Veronica Kinsler

Veronica Kinsler is a British physician scientist specialising in paediatric dermatology and molecular genetics. She is Professor of Paediatric Dermatology and Dermatogenetics at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) and the University College London GOS Institute of Child Health.

Education and career Kinsler studied Medical Sciences and Clinical Medicine at the University of Cambridge, and completed a PhD in Molecular Genetics at the University College London. She also received training in paediatric dermatology. She is a professor of Paediatric Dermatology and Dermatogenetics at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) and the University College London GOS Institute of Child Health. She is the senior editor of Harper's Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Research Her research focuses on children's skin diseases, including rare and genetic conditions, mosaicism, and diseases that can result in cancer. Her research led to the discovery of the genetic causes of multiple rare diseases, including congenital melanocytic naevus syndrome and arteriovenous malformations. Her research explores novel therapeutic approaches for currently incurable diseases.