Psoriasis Research and Treatment Center

The Psoriasis Research and Treatment Center headed by PD Dr. med. Robert Sabat is an interdisciplinary center of the Institute of Medical Immunology and the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology of the Charité.
The center is dedicated to research of the pathogenesis and development of innovative therapy concepts for chronic inflammatory skin diseases.

The Psoriasis Research and Treatment Center (Head: PD Dr. med. Robert Sabat)

The Psoriasis Research and Treatment Center is an interdisciplinary unit of the Institute of Medical Immunology and the Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology (Dermatological clinic) of the Charité. Its main focus is on chronic inflammatory skin diseases. In addition to various forms of Psoriasis, Acne inversa (also known as Hidradenitis suppurativa) and Pityriasis rubra pilaris are of primary research interest.
The main goals are to elucidate the pathogenesis of the diseases and to develop innovative therapeutic concepts. The easily accessible organ skin is considered a model system for the investigation of inflammatory processes, the findings of which can be used for the understanding of chronic inflammatory diseases of other organs.
The center currently employs 18 colleagues comprising both a scientific and clinical backgrounds. Their interdisciplinary cooperation provides a high degree of synergistic and translational work. The center has earned an internationally visible position especially through its fundamental research on the role of cytokines in the development and maintenance of inflammatory skin alterations.

The concept of the center is reflected in its structure.
It is comprised of three main working areas.

Experimental Research Molecular Immunpathology
Head: PD Dr. rer. nat. Kerstin Wolk

Clinical Research Clinical Study Center
Head: Dr. med. Georgios Kokolakis

Patient Care Consultation hours for Psoriasis and Acne inversa
Head: Dr. med. Georgios Kokolakis

Funding & Cooperations

Scientific Collaborations (Selection)

BIH Center for Regenerative Medicine and Berlin Center for Advanced Therapies der Charité
Institute of Virology of the Charité
Medical Clinic for Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology of the Charité
Clinic for Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology of the University Medicine Göttingen
Transcriptome and Genome Core Unit of the University Medicine Göttingen
Clinic and Polyclinic for Dermatology und Allergology of Bonn University Hospital
Center for Translational Medicin of the University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum
Clinic for Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology of the University Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum
Institute of Experimental Dermatology of the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Clinic and Polyclinic for Dermatology and Venereology of the University Medicine Rostock
Institute of Immunology of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig
Clinic and Polyclinic for Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology of the University Hospital Leipzig
Sanofi–Aventis Deutschland GmbH
Bayer Schering Pharma AG, Berlin
Translational Medicine & Clinical Pharmacology, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach
Department of Dermatology, Boston University
Laboratory for Investigative Dermatology, The Rockefeller University, New York
4th Department of Internal Medicine of the University Hospital Athens
Centre de Recherche en Transplantation et Immunologie, University of Nantes
Groupe de Recherche sur l'Adaptation Microbienne, Université de Caen Normandie, Caen