Amanda Nelson MD, PhD

Amanda Nelson, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, PA. Dr. Nelson received her graduate degree in Molecular Medicine at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine where she studied the mechanism of action of isotretinoin in the treatment of acne vulgaris. Dr. Nelson completed two postdoctoral research fellowships in dermatology at Penn State and at Johns Hopkins University where she expanded her expertise in sebaceous glands, hair follicles, skin stem cells and wound healing.

Her current areas of research interest include acne, hidradenitis suppurativa, innate immunity in non-melanoma skin cancers and the skin microbiome in inflammatory skin disease. Her work is supported by grants from NIH/NIAMS, American Acne and Rosacea Society, Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation and the Acne Cure Alliance. Dr. Nelson serves as a reviewer for multiple journals including the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Dr. Nelson has authored numerous manuscripts and book chapters on the pathogenesis of sebaceous gland, hair follicle and wound-healing and currently holds multiple patents related to her work.