Our long-term interest is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms that control epidermal stem cells during development and into adulthood with a specific interest in the role of chromatin regulators in these processes. Dr. Ezhkova carried out PhD studies on epigenetics and chromatin at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (NY, USA). For her postdoctoral studies, she moved to Dr. Elaine Fuchs’s lab at the Rockefeller University (NY, USA), where she learned the skin stem cell system. This past research training sets the foundation for the current research endeavors in Dr. Ezhkova's lab at the Black Family Stem Cell Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. For more information, please visit our website: http://drb.mssm.edu/labs/ezhkova.html http://drb.mssm.edu/labs/ezhkova.html Research Topics Cellular Differentiation, Developmental Biology, Epithelial Cells, Stem Cells Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas Cancer Biology [CAB], Developmental and Stem Cell Biology [DSCB] Education PhD, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Postdoc, Rockefeller University Language English Awards 2014 The Dr. Harold and Golden Lamport Research Award 2013 Ellison Foundation New Scholar in Aging 2012 Basil O’Connor Starter Award / March of Dimes 2010 NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award (NIAMS) 2006 Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow 2006 New York Stem Cell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow