Dr. Cao-Wikramanayake provides academic leadership for the Departmental weekly Grand Rounds/ seminars. In addition, she is a member of Cell Biology and Anatomy PIBS graduate program. Dr. Wikramanayake is trained in developmental biology and cellular differentiation, and has 15 years of hands-on experience in skin biology and mouse models investigating normal skin differentiation and the development of skin disorders. She uses mouse and rat models to study epidermal differentiation, hair development and alopecia, epidermal stem cell interaction with the niche, and non-melanoma skin cancer. Her research is supported by NIH and Dermatology Foundation and Florida Department of Health Bank Coley Research Program.