Rod Hay

International Foundation for Dermatology, UK

Rod Hay MA (Oxon), BM BCh, DM, FRCP, FRCPath, F.Med.Sci Academic positions: - Head of School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen's University Belfast - Honorary Consultant Dermatologist with the Belfast City Hospital Trust and Royal Hospitals Trust - Chairman of the International Foundation of Dermatology - NI representative member on the Joint Medical Advisory Committee - Honorary Professor in Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Dept of Clinical Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Any industry positions (last five years): - Advisory Board Member with Barrier Therapeutics Research interests: - Studies of the virulence determinants and molecular structure of dimorphic fungi such as Penicillium marneffei, Histoplasma capsulatum and Paracoccidioides brasiliensis - Investigation of cellular immunity in dermatophytosis, and the virulence factors of Cryptococcus neoformans and Aspergillus fumigatus - Risk factors for severity in psoriasis and atopic dermatitis - Defining needs and health impact of skin disease in developing countries Any other information:

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Section Head: Dermatology > Skin Infections (inc. STDs) (since 16 November 2005)

Rod Hay is a Section Head for Skin Infections (inc. STDs), part of the DERMATOLOGY Faculty. The role of a Section Head is to work with their Co-Section Head(s) to divide the Section (sub-specialty area) into its component areas of research, nominate leaders in those areas as Faculty Members, and offer ongoing oversight of the content within their Section. They are not asked to evaluate articles, although we do, of course, welcome them.