Aimee Payne MD, PhD is a Professor of Dermatology and Director of the Clinical Autoimmunity Center of Excellence at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her MD/PhD from Washington University School of Medicine, followed by dermatology residency and fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania. Her clinical practice specializes in autoimmune blistering diseases including pemphigus and pemphigoid.  Her laboratory research has investigated B cell repertoires in pemphigus in order to develop precision medicine therapies for disease.  At Penn, Dr. Payne also serves as Core Director for the Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Center, Associate Director of the Medical Scientist (MD-PhD) Training Program, and faculty advisor for the Association of Women Student MD-PhDs. She is also a co-founder and co-chair of the Scientific Advisory Board at Cabaletta Bio, Inc., focused on developing targeted engineered T cell therapies for the treatment of patients with B cell-mediated autoimmune disease.