Blair Jenkins, MD, PhD is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Michigan (Michigan Medicine). Dr. Jenkins earned her bachelor’s degree at Yale University where she studied neuroscience. She then completed her MD, PhD, and residency training at Columbia University in New York City. Her dissertation focused on basic mechanisms of mammalian touch sensation under the guidance of Dr. Ellen Lumpkin, PhD. While in residency training, she developed a passion for treating patients with skin of color and chronic pruritus. She now co-leads the Skin of Color Clinic and is the founder of the Itch Clinic at Michigan Medicine. She continues to pursue clinical research in itch and skin of color, with a particular interest in central sensitization of itch.