International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

Kilian

Eyerich

,

MD, PhD

Director and Chair for Department of Dermatology and Venerology
University of Freiburg
Freiburg
,
Germany
Councilor Since: January 1, 2022
IPC Councilor
Professor Kilian Eyerich studied medicine at the University of Würzburg and at TUM. After graduation, he joined TUM’s Medical Life Science and Technology PhD program. He also worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Istituto Dermopatico Dell’immacolata in Rome. Professor Eyerich has received numerous grants and awards for his translational research activities. These have been from organizations such as the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the German Research Foundation, the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, and the Bavarian Research Foundation. In 2013, he was awarded a Heisenberg Professorship by the German Research Foundation. The research area of Professor Eyerich (b. 1979) is the immunology of inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis or atopic eczema. As an MD/PhD, his ultimate goal is to improve patient care through the development of innovative diagnostic and therapeutic tools.
Last Updated:
01/18/2022

Areas of Interest

Dermato-Immunology, studying the interaction of (adaptive) immune cells and epithelial cells; re-classification of inflammatory skin diseases based on molecular events that mediate clinically meaningful outcomes.

Languages Spoken

English, German, Norwegian, Swedish

What's New

Use and Misuse of Systemic Corticosteroids in Psoriasis

In this Take Ten with IPC video, Professor Peter van de Kerkhof discusses the use and misuse of systemic corticosteroids in psoriasis. He questions whether they contraindicate the treatment of psoriasis, while also covering his personal experience in prescribing them.

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Use and Misuse of Topical Corticosteroids in Psoriasis

In this Take Ten with IPC video, Professor Peter van de Kerkhof discusses the use and misuse of topical corticosteroids in psoriasis, covering current use, guidelines, and consequences.

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Videos Now Available from the IEC & IPC Joint Symposium at AAD

Missed the joint symposium hosted by the International Eczema Council (IEC) and International Psoriasis Council (IPC) at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting? Select presentations from Psoriasis or Dermatitis? When Boundaries Blur and Treatments Flip the Script are now available, covering diagnostic overlap, emerging tools, treatment-related reactions, and practical strategies for managing complex cases across diverse patient populations.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2026