Pioneers in Dermatology and Venereology: an interview with Professor Xue‐Jun Zhu

Member of National Pharmacopoeia committee Drug Evaluation Committee, State Food and Administration Committee for Natural Scientific Foundation International honorary member, American Dermatological Association Germany My father was a dermatologist trained in St. Louis Hospital Paris, France, the 1930s. He one who led me to Dermatology field. Hu C.K.M.D.; he great China first scholar described vitamin D deficiency world. introduced immunology. Wang K.C.M.D.; former chairman my department. guided on how be good clinical dermatologist. Rudolf L. Baer; as well organizer. I learnt run department organize group outstanding scholars working together. A. Bernard Ackerman; dermatopathologist speaker from him. Jean-Claude Bystryn Irma Gigli; they taught lot think do research work. Yes. See above “Academic engagements” detail. Firstly, discovered pathogenic mechanism paraneoplastic pemphigus (PNP) which suggested early detection associated tumour resection. Then, this resulted reduction mortality PNP. Secondly, established Dermatologist initiator promoters contributed development dermatology China. lost more than 10 years (1965–1975) because ‘culture revolution’ country. Classical music travelling. Composers: Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff. Writer: Jean Bolognia; Arthur Conan Doyle. Steve Katz, Otto Braun-Falco, Baer, Ackerman, Walter F. Lever, Albert M. Kligman, Richard K. Winkelmann, Stefania Jablońska, Chuan-kuei Hu, Darrell Wilkinson. June Robinson, Bruce Wintroub, Timothy Berger, Jouni Uitto, John R. Stanley, Paul Ortonne, Takaji Nishikawa, Thomas Luger, Zhou Bian, Georg Stingl. Ethical aspects gene therapy. Also, biological therapy will emerging market, however, too expensive used worldwide. Targeted therapy; *Note: The Pioneers Venereology interview conceived conducted by Johannes Ring.