Ian Odell

Ian D. Odell, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Yale School of Medicine with dual roles in the Department of Dermatology and the Program in Translational Biomedicine. He directs the Adult Primary Care Center and specializes in autoimmune skin diseases like lupus, scleroderma, and graft-versus-host disease.

• Education: BA from Cornell University (2005), PhD in Microbiology & Molecular Genetics from University of Vermont (2011), MD from University of Vermont (2012)
• Training: Internship (2013), Residency (2016), Research Fellowship (2017) at Yale

His research focuses on immune system mechanisms in skin fibrosis and autoimmune disorders, particularly scleroderma and chronic graft-versus-host disease. Recent studies include collaborations on Science Immunology, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, and Clinics in Dermatology, emphasizing molecular pathways like EGFR signaling and metabolic regulation in fibrosis.

Notable awards include the Dr. Philip Moskowitz Prize (2022) and the Young Physician-Scientist Award (2022). He works closely with collaborators such as Richard Flavell, PhD, and Monique Evangeline Hinchcliff, MD, advancing translational models through the Anlyan Center lab.