Prof. Richard Weller

Professional information

Contact

See professional website

Organisation

University of Edinburgh

Department

Centre for Inflammation Research

Job title

Professor of Medical Dermatology

Based in

United Kingdom

Language

English

Publications

Insufficient Sun Exposure Has Become a Real Public Health Problem

Higher ultraviolet light exposure is associated with lower mortality: An analysis of data from the UK biobank cohort study

UVA Irradiation of Human Skin Vasodilates Arterial Vasculature and Lowers Blood Pressure Independently of Nitric Oxide Synthase

Societies & organisations

British Association of Dermatologists

European Society for Dermatological Research

Daylight interests

Working on daylight in relation to

Humans Atmosphere Sun Society

Why daylight matters in my work

Increased daylight exposure reduces all-cause mortality in Northern Europe

Good to know about me

I could also have worked as

Engineering- the wondrous ability to make the modern world

I would have loved to have a coffee with

Auguste Rollier- the father of heliotherapy (and we could go skiing after coffee)

Most beautiful song of all time

Im Abendrot from the 4 last songs of Richard Strauss

Disciplines

Main discipline

Medicine

Other disciplines

Anthropology, Architecture, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, History, Ophthalmology, Physics

Fields of expertise

Photobiology, Sunlight Therapy, Other, Dermatology, Epidemiology