Profile
I received medical training at the University of Auckland (MBChB 2003) and have worked in various hospitals in Auckland and Wellington.
I relocated to Melbourne and worked with Eastern Health in 2005.
In 2006, I commenced my position as honorary research fellow at the Department of Dermatology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne when I also started my PhD on “The genetic basis of female pattern hair loss”.
My interests include art appreciation and collection, indoor and outdoor rock climbing, belly dancing, and I am a keen supporter of the All Blacks.
Service to the University, discipline
or community and recent presentations
Affiliations and memberships:
• Medical Practitioners’ Board of Victoria
• Australian Chinese Medical Association of Victoria (Committee Member 2006 - 2008)
• Panel interviewer, School of Medicine, The University of Melbourne
• New Zealand Medical Council
• Australasian Hair and Wool Research Society
Research
Profile, Interests and Recent Publications
Research interests:
The Genetic Basis of Female Pattern Hair Loss
Hair Follicle Biology
Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia
General Dermatology
Awards:
• Best Oral Presentation Award, 13th Annual Meeting of the European Hair Research Society 2008.
• Junior Investigator Award, 5th Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Society of Dermatology Research 2008.
• Astra Zeneca Effective Communication Award 2005, Eastern Health and Whitehorse Division of General Practice.
Research publications:
Yip L, Zaloumis S, Irwin D, Severi G, Harrap S, Sinclair R, Ellis J. Comprehensive analysis of the aromatase gene, CYP19A1, reveals association with female pattern hair loss. In press.
Yip L (commissioned author), Sinclair R, Chong A. Alopecia: an interactive learning module for general practitioners. British Journal of Medicine Online Learning (www.learning.bmj.com) 2008.
Yip L, Ryan A, Sinclair R. Squamous cell carcinoma arising within folliculitis decalvans. British Journal of Dermatology 2008;159(2):482-3.
Yip L, Horev L, Sinclair R, Zlotogorski A. Atrichia with papular lesions: a report of three novel human hairless gene mutations and a revision of diagnostic criteria. Acta Dermato-Venereologica 2008;88(4):346-9.
Yip L, Mason G, Pohl M, Sinclair R. Successful surgical management of lipoedematous alopecia. Australasian Journal of Dermatology 2008; 49(1):52-4.
Yip L, Sinclair R. From skin to stem cells: are we onto something big? Expert Review of Dermatology 2007;2(5):539-42.
Yip L (invited author). Female pattern hair loss. (Peer-reviewed electronic media publication for the New Zealand Dermatological Society, 2007) http://dermnetnz.org/hair-nails-sweat/female-pattern-hairloss.html.
Yip L, Sinclair R. Antiandrogen therapy in androgenetic alopecia. Expert Review of Dermatology 2006;1(2):261-9.
Yip L, McCluskey J, Sinclair R. Immunological aspects of pregnancy. Clinics in Dermatology 2006;24(2):84-7.
Research
Funding
Scholarships and travel grants:
• Melbourne Research Scholarship 2008.
• Viola Edith Reid Scholarship 2006, 2007.
• European Hair Research Society Travel Grant 2008.
• Melbourne Abroad Travel Scholarship 2008.
• Australasian Hair and Wool Research Society Travel Award 2007.
Research grants:
• St Vincent’s Health Research Endowment Fund 2007.
• Fred Bauer Research Grant 2007, Australasian College of Dermatologists.
• Australasian Dermatology Research and Education Foundation Research Grant 2006.
Recent oral presentations:
• Yip L (invited speaker), Irwin D, Sinclair R, Severi G, Zaloumis S, Harrap S, Ellis J. Analysis of aromatase gene (CYP19A1) polymorphisms in female pattern hair loss: results from a genetic association study. 13th European Hair Research Society Meeting, Genoa, July 2008; 5th Australian Scientific Dermatology Research Conference, Sydney, May 2008.
• Yip L, Harrison S, Sinclair R, Severi G, Muller D, Harrap S, Ellis J. Analysis of the aromatase gene, CYP19A1, in female pattern hair loss. New Zealand Dermatological Society Conference, Auckland, August 2007.
• Yip L, Harrap S, Sinclair R, Ellis J. Analysis of the oestrogen receptor beta gene, ESR2, in female pattern hair loss. 4th Australian Scientific Dermatology Research Conference, Adelaide, May 2007.
Recent poster presentations:
• Yip L, Horev L, Sinclair R, Zlotogorski A. When universal alopecia is not alopecia universalis. 41st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian College of Dermatologists, Sydney, May 2008.
• Yip L, Harrap S, Sinclair R, Ellis J. Analysis of the estrogen receptor beta gene, ESR2, in female pattern hair loss. Genemappers Conference, Brisbane, August 2007; 5th International Congress of Hair Research, Vancouver, June 2007.
• Yip L, Harrison S, Sinclair R, Severi G, Muller D, Harrap S, Ellis J. Analysis of the aromatase gene, CYP19A1, in female pattern hair loss. Genemappers Conference, Brisbane, August 2007.
• Yip L, Sinclair. Case report: lipedematous alopecia – a surgical outcome. Poster 5th International Congress of Hair Research, Vancouver, June 2007.
Supervisor
Justine Ellis
