Desmond Tobin is a Full Professor of Dermatological Science at UCD School of Medicine and Director of the Charles Institute of Dermatology, University College Dublin. Was a Professor of Cell Biology and Director of the Centre for Skin Sciences (2009-2018), University of Bradford, holding an Honorary Visiting Research Professorship. BSc from the National University of Ireland (Maynooth); PhD from the University of London (St. John’s Institute of Dermatology); post-doctoral training and Junior Faculty positions at New York University Medical School’s Department of Dermatology. Over the past 25+ years, he has researched basic and applied skin/hair sciences, with a particular focus on the regulation of hair growth in health and disease, especially those conditions with an immune-medicated basis, and on the biology of human melanocytes/pigmentation in health and disease. Fellowships: Royal College of Pathologists (UK); Royal Society of Biology (UK); Institute of Biomedical Sciences (UK), Institute of Trichologists (UK) (Vice-President 2000-2021). Elected member of the Royal Irish Academy (2021) Chair of the British Society for Investigative Research 2018-2020 Panel member of the REF 2021 (UK) (Sub-panel 3 (Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy). Des serves(ed) on several editorial boards, including the Chief Editor of the 'Skin Physiology' section of Frontiers in Physiology. He has published approx. 180 publications, incl. 3 books.