Professor Jonathan Barker MD FRCP FRCPath
Professor of Medical Dermatology
Biography
Jonathan Barker qualified in Medicine at Guy’s Hospital in 1981. Having completed his internal medicine training (MRCP 1985) he undertook Dermatology training in the Department of Dermatology, Guy’s Hospital, from 1985 to 1991, including a Senior Research Fellowship in the Department of Dermatology and Pathology at the University of Michigan, USA (1989-90). In 1991 he was appointed Senior Lecturer in Dermatology and Honorary Consultant Dermatologist at St John’s Institute of Dermatology. In 2000 he was promoted to Professor of Clinical Dermatology. Professor Barker has been Academic Head of St John’s Institute of Dermatology from 2002 until August 2018.
Professor Barker sits on the Editorial Board of several scientific journals. He is heavily involved in postgraduate education, for example through his chairmanship of the Annual Course for UK Dermatologists. He also plays a prominent role in international dermatology. He is presently President of the European Dermatology Forum, having been Secretary-General since 2003. He is a Director of the International Psoriasis Council (2006-present).
Research
Skin Therapy Research Unit
The Skin Therapy Research Unit (STRU) is a dermatology research and clinical trials facility based at St John’s Institute of Dermatology within Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College, London.
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Excessive scarring shown to be associated with atopic eczema, hypertension and musculoskeletal diseases
Researchers find that excessive keloid and hypertrophic scarring co-occurs with specific conditions, while ethnicity also plays a part.
Outcomes of psoriasis treatment can be predicted by white blood cell response to test, scientists discover
The way type 2 conventional dendritic cells (cDC2) respond to an in vitro test before the patient commences therapy can predict whether the therapy is going...
Research
Skin Therapy Research Unit
The Skin Therapy Research Unit (STRU) is a dermatology research and clinical trials facility based at St John’s Institute of Dermatology within Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College, London.
Status not setNews
Excessive scarring shown to be associated with atopic eczema, hypertension and musculoskeletal diseases
Researchers find that excessive keloid and hypertrophic scarring co-occurs with specific conditions, while ethnicity also plays a part.
Outcomes of psoriasis treatment can be predicted by white blood cell response to test, scientists discover
The way type 2 conventional dendritic cells (cDC2) respond to an in vitro test before the patient commences therapy can predict whether the therapy is going...