Richard Wang, MD, PhD

Professional Titles

• Professor

Research Interests

Publications

• Dowell E, Mahapatra R, Bishop J, Matsumoto A, Callan A, Vandergriff TW, Alame A, Hosler G, Gagan J, Nijhawan RI, Wang RC. Characterization of Malignant Adnexal Tumors of the Head and Neck by Targeted Analysis of Cancer Genes and Human Papillomavirus 42. JID Innov. 2025 Nov;5(6):100398. PubMed PMID: 41356463
• Abbas LF, Barber G, Lu G, Chamseddin B, Vu H, Cai L, Srivastava D, Nijhawan RL, Wang RC, Chong BF. Metabolic profiles of cutaneous lupus have abnormalities in the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide pathway. Lupus Sci Med. 2025 Jan 25;12(1). PubMed PMID: 39863305
• Klein JC, Mahapatra R, Hon GC, Wang RC. Identification of Associations with Dermatologic Diseases through a Focused GWAS of the UK Biobank. JID Innov. 2025 Jan;5(1):100322. PubMed PMID: 39624183
• Chai AC, Siegwart DJ, Wang RC. Nucleic Acid Therapy for the Skin. J Invest Dermatol. 2025 Apr;145(4):780-789. PubMed PMID: 39269387
• Yu DM, Zhao J, Lee EE, Kim D, Mahapatra R, Rose EK, Zhou Z, Hosler C, El Kurdi A, Choe JY, Abel ED, Hoxhaj G, Westover KD, Cho RJ, Cheng JB, Wang RC. GLUT3 promotes macrophage signaling and function via RAS-mediated endocytosis in atopic dermatitis and wound healing. J Clin Invest. 2023 Nov 1;133(21). PubMed PMID: 37721853
• Zhao J, Lee EE, Kim J, Yang R, Chamseddin B, Ni C, Gusho E, Xie Y, Chiang CM, Buszczak M, Zhan X, Laimins L, Wang RC. Transforming activity of an oncoprotein-encoding circular RNA from human papillomavirus. Nat Commun. 2019 May 24;10(1):2300. PubMed PMID: 31127091
• Zhang Z, Zi Z, Lee EE, Zhao J, Contreras DC, South AP, Abel ED, Chong BF, Vandergriff T, Hosler GA, Scherer PE, Mettlen M, Rathmell JC, DeBerardinis RJ, Wang RC. Differential glucose requirement in skin homeostasis and injury identifies a therapeutic target for psoriasis. Nat Med. 2018 May;24(5):617-627. PubMed PMID: 29662201
• Wang RC, Wei Y, An Z, Zou Z, Xiao G, Bhagat G, White M, Reichelt J, Levine B. Akt-mediated regulation of autophagy and tumorigenesis through Beclin 1 phosphorylation. Science. 2012 Nov 16;338(6109):956-9. PubMed PMID: 23112296
• Wang RC, Smogorzewska A, de Lange T. Homologous recombination generates T-loop-sized deletions at human telomeres. Cell. 2004 Oct 29;119(3):355-68. PubMed PMID: 15507207

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Dermatology, Fellow
• Society for Investigative Dermatology, Member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

• University of Colorado Cancer Center

Specialty Information

• Dermatology, Board Certification (, 2025)