North East Skin Research Update
In the afternoon Dr Philip Hampton gave a presentation on “ IL17 inhibition; past, present and future”. The evening part of the research update was held at “By The River “ on the Quayside in Gateshead. Six registrars presented abstracts in a lightning format.
Presentations
- Tunable Caf1 protein polymers as an innovative and scalable solution for regenerative wound care. Yuanjinze Nie
- A study of circadian rhythms in psoriasis. Henry Grantham
- Ex vivo modelling of folliculin (FLCN) knockout full length human hair follicles: gaining new insights into cutaneous tumour development in Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome. Dr. William Fostier
- Investigating the course of atopic eczema up to 1 year following completion of NBUVB. Sonali Bajaj
- Investigating the impact of FLG mutations on the skin transcriptome in atopic dermatitis. Ashley Rider
- Methotrexate induces epidermal DNA-damage response and filaggrin in atopic eczema. Amaani Hussain
We were grateful to UCB Pharma for their sponsorship of the event.


