Ernest Lee, MD, PhD

Title(s)Postdoctoral Scholar, Dermatology
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address513 Parnassus Avenue, HSW, #001
San Francisco CA 94143
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    California Institute of TechnologyBS2012Physics
    University of California, Los AngelesPhD2018Bioengineering
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAMD2020Medicine
    Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterInternship2021Internal Medicine
    University of California, San FranciscoResidency2024Dermatology
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    UCSF2024Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation Translational Research Grant
    UCSF2024Dermatologist Investigator Research Fellowship, Dermatology Foundation
    2021Forbes 30 under 30 in Science
    UCLA2020Emil Bogen Research Prize
    UCLA2019Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Junior Member
    UCLA2019Edward K. Rice Outstanding Doctoral Student Award
    UCLA2018Department of Bioengineering Outstanding PhD Student Award
    UCLA2017National Psoriasis Foundation Early Career Research Grant
    UCLA2015Hertz Foundation Graduate Fellowship Finalist

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    1. Emerging Techniques in Spatial Multiomics: Fundamental Principles and Applications to Dermatology. J Invest Dermatol. 2024 Nov 05. Jia BB, Sun BK, Lee EY, Ren B. PMID: 39503694.
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    2. Chemokines Kill Bacteria by Binding Anionic Phospholipids without Triggering Antimicrobial Resistance. bioRxiv. 2024 Jul 25. Pontejo SM, Martinez S, Zhao A, Barnes K, de Anda J, Alimohamadi H, Lee EY, Dishman AF, Volkman BF, Wong GCL, Garboczi DN, Ballesteros A, Murphy PM. PMID: 39091850; PMCID: PMC11291121.
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    3. Age and urban-rural disparities in cutaneous melanoma mortality rates in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2024 11; 37(6):783-792. Hu T, Ma Z, Guo Y, Qiu S, Lv F, Liu Y, Ng WH, Zu J, Yeo YH, Ji F, Lee EY, Li Z. PMID: 38868930.
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    4. Sweet syndrome in a patient with rectal adenocarcinoma and HIV following neoadjuvant chemoradiation. JAAD Case Rep. 2024 Jan; 43:72-75. Wilkerson K, Bradley FE, Lee EY, Cohen JN, Chang AY. PMID: 38234372; PMCID: PMC10793161.
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    5. Excess psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: A nationwide population-based study from 2010 to 2021. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2023 Jun; 37(6):1221-1227. Liu Y, He X, Lee EY, Lv F, Yao L, Meng Q, Zhang L, Ng WH, Zhang Y, Elias PM, Man M, Yeo YH, Li Z. PMID: 36808772.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    6. Severe recurrence of reactive infectious mucocutaneous eruption with extensive ocular involvement in an adult due to SARS-CoV-2. JAAD Case Rep. 2023 Jun; 36:1-3. Wu D, Lee EY, Lifton J, Zullo SW, Seiger K, Nadadur R, Fox LP, Escobar DJ, Dobry AS, Yung M, Kangelaris KN, Arakaki RY. PMID: 36819988; PMCID: PMC9931421.
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    7. Phenol-Soluble Modulins From Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms Form Complexes With DNA to Drive Autoimmunity. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022; 12:884065. Grando K, Nicastro LK, Tursi SA, De Anda J, Lee EY, Wong GCL, Tükel Ç. PMID: 35646719; PMCID: PMC9131096.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    8. Histidine-Mediated Ion Specific Effects Enable Salt Tolerance of a Pore-Forming Marine Antimicrobial Peptide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2022 06 20; 61(25):e202108501. Xian W, Hennefarth MR, Lee MW, Do T, Lee EY, Alexandrova AN, Wong GCL. PMID: 35352449; PMCID: PMC9189074.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Cells
    9. Quantitative readability analysis of online patient educational materials for dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Int J Dermatol. 2022 05; 61(5):e196-e197. Kirchner A, Patel M, Kulkarni V, Usman A, Lee EY. PMID: 34165781.
