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in 1999. She was made professor of cell and molecular medicine at Barts and The London in 1999 and held the positions of research dean (1997–2002) and research director (2002–2005).
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degree. Her research laboratory, the Centre for Cutaneous Research, became a national leader in skin biology research, and in 1992 Leigh was appointed professor of dermatology at
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in Tanzania for two years. She returned to London afterwards to complete her registrar training, and was appointed a consultant dermatologist to the
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and hereditary skin diseases, and discovered that numerous genetic diseases of the skin are caused by mutations in keratin,
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in 1983. The same year, she set up a research laboratory at the hospital; she was also a research fellow at the
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role in non-melanoma skin cancers. In her early career, she helped to identify the cause of
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in 2012. She was also awarded the Archibald Gray Medal, the highest honour of the
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Academics of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
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Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences (United Kingdom)
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Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
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Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
141:, a type of skin cell. She has studied the role of 54:and genetic skin diseases. She was elected to the 348:Alumni of the London Hospital Medical College 338:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire 74:, Leigh completed her medical studies at the 8: 92:Cancer Research UK London Research Institute 343:Officers of the Order of the British Empire 174:recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa 217: 39:, she is now a professor emeritus at the 266:"Professor Irene Leigh CBE FRSE FMedSci" 235: 233: 231: 229: 295:University of Dundee School of Medicine 245:University of Dundee School of Medicine 189: 115:University of Dundee School of Medicine 78:. After qualifying, she specialised in 41:University of Dundee School of Medicine 164:. Her research group also showed that 363:Academics of the University of Dundee 197: 195: 193: 127:British Association of Dermatologists 7: 291:"Professor Irene Leigh awarded CBE" 14: 180:for diagnosis of the condition. 137:Leigh's research focus has been 241:"Professor Irene Leigh OBE CBE" 76:London Hospital Medical College 368:Medical doctors from Liverpool 106:degree and was elected to the 43:. Her research has focused on 1: 113:In 2006, Leigh moved to the 333:English medical researchers 270:Academy of Medical Sciences 108:Academy of Medical Sciences 84:University of Dar es Salaam 56:Academy of Medical Sciences 384: 35:. A former professor of 209:Journal of Cell Science 202:Watt, Fiona M. (2005). 328:English dermatologists 58:in 1999 and appointed 94:, and was awarded an 88:Royal London Hospital 16:British dermatologist 166:human papillomavirus 178:monoclonal antibody 219:10.1242/jcs.01664 102:. She received a 375: 307: 306: 304: 302: 297:. 29 August 2012 287: 281: 280: 278: 276: 262: 256: 255: 253: 251: 237: 224: 223: 221: 212:(115): 655–657. 199: 383: 382: 378: 377: 376: 374: 373: 372: 313: 312: 311: 310: 300: 298: 289: 288: 284: 274: 272: 264: 263: 259: 249: 247: 239: 238: 227: 201: 200: 191: 186: 135: 68: 20:Irene May Leigh 17: 12: 11: 5: 381: 379: 371: 370: 365: 360: 355: 350: 345: 340: 335: 330: 325: 315: 314: 309: 308: 282: 257: 225: 188: 187: 185: 182: 176:and develop a 134: 131: 67: 64: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 380: 369: 366: 364: 361: 359: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 323:Living people 321: 320: 318: 296: 292: 286: 283: 271: 267: 261: 258: 246: 242: 236: 234: 232: 230: 226: 220: 215: 211: 210: 205: 204:"Irene Leigh" 198: 196: 194: 190: 183: 181: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 160:proteins and 159: 155: 151: 148: 144: 140: 139:keratinocytes 132: 130: 128: 124: 120: 116: 111: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 65: 63: 61: 57: 53: 50: 46: 45:keratinocytes 42: 38: 34: 33:dermatologist 31:is a British 30: 27: 24: 21: 299:. Retrieved 285: 273:. Retrieved 260: 248:. Retrieved 207: 150:skin cancers 136: 121:in 2006 and 112: 69: 52:skin cancers 19: 18: 301:19 December 275:19 December 250:19 December 129:, in 2012. 80:dermatology 317:Categories 184:References 158:desmosomal 170:oncogenic 168:plays an 162:connexins 72:Liverpool 66:Biography 62:in 2012. 147:melanoma 133:Research 70:Born in 49:melanoma 154:plectin 145:in non- 143:keratin 29:FMedSci 47:, non- 303:2017 277:2017 252:2017 26:FRSE 214:doi 123:CBE 119:OBE 104:DSc 60:CBE 23:CBE 319:: 293:. 268:. 243:. 228:^ 206:. 192:^ 156:, 96:MD 305:. 279:. 254:. 222:. 216::

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CBE
FRSE
FMedSci
dermatologist
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
University of Dundee School of Medicine
keratinocytes
melanoma
skin cancers
Academy of Medical Sciences
CBE
Liverpool
London Hospital Medical College
dermatology
University of Dar es Salaam
Royal London Hospital
Cancer Research UK London Research Institute
MD
Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
DSc
Academy of Medical Sciences
University of Dundee School of Medicine
OBE
CBE
British Association of Dermatologists
keratinocytes
keratin
melanoma
skin cancers
plectin

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