Alan Irvine

Professor in Dermatology · Trinity College Dublin · company speakers →

Alan graduated in Medicine from Queen’s University Belfast in 1991. He completed Dermatology Training in Belfast in July 1999, followed by fellowships in Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital and Children’s Memorial Hospital Chicago, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He was appointed Attending Dermatologist in Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital and St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland in October 2002. He is a Professor in Dermatology, Trinity College Dublin. His research interests are in epithelial genetics, disease mechanisms in, and therapy of atopic dermatitis. His work on the genetics of atopic dermatitis with long-term collaborative partner Irwin McLean has helped refocus attention on the role of the skin barrier in the pathogenesis of this disease and of allergic disease in general. He is funded by the National Children’s Research Centre and the Wellcome Trust amongst others and has attracted approximately €12M research funding.

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