A UMass Medical School professor and researcher has been given a president award for his work on skin disorders.
John Harris was announced in July as a recipient of President Donald Trump’s Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. He was also this year’s recipient of the Amerian Skin Association’s (ASA) Calder Research Scholar Award in Vitiligo and Pigment Cell Disorders.
In Worcester, Harris directs the Vitiligo CLinic and Research Center at the university, which integrates a specialty clinic for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with vitiligo, a skin disorder causing white patches to develop on the skin.
In a press release from the American Skin Association, Harris is credited for revolutionizing the treatment of vitiligo thanks to his research and development of a new family of drugs to treat the condition.
“Dr. Harris is an outstanding leader at the forefront of dermatologic research, making great strides in the treatment of vitiligo and alopecia areata,” said David Norris, president of ASA, in a press release. “ASA has been continually impressed with the progress of Dr. Harris’ research, and we are thrilled that he has been bestowed with such an impressive honor.”
