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Sebastian Yu

Dr. Sebastian Yu

Department of Dermatology,  Kaohsiung Medical University

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Sebastian Yu, also known as Wei-Tai Yu, is a dermatologist and associate professor at Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University. He was awarded the World Congress of Dermatology Rising Star Scholarship, TSID/JSID Young Fellow Collegiality Award, Stellar Success Award, and Dermatologica Sinica Citation Award. His main academic interests are cutaneous immunologic diseases, such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. He is also investigating brain–skin communications to elucidate the mechanistic associations between skin diseases and neuropsychiatric diseases.

Research Keywords & Expertise

Dermatology
Neuroscience
clinical immunology
Photomedicine
skin physiology

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Short Biography

Sebastian Yu, also known as Wei-Tai Yu, is a dermatologist and associate professor at Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University. He was awarded the World Congress of Dermatology Rising Star Scholarship, TSID/JSID Young Fellow Collegiality Award, Stellar Success Award, and Dermatologica Sinica Citation Award. His main academic interests are cutaneous immunologic diseases, such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. He is also investigating brain–skin communications to elucidate the mechanistic associations between skin diseases and neuropsychiatric diseases.

Honors and Awards

World Congress of Dermatology Rising Star Scholarship

2015

23rd World Congress of Dermatology


Graduate Student Study Abroad Program

2018

Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology


TSID/JSID Young Fellow Collegiality Award

2019

Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology


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Career Timeline

Kaohsiung Medical University

Associate Professor

01 August 2022 - 23 April 2025


Kaohsiung Medical University

Assistant Professor

01 February 2019 - 01 July 2022


University of California Davis School of Medicine

Post Doctoral Researcher

01 August 2017 - 01 January 2019


Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital

Attending Physician

01 August 2013 - 23 April 2025