Education

  • University of South Florida, B.S., 2009, Biomedical Sciences, Public Health
  • University of Florida Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Ph.D., 2015, Medical Sciences, Molecular Cell Biology
  • University of Florida College of Medicine, M.D., 2017, Medicine
  • University of Florida Department of Medicine, Internship, 2018, Internal Medicine
  • University of Florida Department of Dermatology, Residency, 2021 Dermatology
  • University of California San Francisco, Departments of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine, and Dermatology, Fellowship and Postdoc, 2023, Dermatopathology

Honors & Awards

  • 2017
    University of Florida College of Medicine Class of 2017 Graduation with Honors in Research Distinction
  • 2007-2009
    University of South Florida MARC U*STAR Scholar
  • 2005-2009
    Florida Bright Futures Medallion Scholar
  • 2005-2009
    University of South Florida Honors College Discovery Scholar
  • 2005
    University of South Florida Ventures Scholar
  • 2005
    National Achievement Scholar

Selected Publications

  1. Crockett JL, Copp HL, Mully TW, Francois RA, Cordoro KM. Genital calcinosis cutis: Microscopic evidence supporting a dystrophic origin. Pediatr Dermatol. 2024 Nov-Dec; 41(6):1188-1192.  View on PubMed
  2. Shan J, Obiakor BC, Cheng J, Francois RA, Dobry AS. Serpentine supravenous hyperpigmentation induced by chemotherapy: a systematic review. Arch Dermatol Res. 2024 May 24; 316(6):215.  View on PubMed
  3. Haugh AM, Osorio RC, Francois RA, Tawil ME, Tsai KK, Tetzlaff M, Daud A, Vasudevan HN. Targeted DNA Sequencing of Cutaneous Melanoma Identifies Prognostic and Predictive Alterations. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Mar 29; 16(7).  View on PubMed
  4. Chen CV, Francois RA, Mully TW, Sangoi A, LeBoit PE, Simko JP, Chan E. Positive NKX3.1 as a diagnostic pitfall for prostate cancer in extramammary Paget's disease of genitourinary sites. Histopathology. 2024 Feb; 84(3):565-569.  View on PubMed
  5. Sheu Song J, Huang JT, Fraile Alonso MDC, Antaya RJ, Price HN, Funk T, Francois RA, Shah SD. Toxic epidermal necrolysis-like acute graft-versus-host disease in pediatric bone marrow transplant patients: Case series and review of the literature. Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 Nov; 39(6):889-895.  View on PubMed
  6. Francois RA, Randall GJ, Rudnick EW, Carstens SJ, Vincek V. Multiple papular xanthomas mimicking juvenile xanthogranulomas in an infant: A case report and review of the literature. J Cutan Pathol. 2023 01; 50(1):1-7.  View on PubMed
  7. Ayoubi N, Francois RA, Braswell DS, Ramos-Caro FA, Motaparthi K. Diffuse dermal angiomatosis with clinical features simulating calciphylaxis in the setting of end-stage renal disease. JAAD Case Rep. 2020 Sep; 6(9):826-828.  View on PubMed
  8. Francois RA, Zhang A, Husain K, Wang C, Hutchinson S, Kongnyuy M, Batra SK, Coppola D, Sebti SM, Malafa MP. Vitamin E δ-tocotrienol sensitizes human pancreatic cancer cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis through proteasome-mediated down-regulation of c-FLIPs. Cancer Cell Int. 2019; 19:189.  View on PubMed
  9. Chen M, Maeng K, Nawab A, Francois RA, Bray JK, Reinhard MK, Boye SL, Hauswirth WW, Kaye FJ, Aslanidi G, Srivastava A, Zajac-Kaye M. Efficient Gene Delivery and Expression in Pancreas and Pancreatic Tumors by Capsid-Optimized AAV8 Vectors. Hum Gene Ther Methods. 2017 02; 28(1):49-59.  View on PubMed
  10. Zhang J, Francois R, Iyer R, Seshadri M, Zajac-Kaye M, Hochwald SN. Current understanding of the molecular biology of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Jul 17; 105(14):1005-17.  View on PubMed
  11. Hodul PJ, Dong Y, Husain K, Pimiento JM, Chen J, Zhang A, Francois R, Pledger WJ, Coppola D, Sebti SM, Chen DT, Malafa MP. Vitamin E δ-tocotrienol induces p27(Kip1)-dependent cell-cycle arrest in pancreatic cancer cells via an E2F-1-dependent mechanism. PLoS One. 2013; 8(2):e52526.  View on PubMed
  12. Husain K, Francois RA, Yamauchi T, Perez M, Sebti SM, Malafa MP. Vitamin E δ-tocotrienol augments the antitumor activity of gemcitabine and suppresses constitutive NF-κB activation in pancreatic cancer. Mol Cancer Ther. 2011 Dec; 10(12):2363-72.  View on PubMed
  13. Zager JS, Hochwald SN, Marzban SS, Francois R, Law KM, Davis AH, Messina JL, Vincek V, Mitchell C, Church A, Copeland EM, Sondak VK, Grobmyer SR. Shave biopsy is a safe and accurate method for the initial evaluation of melanoma. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Apr; 212(4):454-60; discussion 460-2.  View on PubMed
  14. Husain K, Francois RA, Hutchinson SZ, Neuger AM, Lush R, Coppola D, Sebti S, Malafa MP. Vitamin E delta-tocotrienol levels in tumor and pancreatic tissue of mice after oral administration. Pharmacology. 2009; 83(3):157-63.  View on PubMed

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