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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