George Agak is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Dermatology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is a member of the I3T theme at UCLA. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology (first class honors) from the University of Nairobi. He was awarded the prestigious Chevening and Leverhulme scholarships to attend the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine where he obtained his Master of Science degree in Immunology. For his graduate work, he trained under Dr. Giampiertro Corradin at the University of Lausanne, studying the immunology of malaria and malaria vaccine development. He joined UCLA and trained under Dr. Jenny Kim and completed his postdoctoral training in the Division of Dermatology studying acne immunology. In 2017, he joined the faculty of the Division of Dermatology/Department of Medicine at UCLA, where his laboratory is located. Their research focuses on the molecular events that induce immune responses to skin bacteria. They are particularly interested in understanding how the immune system detects Cutibacterium acnes, and how it responds when there is dysbiosis within the skin microbiome. He was a recipient of an NIH K award. His Lab is currently funded by grants from the NIH (NIAMS R01 and P50).
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George Agak is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Dermatology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is a member of the I3T theme at UCLA. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology (first class honors) from the University of Nairobi. He was awarded the prestigious Chevening and Leverhulme scholarships to attend the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine where he obtained his Master of Science degree in Immunology. For his graduate work, he trained under Dr. Giampiertro Corradin at the University of Lausanne, studying the immunology of malaria and malaria vaccine development. He joined UCLA and trained under Dr. Jenny Kim and completed his postdoctoral training in the Division of Dermatology studying acne immunology. In 2017, he joined the faculty of the Division of Dermatology/Department of Medicine at UCLA, where his laboratory is located. Their research focuses on the molecular events that induce immune responses to skin bacteria. They are particularly interested in understanding how the immune system detects Cutibacterium acnes, and how it responds when there is dysbiosis within the skin microbiome. He was a recipient of an NIH K award. His Lab is currently funded by grants from the NIH (NIAMS R01 and P50).
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