The Clinical and Experimental Dermatology Group is involved in Basic and Applied Research in both Health and Disease, focusing on the following subjects:

Ø      Oxidative stress, protein/peptide damage and repair mechanisms on the non-neuronal endocrine network in the human skin and its appendages

         o                 Adrenergic/noradrenergic signal transduction

o       Cholinergic signal transduction

o       Steroid hormone signal transduction

o       Melanocortins and signal transduction

o       Regulation of the aromatic hydroxylases

o       Regulation of pterins in the skin

o       Lipid transport and metabolism

Ø      Regulation of skin and hair pigmentation in health and disease

      o       Vitiligo

        o       Albinism

        o       Other pigmentary disorders

        o       Age related changes