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International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

Darren

Ashcroft

,

BPharm, MSc, PhD, MRPharmS

Professor
University of Manchester
Manchester
,
United Kingdom
Councilor Since: January 1, 2018
IPC Councilor
Professor Darren Ashcroft holds the Foundation Chair in Pharmacoepidemiology at the University of Manchester and is the founding Director of the Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. His major research interests focus on clinical epidemiology and pharmaceutical outcomes research, with a particular interest in the comparative safety and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals and biotechnolgy products, drug policy and risk management program evaluation, and epidemiological methods using electronic healthcare databases. He has many years of experience working with large electronic healthcare databases in the UK, particularly the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (www.cprd.com). He is currently a co-investigator on the MRC-funded Psoriasis Stratification to Optimise Relevant Therapy (PSORT) consortium.
Last Updated:
08/11/2022

Areas of Interest

Director of Research, Global Psoriasis Atlas. Expertise in epidemiology, health services research and medicines. BADBIR, adherence, and diagnostic criteria for psoriasis.

Languages Spoken

English

Involvement with Other Organization(s)

Member of the Pharmacovigilance Expert Advisory Group (PEAG), at the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority (MHRA), United Kingdom.

What's New

Remembering Dr. Craig Leonardi

The International Psoriasis Council (IPC) remembers Dr. Craig Leonardi, founding member and former President, whose research shaped modern psoriasis treatment.

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Look Beyond My Skin: World Psoriasis Day 2026

World Psoriasis Day, observed each year on October 29, was launched by the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA) in 2004 to give a voice to the more than 125 million people worldwide living with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. To mark this year’s observance, IPC joined the Latin American Society of Psoriasis and Dermoimmunology (SOLAPSO) and the Skin Inflammation and Psoriasis International Network (SPIN) to create a video series around the theme “Look Beyond My Skin,” featuring voices from all three organizations. Missed the videos on social media? Watch the full series on the IPC YouTube channel.

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Thursday, October 29, 2026

Introducing Take Two with IPC: Expert Talks in Two Minutes

Take Two with IPC gives a longer presentation a second life in two minutes. Each video takes an expert talk IPC has already published (a Take Ten recording or a symposium presentation) and condenses the clinical substance. The series launched this month alongside the World Psoriasis Day campaign with four videos on pediatric psoriasis: Psoriasis Look-Alikes and Anti-TNF-α Induced Skin Eruptions with IPC Board Member Amy Paller, MS, MD; Conventional Therapies with IPC Councilor Mona El-Kalioby, MBBCh, MSc, MD; and Phototherapy in Pediatric Psoriasis with Fernando Valenzuela, MD. New Take Two videos will be featured each month, drawn from the Take Ten with IPC library and recordings from IPC symposia, with a link to the full presentation for each.

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Thursday, October 29, 2026

Videos Now Available from the Eczema and Psoriasis Research Incubator

Select presentations from the Eczema and Psoriasis Research Incubator: Cross-Disciplinary Innovation Forum, hosted by the International Eczema Council (IEC) and International Psoriasis Council (IPC) at the 55th Annual European Society for Dermatological Research (ESDR) Meeting, are now available. Topics include disease endotypes, atopic dermatitis-psoriasis overlap, cardiovascular risk in psoriasis, and genetic susceptibility.

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Monday, October 26, 2026

Sex Differences in Psoriasis

In this Take Ten with IPC video, Juul van den Reek and PhD candidate Liana Barenbrug discuss sex differences in psoriasis, why these distinctions matter, what current research tells us, and which areas should be prioritized in future psoriasis research.

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Thursday, October 1, 2026