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Dr. Mazen Kurban
Adjunct Professor
Educational Qualifications
MD
Dermatology
Entity
College of Health and Life Sciences
Biography
Dr. Mazen Kurban is a Dermatologist and American Board Certified in Clinical Molecular Genetics.
He obtained a degree in dermatology from the American University of Beirut (AUB) Medical Center. He then obtained his Clinical and Molecular Geneticist degree from Columbia University Medical Center, New York.
Dr. Kurban has more than 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals with more than 10 years’ experience of dealing with clinical dermatology patients at AUB.
MD
American University of Beirut
2004
Dermatology
American University of Beirut
2008
Clinical Molecular Genetics
Columbia University, New York, USA
2011
- Genodermatoses and Related Skin Diseases
- Skin Cancer
- Stem Cells
Clinical expertise in skin diseases as well as genetic diseases.
Clinical, basic and translational research in the field of Dermatology
- Integrative Transcriptome Analyses Empower The Anti-Covid-19 Drug Arsenal. Iscience. 2020, vol.23, no.11, pp-101697.
- A Novel Traf3ip2 Variant Causing Familial Scarring Alopecia With Mixed Features Of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus And Folliculitis Decalvans. Clinical Genetics. 2020, vol.98, no.2, pp-116-125.
- Supar, A Potential Inflammatory Mediator In Psoriasis Pathogenesis. Clinical And Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology. 2020.
- Comparative Characterization Of Sun Exposed And Sun Protected Skin-Derived Mesenchymal-Like Stem Cells In Variegate Porphyria And Healthy Individuals. Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine. 2020.
- Consanguinity Rates Among Syrian Refugees In Lebanon: A Study On Genetic Awareness. Journal Of Biosocial Science. 2020, pp-1-11.
- Genodermatoses With Teeth Abnormalities. Oral Diseases. 2020.
- Loss Of Ferrochelatase Is Protective Against Colon Cancer Cells: Ferrochelatase A Possible Regulator Of The Long Noncoding Rna H19. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 2019, vol.10, no.5, pp-859-868.
- Use Of Topical Glycolic Acid Plus A Lovastatin-Cholesterol Combination Cream For The Treatment Of Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyoses. Jama Dermatology. 2018, vol.154, no.11, pp-1320-1323.
- Slurp-1 Is Mutated In Mal De Meleda, A Potential Molecular Signature For Melanoma And A Putative Squamous Lineage Tumor Suppressor Gene. International Journal Of Dermatology. 2018, vol.57, no.2, pp-162-170.
- Erythropoietic Protoporphyria A Clinical And Molecular Study From Lebanon: Ferrochelatase A Potential Tumor Suppressor Gene In Colon Cancer. Clinical Genetics. 2017, vol.92, no.5, pp-495-502.
- Omar Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh for Scientific Research 2015
- Young Dermatology Investigator Award as the best young physician scientist in the region of Middle East, South Asia and Africa, awarded by the International Leagues of Dermatological Societies in 2015