‘All Melanins Are Not Born Equal’: Skin Pigmentation Research Must Consider ‘Broader Story’, Says Derma Professor via Cosmetics Design-Europe

Researchers must strengthen lab models and overcome long-standing scientific bias and reliance on Euro-centric data if industry is to advance skin pigmentation knowledge, says a leading dermatology professor.

Professor Desmond Tobin, director of the Charles Institute of Dermatology and full professor of dermatological science at the University College Dublin in Ireland, said research and analysis in the world of skin tone and pigmentation remained complex, with plenty of areas of improvement available to researchers and wider industry.

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