Dr. Shook is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine at the George Washington University’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He earned his PhD from the University of Connecticut and completed his post-doctoral fellowship training in Dr. Valerie Horsley’s lab at Yale University before joining GWU in 2019. Dr. Shook’s research focuses on how the immune response is regulated by dermal stromal cells following injury. His research has defined how fibroblasts and adipocytes communicate with infiltrating macrophages to regulate efficient acute wound healing. His independent research has been funded by the National Institute of Health and the W. M. Keck Foundation.