Research Area
Researcher at the Department for Dermatology and Allergology (Technical University of Munich - TUM)
Contact
Technical University of Munich
Biedersteiner Str 29
80802 Munich, Germany
Phone:
+49 89/ 4140 3170
Email:
alexander.zink@tum.de
Research Interest
Non-melanoma skin cancer in outdoor professions: prevalence, risk factors and an approach towards evidence-based prevention
Supervisors
Prof. Dr. med. Tilo Biedermann
Prof. Dr. med. Manfred Wildner
PD Dr. Eva Rehfuess
Curriculum Vitae
2007 - 2011 Medical School: University of Würzburg, University of Mainz, Technical University of Munich,
University College London, Harvard Medical School
2011 - 2013 Master of Public Health, LMU München
2015 - presentPh.D. Epidemiology and Public Health, LMU München
Publications
Zink A, Koch E, Seifert F, Rotter M, Spinner CD, Biedermann T. Nonmelanoma skin cancer in mountain guides: high prevalence and lack of awareness warrant development of evidence-based prevention tools. Swiss Med Wkly. 2016 Dec 5;146:w14380
Zink A, Hänsel I, Rotter M, Spinner CD, Böhner A, Biedermann T. Impact of Gliding on the Prevalence of Keratinocyte Carcinoma and its Precursors: A Cross-sectional Study Among Male Pilots in Bavaria. Acta Derm Venereol. 2016 Oct 14. doi: 10.2340/00015555-2547. [Epub ahead of print]
Zink A, Ring J. Phototoxic dermatitis. N Engl J Med. 2014;371:559.