Philanthropic support accelerates discoveries that save lives. Your gift to the Semenov Lab enables research that improves outcomes for patients with melanoma, skin cancer, and immune-mediated skin conditions — and trains the next generation of physician-scientists.
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, and skin toxicities from immunotherapy — including rash, pruritus, and severe inflammatory reactions — affect hundreds of thousands of cancer patients every year. Despite their clinical importance, these conditions remain poorly understood and understudied.
The Semenov Lab is at the forefront of applying artificial intelligence and multi-modal clinical data to change this. Our research has already produced guidelines used globally, machine learning tools that predict melanoma recurrence with greater accuracy than standard staging, and pharmacovigilance systems that identify drug toxicities at health-system scale.
Philanthropic gifts provide the flexible, early-stage funding that federal grants cannot — enabling pilot studies, new computational infrastructure, and the training of young researchers who will carry this work forward.
Support MGH Dermatology Research
Gifts to the Semenov Lab through the MGH Department of Dermatology fund work across three priority areas.
Funding pilot studies and computational work to develop AI tools that predict melanoma recurrence, guide treatment decisions, and reduce overtreatment and undertreatment for patients with early-stage melanoma.
Supporting research on immune-related adverse events — including rash, pruritus, and inflammatory skin conditions from immunotherapy — to improve diagnosis, management, and patient quality of life during cancer treatment.
Enabling the next generation of physician-scientists through research fellowships, computational training stipends, and support for medical students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to pursue careers in precision dermatology.
Philanthropic support makes it possible to ask the boldest scientific questions — and to act on the answers in ways that directly benefit patients.
Gifts to the Semenov Lab are made through the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Dermatology. MGH is a nonprofit institution and all gifts are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Make a secure online gift through the MGH Giving portal. Select "Dermatology" and note "Semenov Lab Research" in the designation field.
Give OnlineTo discuss major gifts, planned giving, or naming opportunities, please reach out to Dr. Semenov or our lab administrator directly.
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