Dr. Majid Alam - Operations Manager
Dr. Majid Alam is the Operations Manager of the TRI, Head of the Histology & Imaging Core facility and a PI with the Dermatology Institute. Dr. Alam achieved his PhD at the Centre for Skin Sciences, University of Bradford, UK.
To further pursue his interest in skin and hair follicle biology, Dr. Alam began his postdoctoral work at the University of Muenster, Germany, where he investigated numerous aspects of human skin and hair follicle biology such as neuroendocrine regulation, wound healing, and hair growth. Subsequently, Dr. Alam joined Monasterium Laboratory GmbH, Germany, as a Staff Scientist where he worked on several projects in collaboration with industrial partners such as Procter & Gamble, Follicum, Giuliani SpA, amongst others). In tandem, Dr. Alam joined Mediteknia Skin & Hair Lab, Las Palmas, Spain, as the Lab Chief leading research and as an Associate Professor at the University Fernando Pessoa Canarias.
Dr. Alam’s research interests include skin and hair follicle neuroendocrinology and immunology, itch, inflammation, with special interest in hair follicle biology/pathology and the molecular mechanisms which lead to diseases such as alopecia. Dr. Alam has numerous publications in several high impact factor journals such as Journal of Cell Biology, Nature Communications, Journal of Investigative Dermatology and is a peer reviewer for several journals.
Select Publications:
Alam M et al. Neurokinin 1 Receptor Antagonists for Pruritus (Drugs 2021)
Alam M et al. FGF7-dependent inhibition of human hair growth by an osteopontin derived peptide: A novel solution for hirsutism and hypertrichosis? (British Journal of Dermatology 2019)
Alam M et al. Growth hormone operates as a novel regulator of human hair growth ex vivo(J Invest Dermatology 2019)
Chéret J, Bertolini M, Ponce L, Tsai T, Alam M et al.Olfactory receptor OR2AT4 regulates human hair growth (Nature Communications 2018)
Alam M & Ahmed MI et al. MicroRNA-214 controls skin and hair follicle development by modulating the activity of Wnt signalling pathway (Journal of Cell Biology2014)
Recipient of the European Hair Research Society (EHRS) Travel Grant Award (2018)
Media and Press Release:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2179973-the-whiff-of-sandalwood-makes-the-human-head-sprout-more-hair/
https://www.livescience.com/63681-sandalwood-hair-growth.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/baldness-cure-hair-loss-treatment-sandalwood-perfume-sandalore-smell-a8543391.html
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/7295233/new-cure-baldness-sandalore-trigger-hair-regrowth-sandalwood-fragrances/
Linkedin: https://qa.linkedin.com/in/majid-alam-5760b31ab
