Dr Katie Best - CRUK Clinical Research Associate and honorary Derm Reg based at Newcastle. Her PhD and research vision is to develop and translate novel prognostic melanoma biomarkers to strengthen risk stratification, facilitate personalised treatment and improve the cancer care patient journey.

Dr Amaani Hussain - MRC Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Derm Reg based at Newcastle. Her PhD research explores the application of AI to predict drug outcomes and personalise therapies for patients.

Prof Neil Rajan - PI and Honorary Consultant Dermatologist based in Newcastle. Chair of @bsid-uk.bsky.social and BAD Skin Genetics Group. He works with patients with rare inherited skin tumour syndromes to advance understanding of how skin tumours form, with intent of developing new therapeutics.

Prof Nick Reynolds -
PI, Director of Diagnostics @newcastleuni.bsky.social, Honorary Consultant at NUTH. Research interests centred on inflammatory skin disease, multiple long term conditions, computational models, AI and therapeutics. Also co-lead Skin and Oral Disease Theme, NIHR Newcastle BRC.

Dr Philip Hampton - NHS Consultant Dermatologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer based in Newcastle. Areas of interest include psoriasis, hand eczema, immunobullous disease, digital dermatology and pyoderma gangrenosum. Secretary British Society Med Derm and Programme Director Advanced Med Derm Course.

Good morning and a warm welcome to our new followers 👋

We’ve recently welcomed some new faces to our committee, so this feels like a great time to introduce you to the people behind scenes of North East Skin Research Fund 🎥

🍷 Save the Date! 🍷

Join us for an evening of wine tasting at the historic Trinity House in support of North East skin research.

🗓️ Friday 14th November 2025
📍 Trinity House, Newcastle
🎟️ All proceeds go directly to the North East Skin Research Fund

4. Katie Best - Melanoma biomarkers
5. Amaani Hussain - Biologics and AI

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1. Mark Eisner - Ichthyosis epidemiology
2. Jessie Nie - Wound healing skin model
3. Bayanne Olabi - Prenatal skin atlas

☀️ A fun Summer evening at The Magic Hat Cafe last night showcasing some of the fantastic skin research we have across the North East

✨ Thank you to everyone who attended and for supporting our North East Skin Research Fund

🎤 Prof Neil Rajan will present an annual review of North East dermatology research, followed by 5 short blitz presentations from our very own Mark Eisner, Jessie Nie, Bayanne Olabi, Katie Best and Amaani Hussain 🙌

☀️ Excited to see all of you at the NESRF Annual Summer Event tomorrow! ☀️

📣 Featuring guest speaker Dr Hamish Hunter delivering his virtual NESRF-sponsored talk “Expert insights on how to interpret results from the lebrikizumab key clinical evidence and real-world case studies.”

👋 Hello Bluesky! 🦋 We are the North East Skin Research Fund - bringing you the latest updates on skin research led by dermatologists and academics here in the North East of England! 🧴🧪

📸 Featuring our new logo

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