The centre is involved in the following research projects:

  • Identifying the action spectrum for skin ageing
  • Identifying the action spectrum for basal cell carcinoma
  • Sunburn cells what are they?

Its members have been involved in the following research activities:

Key Publications

  1. Ryan TJ, Sinclair RD.  Section 23.  Diseases of the Skin. In Warrell DA, Cox TM, Firth JD, Benz EJ. Oxford Textbook of Medicine, Fourth Edition.  Oxford University Press.  Oxford 2003.Vol 3, p 804-902.
  2. Price CJ, Sinclair R.  Fact Facts; Minor Surgery.  Heatlh Press.  2nd Edition, Oxford, 2008/

Prizes and Scholarships

  1. Galderma Australia Prize at the Australasian College of Dermatologists Annual Scientific Meeting 1992 for the presentation at the Registrars' Forum entitled "Congenital Inclusion Cyst of the Scalp."
  2. The Boots Investigator Award in Wound Care 1994 at the Australian International Wound Management Conference, Melbourne 1994 for Sinclair R and Ryan TJ.  Lymphocyte Subpopulations in Venous Ulcers.
  3. MJA Wyeth award for best research paper published in the Medical Journal of Australia 2004, for "Preventing pressure ulcers with the Australian Medical Sheepskin: an open-label randomised controlled trial" published in the 5 April 2004 issue of the MJA, Vol.180 324-327
  4. First prize 2008 BMA book awards, primary health care category. Fast Facts: Minor Surgery

Reviews and Original papers

  1. Cahill J, Sinclair R. Cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease. Aust Fam Physician. 2005; 34: 335-40
  2. Chamberlain AJ, Lee AY, Sinclair RD. Simple modification to the punch biopsy technique to minimize handling and crush artefact. Aus j Dermatol 2005;46;282-283
  3. Yip L, Sinclair R.  Form Skin to Stem Cells.  Are we onto something big?  Expert Reviews in Dermatology 2007;2:539-542

Case Reports

  1. Harrison S, Sinclair R.  Porokeratosis of Mibelli: Successful treatment with topical 5% imiquomod cream  Aus J Dermatol. June 2003; 44: 281-3.

Correspondence

  1. Sinclair R.  Topically Applied imiquomod 5% cream cleared actinic keratosis lesions. Evidence Based Medicine 2005;10:11.

Books

  1. Sinclair R.  Introductory Notes to Cryotherapy.  Australasian College of Dermatologists, Sydney 1998.
  2. Sinclair R, Marks R.  A guide to the treatment of common skin diseases.  St. Vincent’s Hospital Department of Dermatology, Melbourne, 1998.  
  3. Sinclair R, Marks R.  A guide to the performance of diagnostic procedures used in the management of common skin diseases.  St. Vincent’s Hospital Department of Dermatology, Melbourne, 2002. 
  4. Price C, Sinclair R.  Fast Facts-Minor Surgery. 2nd Edition. Health Press Limited.  Oxford 2008.

Book Chapters

  1. Sinclair R. Skin Biopsies. Therapeutic guidelines Limited.  Melbourne 1999.  (Multi-authored booklet)
  2. Sinclair R. Wounds. Therapeutic guidelines Limited.  Melbourne 1999.  (Multi-authored booklet)
  3. Sinclair R. Solar Damage, Familial Moles (atypical moles) and Melanoma syndrome.  In  Moles, Solar Keratoses and Skin Cancer. In:  Therapeutic guidelines Limited.  Melbourne 1999.  (Multi-authored booklet)
  4. Scarfe C, Sinclair R.  Actinic Keratosis.  In Lebwohl M, Heymann W, Berth-Jones J, Coulson I.  Ed.  Treatment of Dermatological Disease.  Harcourt Health Sciences.  London.  2002.
  5. Ryan TJ, Sinclair RD.  Section 23.  Diseases of the Skin. In Warrell DA, Cox TM, Firth JD, Benz EJ. Oxford Textbook of Medicine, Fourth Edition.  Oxford University Press.  Oxford 2003.
  6. Sinclair R Miscellaneous Skin Conditions. Therapeutic guidelines: Dermatology.  2nd Edition. Therapeutic guidelines Limited.  Melbourne 2004.  (Multi-authored booklet).  2004.
  7. Sinclair R. Tsermias C, Dawber RPR.  Cosmetic Cryosurgery. In Baran and Maibach Ed. Cosmetic Dermatology 3rd Edition.  Dunitz.  London.  2004.
  8. Chong A, Sinclair R.  Actinic Keratosis. In Lebwohl MG, Heymann WR, Berth-Jones J, Coulson I.  Eds  Treatment of Skin Disease.  Comprehensive therapeutic strategies.  2nd Edition. Mosby Elsevier.  London.  2006 p 14-16.

Articles Reviewed for the Following Journals

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Archives of Dermatology

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Australian Medical Journal

Australian Family Physician

British Journal of Dermatology

British Medical Journal

Biomedicalcentral Public Health

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Cutis

Current Therapeutics

Dermatologica

European Journal of Endocrinology

Experimental Dermatology

International Journal of Dermatology

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Journal of Dermatological Science

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatovenereology

Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology

Student British Medical Journal

Which Magazine

Grants Reviewed

National Health and Medical Research Council

Medical Research Council, UK

Sheffield Hospital ‘s Charitable Trust

Drug Evaluations for the TGA

Tazarotene for psoriasis and acne

Micanol for psoriasi

Conference Convenor

World Congress of Cosmetic Dermatology, December 2007