Our Research Our Research Committee Professor Andrew Messenger Profession: Consultant Dermatologist Relevant organisations/institutions: British Association of Dermatologists European Hair Research Society British Hair and Nail Society British Society for Investigative Dermatology Research areas of interest/specialisms: Biology and disease of hair growth Work/academic background: Andrew is a semi-retired clinical dermatologist. He has had a clinical and research interest in hair disease for many years, including alopecia areata, female pattern hair loss and frontal fibrosing alopecia. Andrew was president of the European Hair Research Society 2004-6, of the North of England Dermatological Society 2008-9 and has been president of the Institute of Trichologists since 2009. Andrew was also Chair of the 7th World Congress for Hair Research in 2013.