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Amanda S MacLeod

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology
Dermatology

Selected Presentations & Appearances


Antimicrobial Immune Resilience: New Roles for Cutaneous Innate Antiviral Proteins in Young and Elderly · 2020 - 2020 Invited Talk Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University,
Discovery of Shared Immunobiology Pathways in Skin Wounds and Hidradenitis Suppurativa - Grand Round speaker · 2020 - 2020 Lecture Department of Dermatology, Duke University, NC,
Innate Immunity in Wound Healing - Resident lecture for Ohio State Dermatology Residents · 2020 - 2020 Lecture
HS clinical aspects and insights into pathophysiology - Dermatology Resident lecture · 2020 - 2020 Lecture
Stem Cells and Innate Immunity: Epithelial (Stem cell) Function and Dysfunctions in Dermatology - Dermatology Resident lecture · 2020 - 2020 Lecture Duke University, Durham, NC,
Antimicrobial Immune Resilience: New Roles for Cutaneous Innate Antiviral Proteins in Young and Elderly · 2020 - 2020 Invited Talk Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University,
Discovery of Shared Immunobiology Pathways in Skin Wounds and Hidradenitis Suppurativa - Grand Round speaker · 2020 - 2020 Lecture Department of Dermatology, Duke University, NC,
Innate Immunity in Wound Healing - Resident lecture for Ohio State Dermatology Residents · 2020 - 2020 Lecture
HS clinical aspects and insights into pathophysiology - Dermatology Resident lecture · 2020 - 2020 Lecture
Stem Cells and Innate Immunity: Epithelial (Stem cell) Function and Dysfunctions in Dermatology - Dermatology Resident lecture · 2020 - 2020 Lecture Duke University, Durham, NC,
Skin Stem Cells and Innate Immunity - Faculty chalk talk series · 2020 - 2020 Invited Talk Regeneration Next Initiative, Duke University, Durham, NC,
Innate Antiviral Protein Responses at (Muco-)Cutaneous Sites: Implications and Unanswered Questions for SARS-Cov2 · 2020 - 2020 Invited Talk Discussion Panelist and Speaker on a Duke University symposium “Emerging themes in SARS-CoV-2 biology, disease and treatment,
Allergic Contact Dermatitis Research - Gran Rounds · 2020 - 2020 Lecture Department of Dermatology, Duke University, NC,
Innate Antimicrobial Immunologic Regulation of the Skin: Implications for Zika Virus Infection, Wounds, and Beyond - Immunology Seminar Speaker Series · 2020 - 2020 Invited Talk Department of Immunology, Duke University,,
Antimicrobial Immune Resilience: New Roles for Cutaneous Innate Antiviral Proteins in Young and Elderly · 2020 - 2020 Invited Talk Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University,
Novel Discoveries of Innate Antimicrobial Immunity Pathways during Skin Barrier Disruption - Distinguished Lecturer series · March 28, 2019 - March 28, 2019 Keynote/Named Lecture Department of Dermatology, Universität zu Lübeck, Germany
Skin Antimicrobial Barrier: Innate Immunity Dynamics in Skin Injury and Inflammation · March 2019 - March 2019 Invited Talk Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania,
Innate Antimicrobial Immunity Dynamics in Wound Healing and Hidradenitis Suppurativa · 2019 - 2019 Visiting Professorship Lecture Department of Dermatology, Grand Rounds, UT Southwestern, TX,
Host-Microbial Interactions in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma · 2019 - 2019 Invited Talk Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen and LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Center,
Innate Immunity in Allergic Contact Dermatitis · 2019 - 2019 Invited Talk Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen and LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Center,
Innate Antimicrobial Immune Regulation in Wounds and Hidradenitis Suppurativa · 2019 - 2019 Invited Talk University of California Davis, Department of Dermatology,
a Physician Scientist Path · 2019 - 2019 Keynote/Named Lecture Advocates for MD PhD Women in Science partnering with the Duke Office of Physician Scientist Development , Durham, NC
Immunity and Wound Repair - Western University, Bone and Joint Institute, Musculoskeletal (MSK) Research seminar · 2019 - 2019 Invited Talk London, Ontario, Canada
; Innate Antimicrobial Barriers: Regulation and Roles of Antiviral Proteins in Skin Wound Repair and Infections · 2019 - 2019 Invited Talk Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, GI Research Conference, Duke University,
Novel Discoveries of Innate Antimicrobial Immunity Pathways during Skin Barrier Disruption - Distinguished Lecturer series · 2019 - 2019 Keynote/Named Lecture Department of Dermatology, Universität zu Lübeck, Germany
Novel Discoveries of Innate Antimicrobial Immunity Pathways during Skin Barrier Disruption - Distinguished Lecturer · 2019 - 2019 Keynote/Named Lecture , Department of Dermatology, Universität zu Lübeck, Germany,
Innate Antiviral Immunity and Injury at Epithelial Barriers · June 2018 - June 2018 Invited Talk Loyola University, Chicago, IL,
Defense and Repair Mechanisms at the Skin Barrier - Gran Roundsd · 2018 - 2018 Lecture Duke Dermatology, Durham, NC
TBD - Duke Immunology Retreat, YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly, Blue Ridge Mountains · 2018 - 2018 Invited Talk
Innate immune defense and repair functions at the skin barrier - 7th Southeastern Immunology Symposium · 2018 - 2018 Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL
UV-induced extracellular ATP and the ecto-ATPase CD39 oppositely regulate DNA damage responses and the skin cancer microenvironment - American Society for Photobiology (ASP) Biennial Meeting · 2018 - 2018 Invited Talk Tampa, FL
Novel Roles for Purinergic Signaling in UV-induced Skin Cancer: Immunosuppression and DNA Damage - Radiation Oncology and Imaging Program (ROIP) and the Solid Tumor Therapeutics Program (STTP) · 2018 - 2018 Invited Talk Duke University, Durham, NC,
Innate immune defense and repair functions at the skin barrier - Physician-Scientist Symposium · 2018 - 2018 Invited Talk
Innate immune defense and repair functions at the skin barrier - Medical Scientist Training Program · 2017 - 2017 Invited Talk Duke University, Durham, NC,
Sensation of Ultraviolet Radiation-induced Injury and Contribution to DNA Repair by Skin-resident T Cells: The Role of Extracellular ATP and CD39 · 2017 - 2017 Invited Talk Experimental Biology Conference, Chicago, IL; Translational and Clinical Pharmacology Session, Chicago, IL
: IL-27 is a Master Regulator of Wound Repair and Cutaneous Immunity · 2017 - 2017 Lecture UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Mechanisms of UV-induced immunosuppression in non-melanoma skin cancer - Dermatology Grand Rounds · February 2016 Lecture Duke University, Durham, NC
IL-27 from CD301b+ DC facilitates skin wound healing through induction of epidermal proliferation and host defense - Invited Clinical Scholar Talk · 2016 - 2016 National Scientific Meeting Society for Investigative Dermatology, Scottsdale, AZ
IL-27 from CD301b+ cells facilitates skin wound healing - Invited Speaker, Regeneration Next Retreat, Duke University, Durham · 2016 - 2016 Invited Talk
IL-27-Inducible ENTPD1 Suppresses Protective Skin-Resident Immunity Upon UV Damage and Inhibits DNA Repair · January 2016 Invited Talk Keystone Symposia on Purinergic Signaling, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dysregulation of the skin immune system in UV damaged skin - Seminar Series · December 2015 Invited Talk National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences,
Immunological Determinants of Genomic Integrity in the Skin · October 2015 Invited Talk Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine, UC Denver, Denver, CO
Role of the immune system in the development of skin cancers - Pinnell Center of Investigative Dermatology Annual Symposium · October 2015 Invited Talk Duke Dermatology, Durham, NC
The Skin Immune System and its Role in UV-Associated Skin Cancer - Resident Lecture · 2015 Invited Talk UC Denver Department of Dermatology, Denver, CO
IL-17-producing skin γδ T cells contribute to cutaneous immunity and wound healing · 2010 Invited Talk International γδ T cell Conference, Kiel, Germany
IL-17-producing dendritic epidermal T cells promote the wound healing response - San Diego Cutaneous Biologists (SCABS) Meeting · 2010 Invited Talk TSRI/UCSD,
IL-17A-producing dendritic epidermal T cells promote cutaneous wound healing - Fall Research Symposium · 2010 Invited Talk The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
Bcl-3 acts as an innate immune modulator by controlling antimicrobial responses in keratinocytes - Annual Meeting · 2009 Lecture Society of Investigative Dermatology, Montreal, QC, Canada
Pimecrolimus enhances innate immune function of normal human keratinocytes - Annual Meeting · 2007 Lecture Society of Investigative Dermatology, Los Angeles, CA
Human S100A15 is regulated by calcium, cytokines, and bacterial compounds - Annual Meeting · 2006 Lecture Society of Investigative Dermatology, Philadelphia, PA

