Please find below a preliminary programme, correct as of 29th September 2015.
The programme will be updated at regular intervals and is subject to change without notice.
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| Friday 2nd October 2015 | ||
| 08.30 - 09.15 | Tour & Refreshments in the UCD Charles Institute for Speakers/ Chairs and Industry Partners |
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08:00 – 09:15 |
Registration – UCD O’Reilly Hall | |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Welcome Address Professor Desmond Fitzgerald Professor Martin Steinhoff Professor Thomas Luger |
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| 09:45 - 10:10 |
G. Stingl, Austria Role of Innate Lymphoid Cells in Inflammatory Skin Disease
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Chairpersons: |
| 10.15 - 10.40 |
M. Metz, Germany Mast Cells as Targets to Treat Inflammatory Skin Diseases |
S. Katz, USA
F. Powell, Ireland
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| 10.45 - 11.10 |
B. Homey, Germany IL-31: A new link between T cells and the nervous system |
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11:15 - 11:45 |
COFFEE BREAK, POSTERS,
INDUSTRY VISITS
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| 11.45 - 12.10 | P. Van de Kerkhof, Netherlands New Developments in Psoriasis Therapy |
Chairpersons: |
| 12:10 – 12:35 | J. Barker, UK Update on Psoriasis Genetics |
M.
Steinhoff, Ireland C. Bunker, UK |
| 12:35 – 13:00 | J. Krueger, USA Psoriasis-Pathogenesis and Future Treatments |
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LUNCH SYMPOSIUM: PSORIASIS SPONSORED BY  |
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| 13:10 – 14:10 | P. Schafer, USA Molecular and Cellular Biology of PDE4 |
Chairpersons: |
K. Eyerich, Germany Clinical Use of PDE4 Inhibitors for Dermatology |
T.
Luger, Germany D. Eedy, Northern Ireland |
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LOBBY:
POSTERS, INDUSTRY
VISITS
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| 14:15 – 14:40 | C. Taylor, Ireland Targeting Hypoxia-Sensitive Pathways in Dermatology: Lessons from the Gut |
Chairpersons: |
| 14:45 – 15:10 | A. Irvine, Ireland Role of Skin Barrier in Atopic Dermatitis |
E. Tschachler, Austria
F. Moloney, Ireland
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| 15:15 – 15:40 | M. Amagai, Japan Skin Barrier Homeostasis and Inflammation |
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| 15:45 – 16:10 | M. Detmar, Switzerland An Important Role of the Cutaneous Vascular System in the Control of Skin Inflammation |
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16:15 – 16:40 |
COFFEE BREAK, POSTERS,
INDUSTRY
VISITS
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| 16:45 – 17:15 | HONORARY DOCTORATE CEREMONY: Stephen Katz, MD, PhD; USA Introduction: Dean UCD School of Medicine: Prof. Patrick Murray Ceremony: President UCD: Prof. Andrew Deeks, UCD, Ireland
Prof. Frank Powell, UCD, Ireland
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| 17:20 – 18:00 | RECEPTION
POSTERS, INDUSTRY
VISITS
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| 18:30 | Symposium Closes for Day |
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20:00 |
Social Event: “Irish Evening for Dermatology” Location: - Radisson St Helen's Hotel, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin |
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| Saturday 3rd October 2015 | ||
08:00 – 08:45 |
Tour & Refreshments in The UCD Charles Institute | |
| 09:00 – 09:25 | S. Werner, Switzerland Cytoprotective Signalling Pathways in the Control of Epidermal Barrier
Function and Repair
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Chairpersons: |
| 09:30 – 09:55 | N. Bunnett, Australia Endosomal Platforms for the Signalling Train to Pain and Inflammation |
H.
Maibach, USA G. Stingl, Austria |
| 10:00 – 10:25 | B. Fennell, Ireland Modern Antibody Engineering for Future Therapies |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
COFFEE BREAK, POSTERS,
INDUSTRY
VISITS
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| 11:00 – 11:25 | M. Roecken , Germany Inflammation in Carcinogenesis and Cancer Therapy: What makes the difference? |
Chairpersons: |
| 11:30 – 11:55 | P. Fallon, Ireland Defining the Innate Beat of Inflammation in the Atopic March |
J.
Leyden, USA E. Guttman-Yassky, USA |
| 12:00 – 12:25 | T. Bosch, Germany Towards a Holistic Understanding of the Skin: Lessons from Simple Model System |
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LUNCH SYMPOSIUM: ATOPIC DERMATITIS
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| 12:30 – 13:25 | E. Guttman-Yassky, USA Shifting Paradigms and Cytokine Targeted Therapies in Atopic Dermatitis |
Chairpersons: |
M. Gilliet, Switzerland Role of Dendritic Cells in Skin Inflammation |
J.
Hanifin, USA A. Taieb, France |
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| LOBBY: POSTERS, INDUSTRY VISITS | ||
| 13:30 – 13:55 | G. Ogg, UK Skin Barrier Sensing by Unconventional Lipid-Specific T Cells |
Chairpersons: |
| 14:00 – 14:25 | J. McGrath, UK Genes and Pathways in Skin Inflammation: Insights and Clues from Monogenic Genodermatoses |
S.
Werner, Switzerland M. Detmar, Switzerland |
| 14:30 - 14:55 | A. Hovnanian, France Presence and Future of Gene Therapy in Dermatological Diseases |
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| 15:00 - 15:10 | E. Guttman-Yassky, USA The Asian Atopic Dermatitis Phenotype Combines Features of Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis with Increased Th17 Polarization
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Selected Oral Presentations
Chairperson:
M.Roecken, Germany
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| 15:10 - 15:20 | L. Furio, France KLK5 Knock-Out Rescues Neo-Natal Lethality and Skin Defects in a Murine Model for Netherton Syndrome
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15.20 - 15.40 |
COFFEE BREAK, POSTERS, INDUSTRY VISITS |
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| 15:45 – 16:10 | C. Griffiths, UK Brain Scanning and Psoriasis |
Chairpersons: |
| 16:15 – 16:40 | M. Steinhoff, Ireland Presence and Future of Pruritus and Neuroinflammation Research |
J.
McGrath, UK J. Krueger, USA |
| 16.45 - 17.10 | S. Katz, USA Future of Dermatology in the 21st Century |
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17:15 – 17:30 |
POSTER
AWARDS and END OF SYMPOSIUM M. Steinhoff, Ireland and T. Luger, Germany |
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| 17:30 - 18:00 | Tour of UCD Charles Institute of Dermatology Facilities | |
