(WHS-P50) THE ROLE OF THE SKIN MICROBIOME IN CHRONIC WOUND HEALING: A CO-EVOLUTIONARY HYPOTHESIS

Tiffany Kim2, Aneeq S. Chaudhry1, 4, Angelica Bartler2, Emily U. Thai3, Robert Galiano1

1. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States. 2. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, United States. 3. California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Clovis, CA, United States. 4. Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami, FL, United States.