Dr. Nick Reynolds will deliver the Eugene Farber Lecture during the 77th Annual Meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) on May 10, 2019 at 2:00 pm at the Hilton Chicago, International Ballroom North. His lecture is titled Towards Precision Therapeutics: A Systems Approach to Understanding Psoriasis Plaque Resolution and Endotype Analysis.
Nick Reynolds, MD is Professor of Dermatology and
Director of the MRC/EPSRC Molecular Pathology Node at Newcastle University
(UK), where he also leads a multi-disciplinary psoriasis service for patients
with severe disease.
Dr. Reynolds’ current research is focused on the
mechanism of action of therapeutic agents in psoriasis and atopic eczema, human
models of skin disease, systems biology and precision medicine. His
group published one of the first personalized medicine studies in Dermatology –
a randomized controlled trial of azathioprine in atopic eczema that utilized
pharmacogenetic-based dosimetry (Lancet). His interdisciplinary and
computer modelling studies of UVB phototherapy in psoriasis identified
apoptosis as a biomarker of response and as a key mechanism involved
in plaque remodeling. He has been a member of BADBIR’s (British Association of
Dermatologists Biologics Intervention Register) Steering Committee since its inception
and has chaired the Research Committee since 2009. As work-strand lead in a
multi-center stratified medicine program – PSORT (Psoriasis Stratification to
Optimise Relevant Therapy), he has contributed particularly to transcriptomic
and systems analyses as well as working closely with patient groups. In
2016 he was appointed Director of Newcastle’s MRC/EPSRC Molecular Pathology
Node, one of six units established in the UK to bring researchers, clinicians
and industry together to develop molecular diagnostic tools for personalized
medicine.
He was the inaugural Chair of UK TREND (Translational
Research Network in Dermatology) and is Past President of the European Society
for Dermatological Research (ESDR).
In 2007, the SID Board of Directors voted to create the Eugene M. Farber Endowed Lecture as a result of The Eugene M. Farber endowment, which was established by the family of Eugene M. Farber, MD, who devoted his scientific career to understanding the pathogenesis of psoriasis. The lecture is presented each year at the Society’s Annual Meeting by an investigator whose work is relevant to expanding our insights into the pathophysiology and treatment of psoriasis.
If you are attending SID, consider attending the International Psoriasis Council's scientific symposium, "Cardiovascular disease in psoriasis: A changing paradigm" on Wednesday, May 8th from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. To learn more about IPC's scientific symposium agenda or to register for this event, click here.
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