Vincent van Drongelen, PhD
Research Investigator
Dermatology
Department of Dermatology
1301 Catherine Street / 6435 Medical Science Unit I
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]

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Vincent van Drongelen, PhD
Research Investigator
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Vincent van Drongelen, PhD is a Research Investigator in the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology. Dr. van Drongelen has made important contributions to research investigating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and other immune-mediated diseases involving the skin. In collaboration with Dr. Allison Billi, he is studying the female-biased immune regulator “VGLL3” as a driver of sexual dimorphism in autoimmune diseases.
    Dr. van Drongelen received his PhD in dermatology from Leiden University Medical Center in Leiden, the Netherlands, where he focused on the contribution of genetic and environmental factors to development of atopic dermatitis. He completed postdoctoral research training in autoimmunity and immunology in the University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine – Division of Rheumatology and was appointed Research Investigator in Internal Medicine/Rheumatology in 2020. He joined the Billi lab in the University of MIchigan Department of Dermatology in 2022.

    Qualifications
    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      Universty of Michigan Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, 2020
    • PhD
      Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Dermatology; Department of Drug Delivery Technology, 2014
    • MSc
      Leiden University Medical Center, Biomedical Sciences, 2009
    • BSc
      Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, 2007
    Research Overview

    • Uncovering the role of VGLL3 in the development of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
    • Using single cell (sc)RNA-sequencing to characterize rare skin diseases

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      904 Single-cell RNA-sequencing reveals expansion of vascular associated cells in stiff skin syndrome
      van Drongelen V, Ma F, Tsoi L, Roofeh D, Gudjonsson J, Khanna D, Billi A. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2023 May; 143 (5): s155 - s155. DOI:10.1016/j.jid.2023.03.914
    • Journal Article
      The lupus susceptibility allele DRB1*03:01 encodes a disease-driving epitope.
      Miglioranza Scavuzzi B, van Drongelen V, Kaur B, Fox JC, Liu J, Mesquita-Ferrari RA, Kahlenberg JM, Farkash EA, Benavides F, Miller FW, Sawalha AH, Holoshitz J. Commun Biol, 2022 Jul 28; 5 (1): 751 DOI:10.1038/s42003-022-03717-x
      PMID: 35902632
    • Preprint
      The lupus susceptibility allele DRB1*03:01 encodes a disease-driving epitope
      Scavuzzi BM, van Drongelen V, Kaur B, Fox JC, Liu J, Mesquita-Ferrari RA, Kahlenberg JM, Farkash EA, Benavides F, Miller FW, Sawalha AH, Holoshitz J. bioRxiv, DOI:10.1101/2022.05.31.494172
    • Journal Article
      The Cusp theory: is there more to HLA-disease association?
      van Drongelen V, Miglioranza Scavuzzi B, Holoshitz J. Rheumatology (Oxford), 2022 Mar 2; 61 (3): 889 - 891. DOI:10.1093/rheumatology/keab624
      PMID: 34436565
    • Journal Article
      HLA-G and the MHC Cusp Theory.
      Scavuzzi BM, van Drongelen V, Holoshitz J. Front Immunol, 2022 13: 814967 DOI:10.3389/fimmu.2022.814967
      PMID: 35281038
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      A Short Allelic Epitope Coded by HLA-DRB1*03:01 Activates a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cell Aberration Cascade
      Scavuzzi BM, Kaur B, Van Drongelen V, Mesquita-Ferrari R, Sawalha A, Miller F, Holoshitz J. ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY, 2022 Nov; 74: 1338 - 1340.
    • Journal Article
      HLA-DRB1 allelic epitopes that associate with autoimmune disease risk or protection activate reciprocal macrophage polarization.
      van Drongelen V, Scavuzzi BM, Nogueira SV, Miller FW, Sawalha AH, Holoshitz J. Sci Rep, 2021 Jan 28; 11 (1): 2599 DOI:10.1038/s41598-021-82195-3
      PMID: 33510427
    • Presentation
      "HLA-DRB1 allelic epitopes that associate with autoimmune disease risk or protection activate reciprocal macrophage polarization"
      van Drongelen V. 2021 Feb;