Amy Foulkes

Dr Amy Foulkes is an Honorary Senior Lecturer and Academic Clinical Lecturer in Dermatology at the University of Manchester, with a 50% clinical research role and 50% NHS Dermatology training. She holds qualifications including BMedSci (Hons), BMBS, PhD, and MRCP. Her research focuses on biomarkers in skin diseases, personalized biologic therapies for psoriasis, and bioinformatics-driven analysis of big data. Key contributions include work on paradoxical eczema in psoriasis patients treated with biologics, pharmacogenomics, and genomic risk scoring.

Education highlights include an MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology under Professors Griffiths and Pirmohamed. Awards include the Royal Society of Medicine Dermatology Research Prize (2015) and third place in their Trainee of the Year Award. She collaborates with pharmaceutical partners and has held roles like Academy of Medical Sciences early career representative.

Research interests span dermatology, pharmacogenomics, and bioinformatics, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health equity and innovation. Her work integrates multi-omic approaches to predict treatment responses and improve personalized medicine strategies.