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Desmond Tobin

Institute Director, Principal Investigator

Desmond Tobin is a Full Professor of Dermatological Science at UCD School of Medicine and Director of the Charles Institute of Dermatology, University College Dublin (since Sept 2018).

His H-Index is currently 65 with 12778 citations (Scopus, Summer 2022). and 77 with 20,000 citations (Google Scholar, Summer 2022).

Previously he was Professor of Cell Biology and Director of the Centre for Skin Sciences (2009-2018) at University of Bradford, where he holds an Honorary Visiting Research Professorship.

Desmond was awarded a BSc from the National University of Ireland (Maynooth), a PhD from the University of London (St. John’s Institute of Dermatology) and has held post-doctoral training and Junior Faculty positions at New York University Medical School’s Department of Dermatology.

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Wenxin Wang

Principal Investigator

Wenxin Wang is Full Professor in Skin Research and Wound Healing, a Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Principal Investigator at the Charles Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University College Dublin (UCD), and a member of UCD Academic Council. He won the highly prestigious “Young Scientist Prize in Regenerative Medicine” in 2010 at TERMIS-EU conference, the “SFI Principal Investigator award” in 2011 and the DEBRA Award for Excellent EB Patient Service in 2014, which highlight his work ethic and achievements. Prof. Wang’s scientific interests are in the areas of biomaterials, stem cell and gene therapy for the treatments of skin wounds, cartilage/bone regeneration, dental tissue regeneration, tissue sealant/adhesive.

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Seungkuk Ahn

Principal Investigator

Associate Professor
School of Medicine

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Dimitrios Zeugolis

Principal Investigator

Dimitrios I. Zeugolis is the Director of the Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL) at University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland. Dimitrios is Irish Ambassador of European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS); member of the Endorsement and Editorial Committees of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS); founder and council member of Matrix Biology Ireland (MBI); and Editor-in-Chief of Biomaterials and Biosystems (Elsevier).

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Brian Kirby

Principal Investigator

Our research is focused on the study of systemic and tissue-specific inflammation in common human inflammatory skin diseases (especially psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa), from both laboratory and clinical perspectives.

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