UK TREND priority setting exercise
Results of the e-Delphi priority setting exercise in translational dermatology research have been published by the British Journal of Dermatology and are available online by following this link:
Identification of Translational Dermatology Research Priorities in the UK: Results of an e-Delphi Exercise. E. Healy, S.J. Brown, S.M. Langan, S.G. Nicholls, K. Shams & N.J. Reynolds
Professor Sara Brown was successful in her application for a Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellowship in Clinical Science:
Sara’s research focuses on an investigation of genetic mechanisms in atopic eczema; her grant proposal was reviewed and critiqued by members of the UK TREND steering committee and her work will involve the analysis of DNA samples collected by collaborative groups in London and Newcastle as well as Dundee.
About UK TREND
The UK Translational Research Network in Dermatology (UK TREND) has been established to support, facilitate and further develop internationally-leading, translational research in skin biology and skin disease across the UK for the direct benefit of patient care.
Prof Eugene Healy Chair of UK TREND Steering Committee
Prof Chris Griffiths
Chair UK TREND
Advisory Committee
News and Events
BRC Clinical Training Fellow 2018
Click here for more information. Closing date 13th February 2018.
THESIS/BAD/BSID Research Course
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BAD Annual Meeting, Edinburgh 3 - 5th July 2018 (including UK TREND session on 4th July)
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International Investigative Dermatology (IID) 2018 Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida
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American Academy of Dermatology, 2018 Annual Meeting 16 - 20th February, San Diego, Calif
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Professor Carsten Flohr has been awarded an NIHR grant for the study:
The TREatment of Severe Atopic Dermatitis (TREAT) Trial
Prof. Carsten Flohr and his team at St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London have been awarded funding from the NIHR Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation Programme to conduct a randomised controlled trial assessing the effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of methotrexate versus ciclosporin in the treatment of severe atopic dermatitis in children.
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Professor Catherine Smith has been awarded funding from the NIHR EME programme for the APRICOT study a randomised placebo-controlled trial for Pustular Psoriasis. Click here for more information.
Professor Carsten Flohr has been awarded a BSF grant for the study:
The UK-Irish Atopic Eczema Systemic Therapy Cohort
A*STAR is a multicentre, prospective, observational clinical cohort
and bioresource of paediatric and adult patients on systemic
immuno-modulatory therapies. Over the first three years, the study
aims to recruit at least 200 (adult and paediatric) patients on
conventional systemic immuno-suppressive therapy, and possibly
patients on biologics.
More information is available in the BAD Newsletter, Autumn 2017, Volume 20 Number 3, p12-13, click here to download.
