Benjamin Nanes, M.D., Ph.D.

Dermatology - General
Dermatology
Skin Cancer

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Biography

Benjamin Nanes, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in general dermatology, skin cancer, and inherited skin disorders.

Dr. Nanes earned his medical degree and a doctorate in biochemistry, cell, and developmental biology at Emory University. He completed a residency in dermatology at UT Southwestern.

Certified by the American Board of Dermatology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2020.

Dr. Nanes' research focuses on the molecular basis of skin architecture and remodeling during wound healing. His work is supported by the Dermatology Foundation and the Foundation for Ichthyosis & Related Skin Types.

He is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Society for Investigative Dermatology.

Education & Training

Medical School - Emory University School of Medicine (2008-2016)
Internship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2016-2017), Internal Medicine
Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2017-2020), Dermatology
Other Post Graduate Training - Emory University (2008-2016)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Academy of Dermatology
Society for Investigative Dermatology

Books & Publications

Publications
- Universal consensus 3D segmentation of cells from 2D segmented stacks
  Zhou FY, Marin Z, Yapp C, Zou Q, Nanes BA, Daetwyler S, Jamieson AR, Islam MT, Jenkins E, Gihana GM, Lin J, Borges HM, Chang BJ, Weems A, Morrison SJ, Sorger PK, Fiolka R, Dean KM, Danuser G Nature methods 2025 Nov 22 2386-2399
- Shifts in keratin isoform expression activate motility signals during wound healing
  Nanes BA, Bhatt K, Azarova E, Rajendran D, Munawar S, Isogai T, Dean KM, Danuser G Developmental cell 2024 Oct 59 2759-2771.e11
- Discoidin domain receptor 2 regulates aberrant mesenchymal lineage cell fate and matrix organization
  Pagani CA, Bancroft AC, Tower RJ, Livingston N, Sun Y, Hong JY, Kent RN, Strong AL, Nunez JH, Medrano JM, Patel N, Nanes BA, Dean KM, Li Z, Ge C, Baker BM, James AW, Weiss SJ, Franceschi RT, Levi B Science Advances 2022 Dec 8
- Increasing the field-of-view in oblique plane microscopy via optical tiling
  Chen B, Chang BJ, Zhou FY, Daetwyler S, Sapoznik E, Nanes BA, Terrazas I, Gihana GM, Castro LP, Chan IS, Conacci-Sorrel M, Dean KM, Millett-Sikkin A, York AG, Fiolka R Biomedical Optics Express 2022 Nov 13 5616-5627
- Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa with clinical features of pyoderma gangrenosum
  Pineider J, Weon J, West L, Nanes B, Vandergriff T, Mauskar MM JAAD Case Reports 2020 Dec 6 1291-1293
- Androgenetic alopecia in COVID-19: Compared to what?
  Nanes BA Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2020 Dec 83 e451
- Verrucous pilar cysts infected with beta human papillomavirus
  Nanes BA, Laknezhad S, Chamseddin B, Doorbar J, Mir A, Hosler GA, Wang RC Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 2020 Apr 47 381-386
- Robust measurement of clinical improvement in patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus
  Nanes BA, Zhu JL, Chong BF Lupus Science and Medicine 2020 Jan 7 AR
- P120-catenin regulates VE-cadherin endocytosis and degradation induced by the Kaposi sarcoma- Associated ubiquitin ligase K5
  Nanes BA, Grimsley-Myers CM, Cadwell CM, Robinson BS, Lowery AM, Vincentd PA, Mosunjac M, Früh K, Kowalczyk AP Molecular biology of the cell 2017 Jan 28 30-40
- Slide set: Reproducible image analysis and batch processing with ImageJ
  Nanes BA BioTechniques 2015 Nov 59 269-278
- P120-catenin and β-catenin differentially regulate cadherin adhesive function
  Oas RG, Nanes BA, Esimai CC, Vincent PA, García AJ, Kowalczyk AP Molecular biology of the cell 2013 Mar 24 704-714
- p120-catenin binding masks an endocytic signal conserved in classical cadherins
  Nanes BA, Chiasson-MacKenzie C, Lowery AM, Ishiyama N, Faundez V, Ikura M, Vincent PA, Kowalczyk AP Journal of Cell Biology 2012 Oct 199 365-380
- Adherens junction turnover: Regulating adhesion through cadherin endocytosis, degradation, and recycling
  Kowalczyk AP, Nanes BA Sub-cellular biochemistry 2012 60 197-222

Research

Molecular Basis of Skin Architecture
Epidermal Remodeling During Wound Healing

Clinical Focus

Dermatology
Skin Cancer
Inherited Skin Disorders