Updates on skin inflammation research in Ireland, specifically #HidradenitisSuppurativa (acne inversa) and #Psoriasis. Tweets by @APetrasca
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11 Dec 2025
We had a strong representation from our group at #BSI25 including two talks and a poster presentation. Dr Fletcher was invited to speak on the role of IL-1b in HS. Dr Petrasca gave a talk on the role of gd T cells in early HS. Dr Smith spoke about innate immune cell dysregulation
9 Dec 2025
Huge thanks to @britsocimm for the chance to present at #BSI25 in the "Immunology gets under the skin" session. Our group gave 3 presentations, including an excellent invited talk from our PI, Jean Fletcher! 🙌
An excellent @bsicongress filled with amazing science! #immunology
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11 Nov 2024
Huge congrats to @dannyjohnston2 🤩who has been successful in this year’s FHS Dean’s Awards 🏆for his proposal “Multi-omic mapping of tissue vulnerability to understand the initiating events of the inflammatory skin disease" 👏 #hidradenitissuppurativa @hsireland1 @TrinityMed1
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15 Nov 2024
Delighted that our infographic has made the COVER of the November edition of the @BrJDermatol!
Well done to Ciara and all the other authors, we hope our piece in the potential of inflammasome inhibition in #hidradenitissuppurativa is stimulating!
@hsireland1 @Skin_Research
25 Oct 2024
🚨 The November 2024 issue of the BJD is here! 🚨
Read more about secukinumab in lichen planus, epidemiology of itch, outcome measures for vascular malformations, and more. Link below! 👇🏻
academic.oup.com/bjd/issue/1…
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5 Nov 2024
Really grateful to be able to speak at #MucosalImmunology2024 and share some of our data on #hidradenitissuppurativa .
Big thanks to @abcam, @Lo_Zanzi and the organisers, @britsocimm for the funding to and to the attendees and speakers for all the great talks and feedback!
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2 Oct 2024
We had a great opportunity to engage with the public and raise much-needed awareness for #HidradenitisSuppurativa at this year's #EuropeanResearchersNight in @tcddublin @Smith96conor @APetrasca
30 Sep 2024
It was amazing to see such a big turnout at this year's #EuropeanResearchersNight in @tcdtbsi @tcddublin on Friday! Hope we've inspired many future scientists! #research
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13 Sep 2024
Come along to learn about Immunology and #HidradenitisSuppurativa. It's a great chance to meet @tcddublin researchers and find out what we do! #publicoutreach @Smith96conor @Skin_Research
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12 Sep 2024
Come join us on September 27th and play our #HS themed escape room! Learn about HS, what we’re doing to try better understand the disease and how we try identify new treatments for people with HS!
#EuropeanResearchersNight
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5 Sep 2024
Delighted to present some of my recent work at #ECI2024 and it was great to see HS get the interest it deserves at immunology conferences! Some really great presentations on HS over the 3 days! @Skin_Research @hsireland1 @APetrasca @DannyJohnston2
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4 Sep 2024
From poster session straight to chairing session. And the sun is shining over Dublin. An exciting last day of the #ECI204 @EFIS_Immunology
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We are proud to stand with the #HS community and work towards bridging gaps in the management and awareness of this disease. To kick off #HSAwarenessWeek, our colleagues came together for a special Town Hall, where we had the honor of learning from those directly impacted by HS.
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22 May 2024
Researchers from @TrinityMed1 have explored the use of extremely rare immune cells to predict how well treatments work for chronic spontaneous urticaria or #recurringhives in a recently published study in the journal Allergy. #researchMATTERS
READ: tcd.ie/news_events/top-stori…
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28 Apr 2024
Do you have #HidradenitisSuppurativa?
Are you living in Ireland or the UK?
Meet online with and learn from other people with HS (#pwHS) and medical specialists in these upcoming support and information meetings.
Next speaker: consultant dermatologist Dr John Ingram (Cardiff).
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Join the global movement to make #skin #diseases and conditions a health priority. Help us to convince #health policy leaders worldwide to prioritise these issues.
Please sign the open letter and share! Thank you.
#NotJustMySkin
notjustmyskin.org
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17 Feb 2024
Dr Emily Pender at #EHSF2024 showing some promising results with brodalumab and semaglutide for use in treating HS.
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14 Feb 2024
Let's talk about #HidradenitisSuppurativa (HS) with
@joelvsarthritis
Date for your diary: Sunday, 25 Feb, at 19:00 h (GMT)
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The 13th Annual European Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation Conference (#EHSF2024) is taking place in Lyon, France currently.
Some 700 #HidradenitisSuppurativa #HS specialists from 51 countries around the globe have gathered for this 3-day event to share information and learn.
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8 Feb 2024
Dr Conor Smith @Smith96conor, at #EHSF2024 showing that distinct fibroblast subsets are responsible for inflammation and scarring in #HidradenitisSuppurativa. While anti-TNF therapy reduced fibroblast-mediated inflammation it did not dampen scar formation.
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1 Feb 2024
Lots of representation from Ireland at this year's Conference of the European Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation: 6 talks & 6 posters #EHSF2024 #HidradenitisSuppurativa
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5 Jan 2024
Thank you for sharing our study by @APetrasca et al looking into the effects of metformin in HS. Many thanks to Dr Barry McGrath @hsireland1 for writing the plain language summary for our paper in @BrJDermatol
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7 Dec 2023
Delighted to get the opportunity to present some of my data on #HidradenitisSuppurativa at the Bright Sparks and the Fibrosis sessions at #BSI23! @Skin_Research @hsireland1 @tcdTBSI @bsicongress
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