Zainab Abbas

Zainab Abbas is an Assistant Professor at UMass Chan Medical School, Department of Dermatology. She also holds an academic position at the T.H. Chan School of Medicine in the same department. Her research focuses on immune mechanisms underlying skin disorders, particularly vitiligo, utilizing cutting-edge single-cell analysis techniques. Abbas earned her MD from Aga Khan Medical University in Karachi, Pakistan.

Her notable work includes a 2021 publication in Science Translational Medicine, investigating subclinical immune activation in vitiligo and the role of CCR5 in regulatory T cell function. This study highlights interdisciplinary collaboration with co-authors in immunology and dermatology.

No scientific awards are listed in the provided information. She has not reported any advisees or grant details in the current dataset. Abbas collaborates with researchers such as John Harris and Manuel Garber, and her physical office neighbors include prominent dermatology faculty members like Nutan Gowda and Steven Krueger.