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    10. Readability assessment of patient-facing online educational content for pyoderma gangrenosum. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 05; 86(5):1127-1128. Kirchner A, Kulkarni V, Rajkumar J, Usman A, Hassan S, Lee EY. PMID: 33882279.
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    11. PACAP is a pathogen-inducible resident antimicrobial neuropeptide affording rapid and contextual molecular host defense of the brain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 01 05; 118(1). Lee EY, Chan LC, Wang H, Lieng J, Hung M, Srinivasan Y, Wang J, Waschek JA, Ferguson AL, Lee KF, Yount NY, Yeaman MR, Wong GCL. PMID: 33372152; PMCID: PMC7817161.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 22     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    12. Ocular lichen planus treated with lifitegrast. Int J Dermatol. 2021 Jun; 60(6):e231-e233. Lee EY, Arzeno J, Ni C, Holland V. PMID: 32989726.
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    13. Discovery of Novel Type II Bacteriocins Using a New High-Dimensional Bioinformatic Algorithm. Front Immunol. 2020; 11:1873. Yount NY, Weaver DC, de Anda J, Lee EY, Lee MW, Wong GCL, Yeaman MR. PMID: 33013838; PMCID: PMC7494827.
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    14. Functional Reciprocity of Amyloids and Antimicrobial Peptides: Rethinking the Role of Supramolecular Assembly in Host Defense, Immune Activation, and Inflammation. Front Immunol. 2020; 11:1629. Lee EY, Srinivasan Y, de Anda J, Nicastro LK, Tükel Ç, Wong GCL. PMID: 32849553; PMCID: PMC7412598.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 27     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    15. Standing electric scooter injuries: Impact on a community. Am J Surg. 2021 01; 221(1):227-232. Bloom MB, Noorzad A, Lin C, Little M, Lee EY, Margulies DR, Torbati SS. PMID: 32778397; PMCID: PMC7933485.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 15     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Machine learning for precision dermatology: Advances, opportunities, and outlook. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 May; 84(5):1458-1459. Lee EY, Maloney NJ, Cheng K, Bach DQ. PMID: 32645400; PMCID: PMC8023050.
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    17. Telehealth Solutions for In-hospital Communication with Patients Under Isolation During COVID-19. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Jun 23; 21(4):801-806. Fang J, Liu YT, Lee EY, Yadav K. PMID: 32726245; PMCID: PMC7390554.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 20     Fields:    Translation:HumansCellsPHPublic Health
    18. Switchable Membrane Remodeling and Antifungal Defense by Metamorphic Chemokine XCL1. ACS Infect Dis. 2020 05 08; 6(5):1204-1213. Dishman AF, Lee MW, de Anda J, Lee EY, He J, Huppler AR, Wong GCL, Volkman BF. PMID: 32243126; PMCID: PMC7258946.
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    19. Circulating biomarkers predictive of tumor response to cancer immunotherapy. Expert Rev Mol Diagn. 2019 10; 19(10):895-904. Lee EY, Kulkarni RP. PMID: 31469965; PMCID: PMC6773262.
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    20. Improved prediction of HIT in the SICU using an improved model of the Warkentin 4-T system: 3-T. Am J Surg. 2020 01; 219(1):54-57. Bloom MB, Johnson J, Volod O, Lee EY, White T, Margulies DR. PMID: 31400811; PMCID: PMC6917902.
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    21. Externalized histone H4 orchestrates chronic inflammation by inducing lytic cell death. Nature. 2019 05; 569(7755):236-240. Silvestre-Roig C, Braster Q, Wichapong K, Lee EY, Teulon JM, Berrebeh N, Winter J, Adrover JM, Santos GS, Froese A, Lemnitzer P, Ortega-Gómez A, Chevre R, Marschner J, Schumski A, Winter C, Perez-Olivares L, Pan C, Paulin N, Schoufour T, Hartwig H, González-Ramos S, Kamp F, Megens RTA, Mowen KA, Gunzer M, Maegdefessel L, Hackeng T, Lutgens E, Daemen M, von Blume J, Anders HJ, Nikolaev VO, Pellequer JL, Weber C, Hidalgo A, Nicolaes GAF, Wong GCL, Soehnlein O. PMID: 31043745; PMCID: PMC6716525.
