Professor Johannes Ring is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Biederstein of the Technische Universität München, Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He received his training at the Ludwig-Maximilians University in immunology and dermato-venereology under Professor Otto Braun-Falco, before he became Director and Chairman of the Department of Dermatology of the University of Hamburg (1990-1995).

He has served on the board of directors or as president many national and international societies, including the European Society for Dermatological Research (ISDR), the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV), and the Collegium Internationale Allergologicum (CIA). His special interests include clinical dermatology and allergy, environmental medicine, and novel therapeutic aspects.