Small Molecules: Skin
as the First Line of Defense
The
2010 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin will
examine the role of small molecules in skin
behaviors such as immune defense, growth and differentiation.
Topics will include antimicrobial host defense molecules,
inflammatory mediators, neuropeptides, microbial products,
microRNAs, and “science driven medicine.” The
program will examine cutting-edge scientific discoveries
that can make the most of ongoing clinical trials in
dermatology; recent advances in understanding the pathophysiology
of skin disease; the role of epigenetics; and limitations
of genetic approaches to individualized disease therapy.
Experimental design and data analysis from cell culture
and animal models will be merged with clinical observations
that ultimately inform new questions, research directions,
and cures.
Invited
Speakers and Preliminary Talk Topics
|
| Daniel
D. Bikle, M.D., Ph.D., University of California,
San Francisco |
Vitamin D and immunoprotection |
| Nicholas
M. Dean, Ph.D., Excaliard
Pharmaceuticals |
Small
molecule therapeutic technologies/oligonucleotide
therapeutics |
| Richard
Eckert, Ph.D., University of
Maryland |
s100
proteins and the skin |
| Peter
Elias, M.D., San Francisco VA Medical Center |
Neuropeptides
of the skin |
| William
Fenical, Ph.D., Scripps
Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego |
Biochemical
products of marine life and the treatment of skin
disease |
| Richard
Gallo, M.D., Ph.D., University of California,
San Diego |
Anti-inflammatory
role of skin flora |
| Barbara
Gilchrest, M.D., Boston
University |
Oligonucleotide
therapeutics |
| Michel
Gilliet, M.D., UT M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center |
Inflammatory
mediators of the skin |
| Richard
D.
Granstein, M.D., Cornell
University |
Neuropeptides
of the skin |
| Bob
Hancock, Ph.D., University
of British Columbia |
Science
driven medicine |
| Heidi
Kong, M.D., National
Cancer Institute |
Cutaneous
microbiomes |
| Thomas Luger, M.D., University of Muenster |
Neuropeptides and immunity |
| Ralf
Paus, M.D., University of Luebeck,
University of Manchester |
Hair
follicle innate immune system |
| Katherine
Radek, Ph.D., Loyola
University Chicago |
Acetylcholine
in immunity |
| Jens-Michael
Schroeder, Ph.D., University
of Kiel |
AMP discovery |
| Martin
Steinhoff, M.D., Ph.D., University
of California, San Francisco |
Neural
signaling in the skin |
| Xiao-Jing
Wang, M.D., Ph.D., University
of Colorado Denver |
Targeted
psoriasis PUVA therapy and TGFb |
| Michael
Zasloff, M.D., Ph.D., Georgetown
University |
Innate immunity |
| |
Preliminary
Schedule of Events
|
Thursday,
10/7
|
Welcome
reception at 6:00 p.m. followed by keynote talk |
| Friday-Monday,
10/8 - 10/11 |
Breakfast
served at 7:00 a.m. |
| Friday-Sunday,
10/8 - 10/10 |
Talks
begin no later than 8:30 a.m.
|
| Friday,
10/8 |
Poster
reception, late afternoon |
| Saturday,
10/9 |
Afternoon
organized hike along the coast or bus trip to Newport
Aquarium
Evening banquet dinner
|
| Sunday,
10/10 |
Early
evening salmon bake on the beach at the home of Diane
Baker, M.D. (weather permitting) |
| Monday,
10/11 |
Departure
follows Monday breakfast |
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