Jörg Prinz holds a permanent Professorship for Dermatology and Venerology at the Clinic for Dermatology and Allergology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich.
He is responsible for the phototherapy unit and psoriasis centre and the serological analysis laboratory at the clinic. Having obtained his medical degree in 1983, Prof. Prinz worked as a post doctoral researcher at the Department of Immunology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich until 1990. Since 1990, he has been a physician at the university, where he established and continues to manage the Research Group for Immunopathology. Prof. Prinz went on to attain his specialist qualifications in dermatology and venerology in 1995, and allergology in 1996. His main research interest is the analysis of the T-cell mediated immunopathogenesis of psoriasis and the identification of psoriatic autoantigens. Prof. Prinz is also interested in developing experimental therapies for T-cell mediated autoimmune disorders, and has been actively involved in preparing evidence-based guidelines for psoriasis treatment.