About Neda Nikbakht, MD
Neda Nikbakht, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Thomas Jefferson University. She serves as the Director of Cutaneous Lymphoma Clinic at Jefferson and her research is focused on understanding the mechanisms of cancer formation and progression in cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL). Dr. Nikbakht earned her PhD in Immunology and her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. Her graduate work centered on cell-cell interactions and homeostatic mechanisms regulating lymphocyte survival and proliferation. Her post-graduate research at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center focused on anti-tumor T cell responses and epigenetic anticancer therapies. Moving forward, her long-term objective is to integrate clinical management of CTCL patients with development of a translational and basic research program focused on CTCL.
