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Overview

Desmond J. Tobin is affiliated with University College Dublin in Ireland and has a research focus primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, with notable contributions to Dermatology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Urology, and Immunology.

The researcher's main topics of investigation include:

  • Skin Protection and Aging
  • Melanin and skin pigmentation
  • Hair Growth and Disorders
  • Dermatologic Treatments and Research
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Textile materials and evaluations
  • Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Treatments

Several recent publications illustrate the range and focus of their work. These include:

  • "The biology of human hair greying" (2020), published in Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • "Insights into the mechanics of solid conical microneedle array insertion into skin using the finite element method" (2021), published in Acta Biomaterialia
  • "Dermal fibroblasts cultured from donors with type 2 diabetes mellitus retain an epigenetic memory associated with poor wound healing responses" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Inhibition of T-cell activity in alopecia areata: recent developments and new directions" (2023), published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Quantitative mapping of human hair greying and reversal in relation to life stress" (2021), published in eLife

Tobin frequently co-authors with several researchers, reflecting interdisciplinary collaborations. Prominent coauthors include Cristina Casalou, Brian Kirby, Ralf Paus, Dmitri Wall, and Nekma Meah.

Their research is frequently published in venues such as the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, British Journal of Dermatology, Experimental Dermatology, Frontiers in Immunology, and Scientific Reports. The Journal of Investigative Dermatology alone accounts for a significant portion of their publications.

Best Publications

  • Melanin Pigmentation in Mammalian Skin and Its Hormonal Regulation

    Andrzej Slominski;Desmond J. Tobin;Shigeki Shibahara;Jacobo Wortsman

  • Introduction to skin aging

    Desmond J. Tobin

  • Hair Follicle Pigmentation

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman;Przemyslaw M. Plonka;Karin U. Schallreuter;Karin U. Schallreuter

  • In Vivo and In Vitro Evidence for Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) Accumulation in the Epidermis of Patients with Vitiligo and its Successful Removal by a UVB-Activated Pseudocatalase

    Karin U. Schallreuter;Jeremy Moore;John M. Wood;Wayne D. Beazley

  • The cutaneous serotoninergic/melatoninergic system: securing a place under the sun

    Andrzej Slominski;Jacobo Wortsman;Desmond J. Tobin

  • The human hair follicle immune system: cellular composition and immune privilege

    T. Christoph;S. Müller-Röver;S. Müller-Röver;H. Audring;D. J. Tobin

  • Graying: gerontobiology of the hair follicle pigmentary unit.

    D.J Tobin;R Paus

  • Key Role of CRF in the Skin Stress Response System

    Andrzej T. Slominski;Michal A. Zmijewski;Blazej Zbytek;Desmond J. Tobin

  • Biochemistry of human skin—our brain on the outside

    Desmond J. Tobin

  • Melatonin in the skin: synthesis, metabolism and functions.

    Andrzej Slominski;Desmond J. Tobin;Michal A. Zmijewski;Jacobo Wortsman

  • What are melanocytes really doing all day long

    Przemyslaw M. Plonka;Thierry Passeron;Michaela Brenner;Desmond J. Tobin

  • On the role of melatonin in skin physiology and pathology

    Andrzej Slominski;Tobias W. Fischer;Tobias W. Fischer;Michal A. Zmijewski;Jacobo Wortsman

  • Serotoninergic and melatoninergic systems are fully expressed in human skin

    Andrzej Slominski;Alexander Pisarchik;Igor Semak;Trevor Sweatman

  • Active hair growth (anagen) is associated with angiogenesis.

    Lars. Mecklenburg;Desmond J. Tobin;Sven. Müller-Röver;Bori. Handjiski

  • Melanocytes are not absent in lesional skin of long duration vitiligo.

    Desmond J. Tobin;Nelle N. Swanson;Mark R. Pittelkow;Eva M. Peters

  • Melanosomal pH controls rate of melanogenesis, eumelanin/phaeomelanin ratio and melanosome maturation in melanocytes and melanoma cells.

    Janis Ancans;Desmond J. Tobin;Martin J. Hoogduijn;Nico P. Smit

  • Functional activity of serotoninergic and melatoninergic systems expressed in the skin.

    Andrzej Slominski;Alexander Pisarchik;Blazej Zbytek;Desmond J Tobin

  • Increased number of immunoreactive nerve fibers in atopic dermatitis.

    Desmond Tobin;Guido Nabarro;Harold Baart de la Faute;Willem A. van Vloten

  • Dilated cardiomyopathy in mice deficient for the lysosomal cysteine peptidase cathepsin L.

    Jörg Stypmann;Kerstin Gläser;Wera Roth;Desmond J. Tobin

  • Melanocortin Receptor Ligands: New Horizons for Skin Biology and Clinical Dermatology

    Markus Böhm;Thomas A Luger;Desmond J Tobin;José Carlos García-Borrón

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralf Paus
Ralf Paus University of Miami
Andrzej Slominski
Andrzej Slominski University of Alabama at Birmingham
Karin U. Schallreuter
Karin U. Schallreuter University of Bradford
Jean-Claude Bystryn
Jean-Claude Bystryn New York University
Jacobo Wortsman
Jacobo Wortsman Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Vladimir A. Botchkarev
Vladimir A. Botchkarev Boston University
Christoph Peters
Christoph Peters University of Freiburg
Thomas Reinheckel
Thomas Reinheckel University of Freiburg
Andrés Ruiz-Linares
Andrés Ruiz-Linares Fudan University
David J. Balding
David J. Balding University of Melbourne

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