Translational and Regenerative Medicine

Skin Cancer Institute helps keep Arizona safe through prevention, early detection, treatment

[Meet Yourself-1_skin cancer inst.jpg | Image Two students assist at the Skin Cancer event booth at Tucson Meet Yourself, a food festival held annually in October. A young boy plays a giant Jenga on the table while his father looks on and take a photo.]

Clara Curiel Lewandrowski, MD, and Dongkyun Kang, PhD, prepare a side-by-side test of their confocal microscope and a portable unit to compare image quality. Dr. Curiel aligns the larger device, while Dr. Kang aims the handheld one at a spot on Savannah Barber’s arm. Barber is a medical assistant.

Living in the state with the second highest UV index––a measure of the strength of ultraviolet radiation from the sun––people in Arizona are affected by the Earth’s closest star daily.

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