Paul Bergstresser

Professor
Dermatology
UT Southwestern Medical Center
United States of America

Physician Dermatology
Biography

Dr. Bergstresser has served on the faculty of the UT Southwestern Medical School since 1976 and the Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences since 1980. Under his leadership, the Department of Dermatology received a National Institutes of Health Skin Disease Research Center Grant for three cycles (15 years) and the Academy of Dermatology Award for Excellence in Education in 1992. Dr. Bergstresser is an elected member of the American Dermatological Association, a member of the American Association of American Physicians and has been a Director of the American Board of Dermatology, consultant to the National Psoriasis Foundation Tissue Bank, and past-editor of the medical journals - Photodermatology, Photoimmunology and Photomedicine and the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Work from his laboratory has concerned the effects of ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation on immunity in skin. His current research concerns the early diagnosis of melanoma.

Research Intrest

Melanoma Photobiology

List of Publications
Langerhans Cells that Migrate to Skin Following Intravenous Infusion Regulate the Induction of Contact Hypersensitivity Cruz PD Jr, Tigelaar RE, Bergstresser PR Journal of Immunology 1990 144 2486-2492
MHC Class I Expression on Dendritic Cells is Sufficient to Sensitize for Transplantation Immunity. Lenz P, Elbe A, Stingl G, Bergstresser PR Journal for Investigative Dermatology 1996 107 844-848
T Cell-Mediated Terminal Maturation of Dendritic Cells: Loss of Adhesive and Phagocytotic Capacities. Kitajima T, Caceres-Dittmar G, Tapia FJ, Jester J, Bergstresser PR, Takashima A Journal of Immunology 1996 157 2340-2347