Our overarching goal is to understand the biology of skin cancer. We use a variety of -omic approaches to delineate the genetic and transcriptomic alterations in normal and tumorigenic skin cells.
Functional genomics, gene regulation, 3D chromatin architecture, and human diseases
Mentorship Development:
5/26/20 Effective Strategies for IDPs for Partial Resumption of Lab Research
9/11/20 Mentoring Across Differences
5/25/21 Sharpening your Mentoring Skills (SyMS)
Functional roles of diverse fibroblast subsets in pulmonary fibrosis, acute lung injury and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Cell-based therapeutics for non-malignant lung diseases.
Mentorship Development:
12/19/19 ACRA: Setting training expectations for trainees on the academic career track
We are interested in understanding the roles of dendritic cells in health and disease, and the specific mechanisms by which the roles are played.
Mentorship Development:
11/22/19 Equity and Inclusion in the Lab (2 hours)
12/19/19 ACRA: Setting Training Expectations for Trainees on the Academic Career Track (1.5 hours)
5/26/20 Effective Strategies for IDPs for Partial Resumption of Lab Research
11/10/20 Optimizing the Efficiency of Your Lab
12/1/20 Setting Expectations with a "Welcome to the Lab' Letter (Part 1)
The Shum Lab studies Mendelian disorders of autoimmunity that affect the lung using a variety of cellular, molecular and genetic approaches in animal models and in patient-derived cell lines.