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.

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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

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🎤 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 🙌

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