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    22. CXCL4 assembles DNA into liquid crystalline complexes to amplify TLR9-mediated interferon-α production in systemic sclerosis. Nat Commun. 2019 05 01; 10(1):1731. Lande R, Lee EY, Palazzo R, Marinari B, Pietraforte I, Santos GS, Mattenberger Y, Spadaro F, Stefanantoni K, Iannace N, Dufour AM, Falchi M, Bianco M, Botti E, Bianchi L, Alvarez M, Riccieri V, Truchetet ME, C L Wong G, Chizzolini C, Frasca L. PMID: 31043596; PMCID: PMC6494823.
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    23. Off-label studies on apremilast in dermatology: a review. J Dermatolog Treat. 2020 Mar; 31(2):131-140. Maloney NJ, Zhao J, Tegtmeyer K, Lee EY, Cheng K. PMID: 30935262; PMCID: PMC6774908.
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    24. Unifying structural signature of eukaryotic α-helical host defense peptides. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 04 02; 116(14):6944-6953. Yount NY, Weaver DC, Lee EY, Lee MW, Wang H, Chan LC, Wong GCL, Yeaman MR. PMID: 30877253; PMCID: PMC6452647.
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    25. Helical antimicrobial peptides assemble into protofibril scaffolds that present ordered dsDNA to TLR9. Nat Commun. 2019 03 04; 10(1):1012. Lee EY, Zhang C, Di Domizio J, Jin F, Connell W, Hung M, Malkoff N, Veksler V, Gilliet M, Ren P, Wong GCL. PMID: 30833557; PMCID: PMC6399285.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 31     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    26. Machine learning antimicrobial peptide sequences: Some surprising variations on the theme of amphiphilic assembly. Curr Opin Colloid Interface Sci. 2018 Nov; 38:204-213. Lee MW, Lee EY, Ferguson AL, Wong GCL. PMID: 31093008; PMCID: PMC6513345.
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    27. What Can Pleiotropic Proteins in Innate Immunity Teach Us about Bioconjugation and Molecular Design? Bioconjug Chem. 2018 07 18; 29(7):2127-2139. Lee MW, Lee EY, Wong GCL. PMID: 29771496; PMCID: PMC6540093.
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    28. Multigenerational memory and adaptive adhesion in early bacterial biofilm communities. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 04 24; 115(17):4471-4476. Lee CK, de Anda J, Baker AE, Bennett RR, Luo Y, Lee EY, Keefe JA, Helali JS, Ma J, Zhao K, Golestanian R, O'Toole GA, Wong GCL. PMID: 29559526; PMCID: PMC5924909.
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    29. Cathelicidin promotes inflammation by enabling binding of self-RNA to cell surface scavenger receptors. Sci Rep. 2018 03 05; 8(1):4032. Takahashi T, Kulkarni NN, Lee EY, Zhang LJ, Wong GCL, Gallo RL. PMID: 29507358; PMCID: PMC5838106.
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    30. Modulation of toll-like receptor signaling by antimicrobial peptides. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2019 04; 88:173-184. Lee EY, Lee MW, Wong GCL. PMID: 29432957; PMCID: PMC6087683.
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    31. Molecular Motor Dnm1 Synergistically Induces Membrane Curvature To Facilitate Mitochondrial Fission. ACS Cent Sci. 2017 Nov 22; 3(11):1156-1167. Lee MW, Lee EY, Lai GH, Kennedy NW, Posey AE, Xian W, Ferguson AL, Hill RB, Wong GCL. PMID: 29202017; PMCID: PMC5704292.
