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Mind and Skin Consortium Project team
The Mind and Skin Consortium is led by a dedicated team of experts in dermatology, neuroscience, mental health, and clinical research. Our multidisciplinary team works collaboratively to explore how inflammation, itch, and sleep disturbance in atopic dermatitis (AD) affect the brain, mental health, and cognitive functions. Each member plays a crucial role in advancing our understanding of the mind-skin connection and improving patient outcomes.
Chief investigator
Professor Carsten Flohr
Head, Paediatric & Population-Based Dermatology Research, St John's Institute of Dermatology
Project team
Alessandra Vigilante
Co-Investigator (KCL Bioinformatics Hub Lead)
Mansoor Saqi
Co-Investigator (Senior Bioinformatician)
Emma Robinson
Co-Investigator (computational methods for brain imaging analysis)
Jesper Elberling
Co-Investigator (Professor of Dermatology)
Toby Wood
Co-Investigator (Neuroimaging)
Tomoki Arichi
Co-Investigator (Centre for the Developing Brain)
Desaline Joseph
Co-Investigator (Consultant Paediatrician and Sleep Physician)
Wioleta Kowalska
Co-Investigator (Chief Sleep Physiologist)
Ullrich Bartsch
Co-Investigator (Surrey Sleep Research Centre)
Carmine Pariante
Co-Investigator (Biological Psychiatry)
Abdel Douiri
Co-Investigator (Head of Medical Statistics team)
Nicole Mariani
Co-Investigator (Post-doctoral researcher)
Paola Dazzan
Co-Investigator (Neurobiology of Psychosis)
Katya Rubia
Co-Investigator (Cognitive Neuroscience)
Bola Coker
Senior Data Manager
Dr Shona Cameron
Clinical Research Fellow
Saerrah Murryam
Clinical Research Fellow
Ruchika Kumari
Clinical Research Fellow
Connor McKay
Sleep Physiologist
Sarusan Kugarajah
Sleep Physiologist
Professor Paul Gringras
Co-Investigator, Consultant Paediatrician and Sleep Physician
Samiha Rahman
Clinical Research Practitioner