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DIRECTOR | Institute for Regenerative Medicine
DIRECTOR | Black Family Stem Cell Institute
Dean for Basic Science
PROFESSOR | Department of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology
PROFESSOR | Department of Dermatology
PROFESSOR | Department of Oncological Sciences
Biography
Sarah E. Millar, PhD is Director of the Black Family Stem Cell Institute, and Lillian and Henry M. Stratton Professorial Chair in the Departments of Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology and Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her research focuses on the roles of Wnt signaling and epigenetic regulatory mechanisms in development and regeneration of the skin and its appendages. She is an Editorial Board member for Developmental Cell and Experimental Dermatology, and Deputy Editor for the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Dr. Millar has received several awards in recognition of her research, including an NIH MERIT Award for her work on Wnt signaling in the skin, and the 2017 William Montagna Lectureship Award of the Society for Investigative Dermatology.
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Identification of Meibomian gland stem cell populations and mechanisms of aging
Zhu, X., Xu, M., Portal, C., Lin, Y., Ferdinand, A., Peng, T., Morrisey, E. E., Dlugosz, A. A., Castellano, J. M., Lee, V., Seykora, J. T., Wong, S. Y., Iomini, C. & Millar, S. E., Dec 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 1663.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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KRT6A and KRT17 Mark Distinct Stem Cell Populations in the Adult Palpebral Conjunctiva and Meibomian Gland
Zhu, X., Xu, M., Owens, D. M. & Millar, S. E., Dec 2025, In: Cells. 14, 24, 1979.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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HDAC1/2 and HDAC3 play distinct roles in controlling adult Meibomian gland homeostasis
Zhu, X., Xu, M. & Millar, S. E., Jul 2024, In: Ocular Surface. 33, p. 39-49 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cell-autonomous requirement for ACE2 across organs in lethal mouse SARS-CoV-2 infection
Tang, A. T., Buchholz, D. W., Szigety, K. M., Imbiakha, B., Gao, S., Frankfurter, M., Wang, M., Yang, J., Hewins, P., Mericko-Ishizuka, P., Adrian Leu, N., Sterling, S., Monreal, I. A., Sahler, J., August, A., Zhu, X., Jurado, K. A., Xu, M., Morrisey, E. E. & Millar, S. E. & 2 others, , Feb 2023, In: PLoS Biology. 21, 2, e3001989.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dedifferentiation maintains melanocyte stem cells in a dynamic niche
Sun, Q., Lee, W., Hu, H., Ogawa, T., De Leon, S., Katehis, I., Lim, C. H., Takeo, M., Cammer, M., Taketo, M. M., Gay, D. L., Millar, S. E. & Ito, M., 27 Apr 2023, In: Nature. 616, 7958, p. 774-782 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access79 Scopus citations
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Mount Sinai Health System: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Awarded $8.2 Million NIH Grant to Investigate the Origins of Blood-Forming Stem Cells
2/04/26 → 3/04/26
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New Science Findings from University of Pennsylvania Outlined (Ppp1r3b is a metabolic switch that shifts hepatic energy storage from lipid to glycogen)
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