Cecelia Yates

Cecelia Yates is an Assistant Professor of Nursing and Pathology. She teaches Pathophysiology at the graduate level and Anatomy and Physiology. She conducts research in the field of dermatopathology. Studies in Dr. Yates’s laboratory are focused on dissecting the molecular and cellular mechanisms of skin remodeling and regeneration and its pathogenesis, by integrating basic science discoveries with clinical outcomes. Currently, she is conducting animal and clinical patient based research that incorporates multiple disciplines in order to accelerate discovery of novel treatment strategies for fibrosis. Dr. Yates is chair of the Committee for Career Development and Diversity for the American Society of Investigative Pathology (ASIP). She is the co-chair of a national cell injury special interest group and serves on the American Journal of Pathology publication committee, and the ASIP FASEB sponsored Public Affairs working group. She is also a reviewer for several journals, including The American Journal of Pathology and Wound Repair and Regeneration.