Organizing Committee
Biography
Kroumpouzos is Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Brown Medical School and has served on the Faculty at Harvard Medical School. He graduated from the Athens University School of Medicine where he also completed a PhD in immunology. He then pursued research fellowships in immunology and molecular biology at the Department of Dermatology. The Free University of Berlin National Cancer Institute NIH and Department of Dermatology New York University prior to starting dermatology residency training at Boston and Tufts Universities. He is double board certified in dermatology in the US and EU and is a fellow of numerous dermatological and other societies. Dr. Kroumpouzos is on the Editorial Board of reputed dermatology journals and has served as a reviewer for 7 journals. He has authored more than 40 articles and book chapters. He has been honored by several societies including the New England Dermatological Society and European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology and has been the recipient of several awards including the Yamagiwa Yoshida and ICRETT awards by the International Union Against Cancer.
Research Interest
Disorders of pigmentation, lupus erythematosus malignant melanoma
Biography
Taha H. Aldeen, MB ChB, MRCP, Master and Diploma in Dermatology and STI/HIV. Consultant Dermatologist and Honorary Senior Clinical lecturer, Barnsley Hospital, UK. Published more than 16 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Research Interest
Psoriasis
Biography
Dr Robert Sinclair graduated from the University of Queensland in 1975 and undertook his residency and medical registrar training at Princess Alexandra Hospital. He spent the next 5 years in country general practice before commencing his Dermatology studies rotation through the Princess Alexandra, Royal Brisbane and Greenslopes Hospitals. He has subsequently worked in private specialist practice with visiting consultant roles at the Greenslopes and Princess Alexandra Hospitals. He has held various roles within the College of Dermatologists and the AMA and has contributed significantly during his career to government review and advisory committees.
Research Interest
Psoriasis, Skin diseases.
Biography
Hok Bing Thio, MD, PhD, born 2 April 1960 in Surabaya (Indonesia), is a full-time dermatologist consultant at the Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His PhD thesis (1999) was entitled “Clinical and basic aspects of fumarates in psoriasisâ€, and his main research interests are basic and clinical immunology, particularly the immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) of the skin, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis (AD). Dr Thio has been the principal supervisor/investigator of clinical studies and translational research on psoriasis and AD. Dr Thio has authored and co-authored several papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Research Interest
Interaction of the immune system and the gut and skin microbiomes, fumarates as immunomodulatory agents, sarcoidosis, multiple sclerosis and lupus erythematosus.