We are delighted to announce that Dr Alexander Zemtsov has been appointed as the new Editor in Chief for Skin Research and Technology. After graduating magna cum laude from college, Dr. Zemtsov received M. Sc degree from University of Pennsylvania after successfully defending a thesis dealing with Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Dr. Zemtsov obtained his medical degree (MD) from New York University (NYU). NYU School of Medicine granted him MD degree with honors in Microbiology based on his published research and a thesis in virology. Dr. Zemtsov completed dermatology residency at the Cleveland Clinic, and is board certified both in dermatology and micrographic dermatologic surgery. Dr. Zemtsov is a founding President of International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS). In addition to academic appointment in clinical dermatology, he used to be a Director of Dermatology Research Laboratory and adjunct associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Indiana University School of Medicine. In addition to clinical and basic science publications in peer reviewed literature including Editorials and Review articles, he holds 4 US patents. Prior to assuming role of an Editor in Chief of Skin Research and Technology, Dr. Zemtsov was an Associate Editor and North American coeditor of this Journal.