Dermatology About Us Message from the Chair Contact Us Clinical Expertise Education & Training MD Student Clerkships Dermatology Residency Program Dermatology Fellowship Program Continuing Education Faculty Research Faculty Research Clinical Innovation Incubator Program Clinical Innovation Incubator Program Home Research Research: Clinical Departments Dermatology: Home Dermatology: Research Dermatology: Research > Clinical Innovation Incubator Program Promoting Curiosity, Experimentation & Collaboration UC Irvine Department of Dermatology, UC Irvine School of Medicine and UCI Health, in partnership with UC Irvine Beall Applied Innovation, recently launched a new initiative, called the Clinical Innovation Incubator Program, to foster collaborations among clinicians, basic scientists and engineers, and industry mentors to develop innovative solutions for clinical needs. During a series of three workshops, candidates pitched their clinical problems and then worked with mentors and collaborators to create innovative solutions. The inaugural program saw eight incredible proposals: Ajay Sharma, MD, MBA PGY-4 Resident, Department of Dermatology PreSearch: Solving the search for research From subjective to scientific: An algorithm for scar scoring Anand Ganesan, MD, PhD Professor, Department of Dermatology Developing a new vascular-targeted treatment for rosacea Andrew Creadore, MD PGY-4 Resident, Department of Dermatology Mobile app to fill gap in natural broadband phototherapy treatment guidance Christine Pham, MD PGY-4 Resident, Department of Dermatology SkinSense: Simplifying skincare product ingredient labels Ladan Straker, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology Visible light protection Katerina Yale, MD PGY-5 Fellow, Department of Dermatology Lefties in surgery: Needle handling reimagined Sidharth Chand, MD & Erica Baugh, MD PGY-3 Residents, Department of Dermatology A companion diagnostic tool for immunohistochemistry in dermatopathology Congratulations to Our Winners! Congratulations to the awardees of the inaugural Clinical Innovation Incubator Program: Anand Ganesan, MD, PhD, and Andrew Creadore, MD. They were selected to receive $50,000 each to develop further their innovations that will address a clinical need. Stay tuned for information on the next round of the Clinical Innovation Incubator Program that will be held in 2025. Please submit the interest form if you would like more information on participating as a clinician candidate, basic science/engineering collaborator, industry or expert consultant.