Key Deadlines:
55th Annual ESDR Meeting
The 2027 BSID Meeting will be held in York from the 5th to the 6th of April 2027
The BSID Collaborative Research Award, offers the opportunity for a BSID ECR to visit another laboratory. It is open to Early Career Researchers (ECRs), i.e. clinical fellows, PhD students and post-doctoral researchers, who are BSID members and wish to visit a dermatology laboratory to learn a new technique or to carry out a short-term collaborative project. The award aims to support young skin scientists and foster collaborations, offering up to £3000 towards relocation costs and/or research consumables.
At the BSID meeting 2026 in Manchester Dr Sheila McSweeney, from St. John’s Institute of Dermatology, was announced as the 2026 awardee to carry out a project titled “ A data-driven multiomic study to elucidate vitiligo pathogenesis” visiting the lab of Prof. Johann E. Gudjonsson at the A. Alfred Taubman Medical Research Institute, University of Michigan, USA. Sheila will present her work at the 2027 BSID meeting in York.
Congratulations Sheila and all the best with your visit!
The BSID Undergraduate Research Experience offers one biomedical or medical undergraduate student interested in skin research the possibility to spend 6 weeks over the Summer in the laboratory of a BSID member to carry out a skin focused project. The scholarship includes a £1500 stipend for the student and £500 towards consumables for the hosting lab.
At the BSID meeting 2026 in Manchester Ryan Syed, a Third Year medical student at King’s College London currently undertaking an iBSc in Clinical Sciences at UCL, was announced as the 2026 awardee to carry out a project on “Investigation of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) pathway in psoriatic fibroblasts” under the supervision of Dr.Paola Di Meglio at King’s College London. Ryan will spend his summer in the lab and will present his work at the 2027 BSID meeting in York.
The BSID Undergraduate Research Experience scholarship returns in 2027 funded by the BAD to select a new medical or biomedical students who will spend time in a skin research lab in Summer 2027. The call closed in early January and the outcome will be announced at the upcoming BSID Annual Meeting 2027 in York.
BAD/BSID Dermatology Research Techniques Course York 2026
Date & Time
7–8 September 2026
Venue
Skin Research Centre,
Hull York Medical School,
University of York,
York,
YO10 5DD
Contact
Course Summary
The British Society for Investigative Dermatology (BSID) and the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) invite applications for the BSID–BAD Dermatology Research Techniques Course 2026, taking place on 7–8 September 2026 at the University of York.
Directed by Dr Kim Robinson with support from Dr Catherine Wright, the course is hosted at the Hull York Medical School’s Skin Research Centre. It is open to dermatology trainees or trainee doctors committed to a career in dermatology who have an interest in research but have not yet undertaken substantial laboratory work. The course also welcomes trainees who may not have access to a local skin research laboratory.
Participants will learn about cutting‑edge technologies used in skin research and gain hands‑on laboratory experience. The programme combines short lectures with supervised practical sessions delivered by academic and research staff.
Topics include: Genomics • Transcriptomics • Bioinformatics • Immunocytochemistry • Flow Cytometry.
The course is free to attend, though participants are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation costs.
Applications open: 1 June 2026
Applications close: 10 July 2026
Notification of selection: 24 July 2026
Applications can be submitted via this registration link
Registrations are open for the BSID–UKDCTN–THESIS BAD Research Course 2026, a one day meeting held at Willan House, Fitzroy Square, London on Friday 5th June 2026.
- Designed to introduce clinical trainees to research methods, research funding opportunities and academic career training pathways
- How to apply for ethics and integrate research into your clinical training
- Talks from clinical academics at all career stages
- Internationally recognised speakers including Professors John McGrath, Edel O’Toole and Mike Ardern Jones
- Registration is £149
- Register HERE
The award will be presented by the BSID Chair, Dr Paola Di Meglio, at the BSID Annual Dinner in Manchester on Monday, 20th April 2026.
Professor Neil Rajan will deliver the citation.