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Anke Hendricks

Name: Dr Anke Hendricks
DrMedVet CertVD DipECVD FHEA MRCVS
Post: Lecturer in Veterinary Dermatology
Department: Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Email: ahendricks@rvc.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1707 66 6303
Address: Dermatology
The Royal Veterinary College
Hawkshead Lane
North Mymms
Hatfield
Herts AL9 7TA
Research Programmes:
Infection & Immunity and Lifestyle (R&D)
Clinical Service: Small Animal Dermatology
Anke Hendricks

Anke is a Veterinary Dermatologist involved in the clinical service provision at the Queen Mother Hospital. She also teaches, is involved in a variety of research projects and enjoys communicating her fascination with all things skin.


Biography

Anke Hendricks graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany where she also completed a doctorate in veterinary immunology. Following a residency in Veterinary Dermatology at the Royal Veterinary College, she provided the dermatology service of a private referral centre before returning to the Royal Veterinary College as lecturer in 2004.

Anke was awarded the European Diploma in Veterinary Dermatology in 2003 and RCVS Specialist status in 2005. She is a former president of the BVDSG and is serves on committees of the BSAVA, ECVD and RCVS.

Research

Anke’s research interests include canine staphylococcal pyoderma, skin immunity, atopic dermatitis, ichthyoses and alopecias.

Teaching

In addition to the specialist training of residents and the clinical and elective teaching of final year veterinary(BVetMed) students in dermatology, Anke contributes to the dermatology teaching module of year 4 BVetMed students, the pharmacology modules of BSc and Foundation Degree Veterinary Nursing students and the BVetMed communication skills training.

Anke is leader of the skin strand and Year3 / 4 teaching of the new BVetMed curriculum and MMedVet course dermatology module leader.

Clinical

Anke is interested in all aspects of small animal skin disease, including ear disease.

Selected Publications

MARIE-CHRISTINE CADIERGUES, A. P., DAVID H. SHEARER, RUTH FERMOR, SUHEL MIAH, ANKE HENDRICKS (2008) Cornification defect in the Golden retriever: clinical, histopathological, ultrastructural and genetic characterisation. Veterinary Dermatology 19, 120-129.

PERRINS, N. & HENDRICKS, A. (2007) Recent advances in flea control. In Practice 29, 202-207.

HENDRICKS, A. & PERRINS, N. (2007) Recent advances in tick control. In Practice 29, 284-287.

CHITTY, J. & HENDRICKS, A. (2007) Zoonotic skin disease in small animals. In Practice 29, 92-97.

HENDRICKS, A. (2005) Immunostimulants: How might they work and how might they help in the future? Oxford, Blackwell Publishing

HENDRICKS, A., SCHUBERTH, H. J., SCHUELER, K. & LLOYD, D. H. (2002) Frequency of superantigen-producing Staphylococcus intermedius isolates from canine pyoderma and proliferation-inducing potential of superantigens in dogs. Res Vet Sci 73, 273-277

HENDRICKS, A., BROOKS, H., POCKNELL, A. & BOND, R. (2002) Ulcerative otitis externa responsive to immunosuppressive therapy in two dogs. J Small Anim Pract 43, 350-354

BOND, R., CURTIS, C. F., HENDRICKS, A., FERGUSON, E. A. & LLOYD, D. H. (2002) Intradermal test reactivity to Malassezia pachydermatis in atopic dogs. Vet Rec 150, 448-449

SCHUBERTH, H. J., KRUEGER, C., HENDRICKS, A., BIMCZOK, D. & LEIBOLD, W. (2000) Superantigen-dependent accelerated death of bovine neutrophilic granulocytes in vitro is mediated by blood mononuclear cells. Immunobiology 202, 493-507

HENDRICKS, A., LEIBOLD, W., KAEVER, V. & SCHUBERTH, H. J. (2000) Prostaglandin E2 is variably induced by bacterial superantigens in bovine mononuclear cells and has a regulatory role for the T cell proliferative response. Immunobiology 201, 493-505

SCHUBERTH, H. J., HENDRICKS, A. & LEIBOLD, W. (1998) There is no regulatory role for induced nitric oxide in the regulation of the in vitro proliferative response of bovine mononuclear cells to mitogens, alloantigens or superantigens. Immunobiology 198, 439-450

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