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    32. What can machine learning do for antimicrobial peptides, and what can antimicrobial peptides do for machine learning? Interface Focus. 2017 Dec 06; 7(6):20160153. Lee EY, Lee MW, Fulan BM, Ferguson AL, Wong GCL. PMID: 29147555; PMCID: PMC5665795.
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    33. Crystallinity of Double-Stranded RNA-Antimicrobial Peptide Complexes Modulates Toll-Like Receptor 3-Mediated Inflammation. ACS Nano. 2017 12 26; 11(12):12145-12155. Lee EY, Takahashi T, Curk T, Dobnikar J, Gallo RL, Wong GCL. PMID: 29016111; PMCID: PMC5936640.
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    34. High-Speed "4D" Computational Microscopy of Bacterial Surface Motility. ACS Nano. 2017 09 26; 11(9):9340-9351. de Anda J, Lee EY, Lee CK, Bennett RR, Ji X, Soltani S, Harrison MC, Baker AE, Luo Y, Chou T, O'Toole GA, Armani AM, Golestanian R, Wong GCL. PMID: 28836761; PMCID: PMC5978429.
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    35. Machine learning-enabled discovery and design of membrane-active peptides. Bioorg Med Chem. 2018 06 01; 26(10):2708-2718. Lee EY, Wong GCL, Ferguson AL. PMID: 28728899; PMCID: PMC5758442.
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    36. A Role for Neuronal Alpha-Synuclein in Gastrointestinal Immunity. J Innate Immun. 2017; 9(5):456-463. Stolzenberg E, Berry D, Lee EY, Kroemer A, Kaufman S, Wong GCL, Oppenheim JJ, Sen S, Fishbein T, Bax A, Harris B, Barbut D, Zasloff MA. PMID: 28651250; PMCID: PMC5865636.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 137     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    37. Bacterial amyloid curli acts as a carrier for DNA to elicit an autoimmune response via TLR2 and TLR9. PLoS Pathog. 2017 Apr; 13(4):e1006315. Tursi SA, Lee EY, Medeiros NJ, Lee MH, Nicastro LK, Buttaro B, Gallucci S, Wilson RP, Wong GCL, Tükel Ç. PMID: 28410407; PMCID: PMC5406031.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 68     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    38. Direct Antimicrobial Activity of IFN-β. J Immunol. 2017 05 15; 198(10):4036-4045. Kaplan A, Lee MW, Wolf AJ, Limon JJ, Becker CA, Ding M, Murali R, Lee EY, Liu GY, Wong GCL, Underhill DM. PMID: 28411186; PMCID: PMC5469413.
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    39. Mapping membrane activity in undiscovered peptide sequence space using machine learning. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 11 29; 113(48):13588-13593. Lee EY, Fulan BM, Wong GC, Ferguson AL. PMID: 27849600; PMCID: PMC5137689.
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    40. S100A12 Is Part of the Antimicrobial Network against Mycobacterium leprae in Human Macrophages. PLoS Pathog. 2016 06; 12(6):e1005705. Realegeno S, Kelly-Scumpia KM, Dang AT, Lu J, Teles R, Liu PT, Schenk M, Lee EY, Schmidt NW, Wong GC, Sarno EN, Rea TH, Ochoa MT, Pellegrini M, Modlin RL. PMID: 27355424; PMCID: PMC4927120.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 41     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    41. Oxidation of Membrane Curvature-Regulating Phosphatidylethanolamine Lipid Results in Formation of Bilayer and Cubic Structures. Langmuir. 2016 Mar 15; 32(10):2450-7. Sankhagowit S, Lee EY, Wong GC, Malmstadt N. PMID: 26866900; PMCID: PMC6559366.
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    42. A review of immune amplification via ligand clustering by self-assembled liquid-crystalline DNA complexes. Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2016 06; 232:17-24. Lee EY, Lee CK, Schmidt NW, Jin F, Lande R, Curk T, Frenkel D, Dobnikar J, Gilliet M, Wong GCL. PMID: 26956527; PMCID: PMC6519935.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 13     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells