Chie Tamamoto-Mochizuki, DVM, PhD, DipAiCVD is a board-certified veterinary dermatologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine. Her research focuses on interleukin-31 (IL-31), atopic dermatitis and the neuroimmune mechanisms of itch in companion animals. Dr. Tamamoto-Mochizuki earned her veterinary degree from Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine in Japan and completed a residency in Small Animal Internal Medicine at the University of Tokyo. She subsequently completed a residency in Veterinary Dermatology and a PhD in Dermatology and Immunology at North Carolina State University, becoming board-certified by the Asian College of Veterinary Dermatology in 2018. She serves as Vice President of the Asian College of Veterinary Dermatology and is an active member of the International Committee on Allergic Diseases of Animals.