologne, Germany as an SFB Guest Scientist to present his work.
- New Paper Published in Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research09.28.2019Congratulations to Jodi Johnson, Chris Arnette, Quinn Roth-Carter, Hope Burks, Jen Koetsier, Kathleen Cheng, Christine Amadi and Josh Broussard for acceptance of their manuscript on Keratinocyte-Melanocyte interactions in the journal Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research!
- Kathleen Green Receives Driskill Graduate Program Faculty Service Award09.12.2019Kathleen Green, PhD, the Joseph L. Mayberry, Sr., Professor of Pathology and Toxicology, received a Driskill Graduate Program (DGP) Faculty Service Award on September 10, 2019 for her longtime educational support of the DGP, helping shape it’s curriculum while teaching courses.
- New Paper Published in Journal of Investigative Dermatology08.26.2019Congratulations to Eran Cohen-Barak, his Green lab colleagues and collaborators for publication of their work in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, demonstrating that Desmoglein 1 controls gap junctions!
- Marihan Hegazy Wins Third Place in Poster Competition07.12.2019Congratulations to Green Lab graduate student, Marihan Hegazy, for winning third place in a poster session at the Epithelial Differentiation and Keratinization Gordon Research Conference held in Newry, Maine, USA from July 7 through July 12, 2019. The title of Merihan's project was The role of the endosomal trafficking complex, the retromer, in regulating desmoglein-1 and Arp2/3 plasma membrane localization during epidermal differentiation and morphogenesis.
- Dr. Green Selected for Aaron Lerner Memorial Discovery Lecture04.11.2019Dr. Kathleen Green was selected for the Twelfth Annual Aaron Lerner Memorial Discovery Lecture at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. She presented her topic, Surprising Roles for Desmogleins in Skin Biology and Disease, on April 10, 2019.
- Dr. Green Wins 2019 Tripartite Prize04.04.2019
Kathleen Green, PhD, the Joseph L. Mayberry, Sr., Professor of Pathology and Toxicology and professor of Dermatology, has been named the winner of the 2019 Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize in Translational Science and Education.
News
- Green Lab Publication in Developmental Cell Catches Northwestern's Media Attention12.13.2022Congratulations to Marihan Hegazy, Jennifer Koetsier, Lisa Godsel, and Kathleen J. Green for their new December, 2022 Developmental Cell Publication entitled "Epidermal Stratification Requires Retromer-Mediated Desmoglein-1 Recycling". This research identifies an endosomal trafficking complex called the retromer as a potential therapeutic target for skin disorders. Read more about this project in media published by the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.
- Congratulations to Abbey Perl for new role on SID Board of Directors11.04.2021Congratulations to Abbey Perl, PhD for being nominated as the new Post-doctoral Representative to the Society of Investigative Dermatology's Board of Directors. Abbey will serve a two year term beginning in May, 2022.
- Dr. Quinn Roth-Carter, PhD awarded NRSA07.19.2021Congratulations to Quinn Roth-Carter, PhD on receiving a National Research Service Award to support his Post-Doctoral fellowship for his project entitled "Mechanoregulation of the epidermal immune response: role of Dsg1". The award is funded through the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.
- Congratulations to Joshua Broussard, PhD, Jennifer Koetsier, Marihan Hegazy, and Kathleen J. Green, PhD on their newest publication06.10.2021Drs. Joshua Broussard and Kathleen J. Green led a team of colleagues to publish a paper entitled "Desmosomes polarize and integrate chemical and mechanical signaling to govern epidermal tissue form and function" in Current Biology in June, 2021. This research helps explain how the skin structure and function are integrated together. Read more about this project.
Honors
- Kathleen Green Receives Driskill Graduate Program Faculty Service Award09.12.2019Kathleen Green, PhD, the Joseph L. Mayberry, Sr., Professor of Pathology and Toxicology, received a Driskill Graduate Program (DGP) Faculty Service Award on September 10, 2019 for her longtime educational support of the DGP, helping shape it’s curriculum while teaching courses.
- Dr. Green Wins 2019 Tripartite Prize04.04.2019
Kathleen Green, PhD, the Joseph L. Mayberry, Sr., Professor of Pathology and Toxicology and professor of Dermatology, has been named the winner of the 2019 Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize in Translational Science and Education.