Mount Sinai partners with Clinique to open center for dermatitis, aging research
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Key takeaways:
- Clinique will donate $5 million over 7 years toward the Mount Sinai-Clinique Healthy Skin Dermatology Center.
- The center will focus on researching the relationship between dermatitis and aging.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Clinique have partnered to establish the Mount Sinai-Clinique Healthy Skin Dermatology Center, Mount Sinai announced in a press release.
“As a department that is a leader in the study of eczema and skin allergies, we are very excited to open this Sinai-Clinique skin aging and allergy center,” Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD, Waldman Professor and System Chair of the Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, told Healio. “This will allow us to embark on a new journey to study skin aging in health and disease.”
Clinique has committed to donating $5 million over 7 years to the center, which will be dedicated to researching the relationships between skin allergies, eczema, contact dermatitis and aging with the ultimate goal of uncovering scientific discoveries that will accelerate the creation of new topical and systemic treatments for these patients.
Individuals with eczema and other variations of dermatitis often experience premature aging. This can cause additional stress and dismay as these patients are already battling with the burdens of dermatitis.
The center will not only work toward helping patients with dermatitis, but all individuals that experience premature signs of aging. The studies conducted by the center will include all ages, sexes, races and ethnicities and will investigate the effects of lifestyle factors on the skin of healthy individuals as well, according to the press release.
“We are hoping that this collaborative effort will get additional solutions to patients and individuals interested in slowing their aging and getting a better skin,” Guttman-Yassky concluded.
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