Service to the Profession


Panelist - Duke University symposium “Emerging themes in SARS-CoV-2 biology, disease and treatment · April 2020 - April 2020 Other
Co-Chair - Committee on Education · 2020 - 2021 Committee Service Society for Investigative Dermatology,
Member - International Cytokine and Interferon Society · 2019 - 2029 Other
Associate Editor, Editorial Board Member - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology- Microbes and Innate Immunity · 2019 - 2024 Editorial Activities
Member - Commitee on Diversity and Inclusion · 2019 - 2022 Committee Service Society for Investigative Dermatology,
Panelist - Duke University symposium “Emerging themes in SARS-CoV-2 biology, disease and treatment · April 2020 - April 2020 Other
Co-Chair - Committee on Education · 2020 - 2021 Committee Service Society for Investigative Dermatology,
Member - International Cytokine and Interferon Society · 2019 - 2029 Other
Associate Editor, Editorial Board Member - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology- Microbes and Innate Immunity · 2019 - 2024 Editorial Activities
Member - Commitee on Diversity and Inclusion · 2019 - 2022 Committee Service Society for Investigative Dermatology,
Development of training session/seminar/educational material on ‘Making Great Figures’ - Office for Physician Scientist Development, Duke University · 2019 - 2019 Professional Development
Review Editor, Editorial Board Member - Frontiers in Immunology-Antigen Presentation · 2018 - 2019 Editorial Activities
Member - Women’s Dermatologic Society · 2018 - 2028 Professional Development
Member - Wound Healing Society · 2016 - 2028 Other
Ad hoc reviewer · August 2014 - 2021 Editorial Activities

Science, Nature, Cell Host and Microbe, New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Immunology, Trends in Immunology, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Science Advances, Plos One, Microbiome, Scientific Reports, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venerology, Journal of American Academy of Dermatology , Experimental Dermatology, Archives of Dermatology, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, Journal of Dermatological Science, British Journal of Dermatology, International Archive of Allergy and Immunology, Journal of Rheumatology, Developmental and Comparative Immunology, International Journal of Biological Sciences, Advances in Wound Care, JCI Impact, MBIO, Advances in Wound Care, Wound Repair and Regeneration and many more

Member · 2007 Committee Service American Association of Immunologists,
Member · 2005 Committee Service Society for Investigative Dermatology,

Academic & Administrative Activities


2018 - 2020  Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Duke University, Durham, NC.

2020 - present  Director for Physician-Scientist Dervelopment, Department of Dermatology