The Copenhagen Translational Skin Immunology Biobank and Research Program (BIOSKIN)

Led by Principal Investigator, professor, chief physician Lone Skov and Research leader, MSc, Ph.D. Marianne Bengtson Løvendorf

BIOSKIN is a research project that focuses on inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and contact eczema. The purpose is, among other things, to gather knowledge about how skin diseases develop over time, so that in the future, we can offer better and more individualized patient pathways with a focus on prevention and personalised treatment.

The goal is to collect clinical data and skin and blood samples from 3,000 patients to gain new insights into some of the most common skin diseases, such as psoriasis and eczema. Patients will be followed closely over a period of a minimum of five years.

The program provides a unique opportunity to collect data and skin and blood samples from the same patients over several years, creating new scientific possibilities and ultimately leading to more effective treatments.

The project group uses Danish National Genome Center's infrastructure to store data, analyze the patient population and investigate correlations between the clinical data and molecular signatures. The project aims to increase the clinical, genetic and molecular biological knowledge that can support individualized patient processes and describe the importance of genetic and epigenetic variants for treating the patients.