Newcastle University

Dermatology, Skin and Environment Interactions Group

The focus of this group is  to understand the skins responses to environmental signals (including drugs, chemicals, foreign antigens and ultra violet radiation).

Major themes of research include:

• Cell Signalling Mechanisms Activated by Environmental Signals
• Functional Consequences of Interplay between Environmental and Genomic Elements in Cell Biology
• Genetic Factors Underlying Inter-Individual Responses of the Skin to Environmental Factors

There is a strong emphasis on inter-disciplinary working, the use of life cell confocal imaging and the analysis of cellular, mitochondrial and nuclear responses.

The group comprises of Principal Investigators from Dermatology, Pharmacology, Haematology, Toxicology and Medical Physics.

Further information about this area of research can be found at the Institute of Cellular Medicine as well as  individual PI pages below.

Enquiries should be directed to Prof NJ Reynolds, n.j.reynolds@ncl.ac.uk or tel 0191 222 5851.

Staff List

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Prof. Mark Birch-Machin (1) Professor in Molecular Dermatology (2) Deputy DPD MRes (3) Founder of Genesis Genomics UK	Email: m.a.birch-machin@ncl.ac.uk Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 5841
Prof. Ann Daly Professor of Pharmacogenetics	Email: A.K.Daly@ncl.ac.uk Telephone: +44 (0) 191 222 7031
Prof. Anne Dickinson Professor of Marrow Transplant Biology	Email: A.M.Dickinson@ncl.ac.uk Telephone: +44 (0)191 222 6794
Prof. Brian Diffey Emeritus Professor	Email: b.l.diffey@ncl.ac.uk
Prof. Peter Farr Professor of Clinical Photobiology	Email: peter.farr@ncl.ac.uk
Dr Muzz Haniffa Honorary Clinical Research Associate	Email: m.a.haniffa@ncl.ac.uk
Dr James Lloyd Honorary Lecturer	Email: jim.lloyd@nuth.northy.nhs.uk Telephone: 0191 282 5175
Dr Penny Lovat Senior Lecturer in Cellular Dermatology and Oncology	Email: p.e.lovat@ncl.ac.uk Telephone: 0191 222 7170
Dr Simon Meggitt
Dr Julia Reichelt Lecturer (Epidermal Stem Cell Biology)	Email: julia.reichelt@ncl.ac.uk Telephone: +44(0)191 2225074
Prof. Nicholas Reynolds Professor	Email: n.j.reynolds@ncl.ac.uk Telephone: +44 (0)191 222 5840
Dr Sophie Weatherhead Clinical Res Associate	Email: s.c.weatherhead@ncl.ac.uk
Prof. Faith Williams Strategic Research Advisor	Email: f.m.williams@ncl.ac.uk Telephone: +44 (0)191 222 7255

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