A/Prof Amanda Saracino is a dermatologist, dually trained and recognised in Australia and the United Kingdom. She leads the dermatology/rheumatology connective tissue disease service at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne Australia and is involved in clinical and translational research focusing on clinical correlates, underlying aetiopathogenesis, molecular subtyping and targeted therapeutics for the skin manifestations of autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Amanda has a PhD from University College London in the molecular aetiopathogenesis of autoimmune sclerotic skin diseases.