"Speaking of Vitiligo..."

This has been a tremendous year for us in the Vitiligo Clinic and Research Center at UMass Chan Medical School. It’s fun to reflect at this time and to think about the hard work done for vitiligo and its potential global impact! I am currently on a much-needed vacation with my wife’s family near Chicago, and I’m using some of my downtime to think and write this summary about the year. There were some ups and downs, but mostly ups, and next year promises to bring even more excitement. Read more...

This blog post in response to multiple exciting and generous requests to help support our research effort to find a cure for vitiligo. I have been touched by the unsolicited outreach by readers all over the world who are just as passionate as we are about improving the lives of tens of millions with vitiligo. In response, we have set up a user-friendly and safe method to donate to support our work. At the end of the blog post there is a link to do just that. I’ll also outline what we have done so far with donor support, and tell you where we’d like to go in the future if we have sufficient resources to do it. You can help!

We recently published our research study in the journal Science Translational Medicine in which we found a new immune pathway that could be targeted as a treatment for the disease. You can read the actual article hereif you’re interested, although it’s pretty dense reading. For those who would like a lighter summary of what we found, you can read the rest of this blog post. 

Happy New Year! A lot has happened in our lives in 2017, and the vitiligo community is no exception. While I have become more and more busy since I started this blog, I do recognize its importance to those who read it, and heard the requests for updates on vitiligo research and clinical care. So here is one, looking back at 2017 and forward to 2018!