Dr. Heidi Kong
Dermatologist, Senior Investigator and Chief of the Cutaneous Microbiome and Inflammation Lab, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Dr. Heidi H. Kong is a Dermatologist and Senior Investigator and Chief of the Cutaneous Microbiome and Inflammation Lab at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, USA. She directs a translational research program studying the human microbiome and inflammatory skin diseases, particularly eczema. Dr. Kong’s work has advanced our understanding of the microbial communities of human skin. She combines translational research expertise with advanced genomic technologies to study skin microbes in order to gain insights into the pathogenesis of skin diseases and to potentially identify therapeutics for patients.