| Vladimir Botchkarev |
Boston University |
Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling in the
control of skin development, hair growth and tumorigenesis |
| Howard Chang |
Stanford University |
Patterning
fibroblast differentiation |
| Angela Christiano |
Columbia University |
Sparse hair and sticky fingers: The unexpected consequences
of P cadherin mutations |
| Cheng-Ming
Chuong |
University
of Southern California |
Feather
follicle stem cells |
| George Cotsarelis |
University of Pennsylvania |
Hair follicle stem cells in hair growth and wound healing |
Pierre
Coulombe (keynote speaker) |
Johns Hopkins University |
Functions
of keratin intermediate filaments in skin epithelia |
| Andrzej Dlugosz |
University of Michigan |
Hedgehog signaling in skin appendage development and cancer |
| Raphael Kopan |
Washington University |
Bi-compartmental
communication underlies the proliferative behavior of Notch1-deficient
hair follicle keratinocytes |
| Cynthia Loomis |
New York University |
Nail development |
| Ian
Mackenzie |
Institute
for Cell and Molecular Science, Queen Mary University of London |
Intrinsic and extrinsic influences in the development of normal
and pathological mucosal structures |
| Marja
Mikkola |
University
of Helsinki |
TNFR
and NF-kappaB signalling in ectodermal organogenesis |
| Sarah Millar |
University of Pennsylvania |
Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in the development of skin appendages |
| Bruce Morgan |
Massachusetts General Hospital |
Beyond
the bulge: Fate decisions to generate and regenerate the integument |
| Vu Nguyen |
University of Pennsylvania |
A genetic screen in the zebrafish to identify genes which are
essential for the development of scales |
| Tony Oro |
Stanford University |
Spatial
and temporal regulation of hedgehog signaling during hair follicle
morphogenesis |
| Ralf Paus |
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein |
The hair follicle: Living a life of (immune) privilege |
| Dennis Roop |
Baylor College of Medicine |
Molecular mechanisms regulating epidermal development |
| Diane Thiboutot |
Pennsylvania State University |
Control of sebaceous gland activity |
| Xiao-Jing
Wang |
Oregon
Health & Science University |
Smad7-induced
beta-catenin degradation alters epidermal appendage development
and differentiation |
| Fiona
Watt |
Cancer Research UK |
Stem
cell renewal and lineage selection in adult epidermis |
| John Wysolmerski |
Yale University |
Interactions
between PTHrP and BMP signaling regulate embryonic mammary
bud outgrowth and nipple development |
| Weimin Zhong |
Yale University |
Mechanisms
of stem cell homeostasis |
