Journal of Dermatology and Dermatologic Diseases

Ricardo Hsieh DDS, MSc, PhD

Pos-doctoral: Department of Stomatology, Dental School, University of São Paulo, Brazil Associate Research Scientist at Institute of Tropical , University of São Paulo, Brazil

Biography

Bachelor of Dentistry, Dental School, University of São Paulo, Brazil and during undergraduate education, I had my first contact with Science and Research, on a Scientific Iniciation at Department of Dermatology. Finally I started graduation education, getting the Master and PhD degree at Department of Dermatology, Medical School, University of São Paulo. I am currently a post-doctoral fellow at Department of Pathology, Dental School, University of São Paulo, Brazil. All my projects have been involving Melanoma and Melanocytes studies, but also all Oral Disease. Moreover, I had an collaboration research study at Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine in 2015.

Research Interest

• Dentistry; Oral Medicine and Pathology; Head & neck Pathology; General Pathology; Dermatopathology; Histology; Morphology; Anatomy
• Cutaneus Melanoma; Head & Neck Mucosal Melanomas; Melanocytes, Salivary Glands Associated Diseases
• Research Techniques: Molecular Biology (DNA extraction, PCR, SSCP, Subcloning, Pyrosequencing); Immunohistochemistry; In vitro Cell Culture, Primary Cell Culture