Elaine Fuchs | |
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 Fuchs at the 2010 UNESCO-L’Oréal Prize for Women in Science Awards Ceremony at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris | |
| Education | University of Illinois, Princeton University |
| Known for | Identifying the molecular mechanisms underlying skin disease |
| Spouse | David Hansen |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cell biology Immunology |
| Institutions | The Rockefeller University |
| Thesis | The biosynthesis and assembly of the peptidoglycan sacculus of Bacillus Megatorium |
| Academic advisors | Howard Green, Janet Rowley, Susan Lindquist |
| Website | lab |
Elaine V. Fuchs is an American cell biologist known for her work on the biology and molecular mechanisms of mammalian skin and skin diseases, who helped lead the modernization of dermatology. Fuchs pioneered reverse genetics approaches, which assess protein function first and then assess its role in development and disease. In particular, Fuchs researches skin stem cells and their production of hair and skin. She is an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development at The Rockefeller University.