Some thoughts about Anthony V. Rawlings and hydration and barrier function of the skin

Anthony V. Rawlings has had 30+ years of experience in the general area of skin science. He has many scientific publications, and his work has been highly cited. He has made major contributions to our understanding of skin physiology, including xerosis and hydration, barrier function, desquamation, the corneocyte envelope, physical chemistry of stratum corneum lipids, photodamage and ethnic variation. He has held management positions with several companies in the US and UK, established AVR Consulting in 2002 and maintained a long-standing relationship with colleagues at University College London. His time as the Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Cosmetic Science was pivotal in the development of the journal. He worked hard and succeeded in getting the IJCS included in the PubMed database. Anthony V. Rawlings a plus de 30 ans d'exp & eacute;rience dans le domaine g & eacute;n & eacute;ral de la science de la peau. Il est l'auteur d'un grand nombre de publications scientifiques, et ses travaux ont & eacute;t & eacute; largement cit & eacute;s. Il a beaucoup contribu & eacute; & agrave; notre compr & eacute;hension de la physiologie de la peau, notamment la x & eacute;rose et l'hydratation, la fonction de barri & egrave;re, la desquamation, l'enveloppe des corn & eacute;ocytes, la chimie physique des lipides de la couche corn & eacute;e, le photodommage et les variations ethniques. Il a occup & eacute; des postes de direction dans plusieurs entreprises aux & Eacute;tats-Unis et au Royaume-Uni, a cr & eacute;& eacute; AVR Consulting en 2002 et entretient une relation de longue date avec ses coll & egrave;gues de l'University College de Londres. Le temps qu'il a pass & eacute; comme r & eacute;dacteur en chef de l'International Journal of Cosmetic Science a & eacute;t & eacute; d & eacute;terminant dans le d & eacute;veloppement de la revue. Il a travaill & eacute; dur et a r & eacute;ussi & agrave; faire inclure l'IJCS dans la base de donn & eacute;es PubMed. Tony V. Rawlings has made many contributions to understanding the functions of the epidermis.image