Meet the Member: University of Birmingham
Professor Julia Scarisbrick MBhons ChB FRCP MD, is a consultant dermatologist and leads the Cutaneous Lymphoma Service within the Rare Diseases Centre at University Hospital Birmingham and is Honorary Professor at the Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, UK. She is Chair of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Cutaneous Lymphoma Taskforce, treasurer of both the UK Cutaneous Lymphoma Group (UKCLG) and International Society of Cutaneous Lymphomas (ISCL), as well as former Chair and Trustee of the UK Photopheresis Society.
Julia is active in both clinical and molecular research fields for cutaneous lymphoma. She has a successful translational research program and is involved in the development and delivery of both commercial and academic clinical studies. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, contributed to a number of books, and is involved in the development of management guidelines.
Julia gained a higher medical degree from University of London for her thesis on ‘Molecular genetics of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma’. She is an academic with a specialist interest in cutaneous lymphoma for which she is internationally renowned. She is Chief Investigator for a number of clinical studies developing treatments for CTCL and has a highly successful translational research program. Her research interests include developing a prognostic index for skin lymphoma (PROCLIPI STUDY) to stratify patients allowing best management for improved survival and quality of life.
The UK Photopheresis Society 