Dr. Masaoki Kawasumi elected to the American Society for Photobiology Leadership Council

Masaoki Kawasumi, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the UW Division of Dermatology, was recently elected as a Councilor for the American Society for Photobiology (ASP).

ASP serves to promote education, scholarship and collaboration among researchers and professionals in the field of photobiology. Dr. Kawasumi is one of six council members elected by ASP membership to serve four-year terms overseeing the fulfillment of the scientific and business obligations of the Society.

Dr. Kawasumi is a photobiology and skin cancer researcher at the University of Washington in Seattle. Dr. Kawasumi has been conducting research in skin cancer biology, particularly addressing how cells respond to UV damage and how the DNA damage response can be harnessed to prevent UV-associated skin cancers, the most prevalent cancers in the U.S.