About Dr Mark Fear
Associate Professor Mark Fear completed his undergraduate studies in 1996, subsequently working at Northwestern University, Chicago, USA before completing his PhD at the University of London in 2003, working in non-melanoma skin cancers.
After completing his PhD, Professor Fear moved to The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia and has worked in the field of burns, skin, scarring, and fibrosis for the past 20 years.
His current work focuses on the amelioration of scar formation, therapeutic amelioration of fibrosis and on skin regeneration after trauma, particularly in burn injury. Associate Professor Fear has an interest in the molecular and cellular biology of scar formation and fibrosis and in drug development targeting scar formation, fibrotic disease and maintenance to improve appearance and function.
Associate Professor Fear studies the cellular and molecular basis for a range of fibrotic conditions, including Dupuytren’s disease, endometriosis and keloids.
Learn more about Associate Professor Fear’s endometriosis research, being driven by Perth students Akaiti James and Sarah Walshin this ABC article Two students at the forefront of the battle to understand the ‘enigma’ of endometriosis and video Endometriosis Crusaders Finding a Cure.
