William Montagna Lecturer
Shruti Naik, PhD, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Exploring the cutaneous immune frontier in health and disease
Dr. Shruti Naik is an international leader in skin biology and immunology. Dr. Naik is an Assistant Professor and the Associate Director of the Colton Center for Autoimmunity at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Her lab studies the crosstalk between immune cells and tissue stem cells in the skin with a focus on 3 major areas of research: 1) inflammatory memory and autoimmunity, 2) tissue repair, and 3) host-microbe interactions. Naik is a strong advocate for increasing diversity in science and promoting the advancement of underrepresented and marginalized groups. She has been recognized for her research and advocacy through numerous accolades including the International Takeda Innovators in Science Award, Pew-Stewart Scholar, Packard Fellowship, NIH Directors Innovator Award and is a NYSCF Robertson Investigator.
Positions & Education
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
PhD from University of Pennsylvania
The Rockefeller University , Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development
About the Lectureship:
The William Montagna Lecture is given annually at the SID’s Annual Meeting. The award is intended to honor and reward young investigators with primary emphasis given to researchers in skin biology.