Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

  • Riichiro Abe, Niigata University, Faculty of Medicine Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Department of Dermatology, Niigata, Japan

Editor-in-Chief Elect

  • Shigetoshi Sano, Kochi Medical School, Department of Dermatology, Kochi, Japan

Past Editors-in-Chief

  • Hideoki Ogawa, Bunkyo-Ku, Japan, (1990 - 1992)
  • Kunihiko Yoshikawa, Osaka, Japan, (1993 - 1997)
  • Yoshiki Miyachi, Kyoto, Japan, (1998 - 2002)
  • Hiroshi Shimizu, Sapporo, Japan, (2003 - 2008)
  • Akimichi Morita, Nagoya, Japan, (2008 - 2013)
  • Yoshiki Tokura, Hamamatsu, Japan, (2013 - 2018)

Section Editors

  • Masashi Akiyama, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, Genetic keratinization disorders,  Skin barrier, Epidermal lipid,  Autoinflammatory keratinization diseases Atopic dermatitis
  • Yoshihide Asano, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, Collagen disease (especially scleroderma),  Fibrosis, Vasculopathy,  Autoimmunity
  • Hironobu Fujiwara, Laboratory for Tissue Microenvironment, RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Kobe, Japan, Stem cell, Development, Regeneration, Extracellular matrix, Skin
  • Nikolas Haass, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Melanoma,  Cancer Cell Biology,  Targeted Therapy,  Immune Therapy,  Signalling Pathways,  3D Cell Culture,  ,  Real-time Imaging
  • Tetsuya Honda, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan, Immunology,  Inflammation,  Atopic dermatitis,  Psoriasis
  • Thomas Hornyak, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore, United States of America, Immunology,  Inflammation,  Atopic dermatitis,  Psoriasis
  • Jean Krutmann, IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany, Skin aging,  Photo dermatology,  Environmental dermatology,  Immunodermatology,  Dermatotoxicology
  • Ohsang Kwon, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, South Korea, Hair biology,  Stem cell research, Wound healing,  Regenerative medicine
  • Cheng-Che E. Lan, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Photomedicine,  Pigmentary disorders,  Wound healing
  • Alain Mauviel, Institute Curie Research Center, Paris, France, Cell signaling,  Growth factors,  Melanoma, Signal transduction,  Gene regulation,  Wound healing,  Fibrosis
  • Sei-ichiro Motegi, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan, Systemic sclerosis, Skin fibrosis,  Wound healing, Mesenchymal stem cells,  Pressure ulcer, Angiogenesis,  Vascular disorders
  • Yuumi Nakamura, Osaka University, Suita, Japan, Innate immunity and inflammation,  Microbiology,  Skin microbiome
  • Hajime Nakano, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan
  • Manabu Ohyama, Kyorin University, Mitaka, Japan, Hair follicle,  Hair loss,  Stem cells
  • Yutaka Shimomura, Yamaguchi University Hospital, Ube, Japan, Genetic skin disorders,  Hair biology
  • Satoru Shinkuma, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan, Genetic diseases,  Regenerative therapy,  Gene therapy,  Gene analysis
  • Daisuke Tsuruta, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan, Autoimmune bullous diseases,  Hemidesmosomes
  • Rei Watanabe, Osaka University, Suita, Japan, Skin immunology,  Skin T cells,  Regulatory B cells,  Psoriasis

Editorial Board

  • Yumi Aoyama, Kurashiki, Japan
  • Jonathan Barker, London, United Kingdom
  • Tilo Biedermann, Tübingen, Germany
  • Andrew Blauvelt, Portland, United States of America
  • Leena Bruckner-Tuderman, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
  • Angela Christiano, New York, United States of America
  • Kevin Cooper, Cleveland, United States of America
  • David J Eedy, Craigavon, United Kingdom
  • Craig Elmets, Birmingham, United States of America
  • Gary Fisher, Ann Arbor, United States of America
  • Manabu Fujimoto, Suita, Japan
  • Richard Gallo, La Jolla, United States of America
  • Stephan Grabbe, Mainz, Germany
  • Kathleen Green, Chicago, United States of America
  • Bernhard Homey, Düsseldorf, Germany
  • Kenji Kabashima, Kyoto, Japan
  • Takafumi Kadono, Kawasaki, Japan
  • Sarolta Karpati, Budapest, Hungary
  • Norito Katoh, Kyoto, Japan
  • Akiharu Kubo, Kobe, Japan
  • Thomas Kupper, Boston, United States of America
  • Thomas Luger, Münster, Germany
  • Mary Matsui, New York, New York, USA
  • Takeshi Matsui, Tokyo, Japan
  • John McGrath, London, United Kingdom
  • Robert Modlin, Los Angeles, United States of America
  • Hiroyuki Murota, Nagasaki, Japan
  • Daisuke Nanba, Tokyo, Japan
  • Ken Natsuga, Sapporo, Japan
  • Yukinori Okada, Suita, Japan
  • Vincent Piguet, Toronto, Canada
  • Nicholas Reynolds, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
  • Dennis Roop, Aurora, United States of America
  • Andre Rougier, Paris, France
  • Hidehisa Saeki, Tokyo, Japan
  • Sayaka Shibata, Tokyo, Japan
  • Makoto Sugaya, Narita, Japan
  • Hayato Takahashi, Tokyo, Japan
  • Takuya Takeichi, Nagoya, Japan
  • Erwin Tschachler, Wien, Austria
  • Hideyuki Ujiie, Sapporo, Japan
  • Yang Wang, Beijing, China
  • Yukie Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, Japan
  • Jai-II Youn, Seoul, South Korea
  • Hsin-Su Yu, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • Giovanna Zambruno, Roma, Italy
  • Xue-Jun Zhang, Hefei, China
  • Detlef Zillikens, Lübeck, Germany