Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Role of Adnexa in Skin Function and Aging
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:00 pm - 8:35 pm
"Fibroblasts Keratinocyte Interactions and the Relationship to Skin Function"
8:35 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:20 pm
"Intrinsic and Extrinsic Mechanisms of Skin Appendage Aging"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Bioactive Compounds - Impact On and Treatment of the Skin Barrier
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"Cutaneous Cross-Talk: Plants, Microbes, and Barrier Function"
9:45 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:30 am
"Skin-Derived Small Molecules and Their Impact on the Microbiota"
10:30 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Group Photo / Coffee Break
11:20 am - 11:55 am
"Impact of Ageing on Epidermal Barrier Lipids"
11:55 am - 12:05 pm
Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
AI and Big Data in Skin Barrier Disorders
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:10 pm
"What can Large Repositories of Skin Images such as the International Skin Imaging Collaboration (ISIC) Do To Improve AI Models and Guide Cohort Selection for Machine Learning Research?"
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:55 pm
"From Technical Innovation to Biological Understanding Using Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics in Skin Diseases"
8:55 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Extra-Dermal Influences on the Skin Barrier
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:40 am
"Modeling Skin Blistering Diseases to Design Novel Treatments: From Bedside to Bench and Back"
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:10 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:10 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am
Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:25 am
"Skin Barrier Function and the Role of Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Autoimmune Bullous Pemphigoid"
11:25 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:15 pm
"Exploratory Studies of Transepidermal Heat Loss, Barrier Function and Sweat"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Early Career Investigator Presentations
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:10 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Discussion
9:05 pm - 9:25 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Pigmentation and Cellular Skin Disorders
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:50 am
"Extracellular Vesicle-Based Therapy for Cancer"
9:50 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
10:45 am - 10:55 am
Discussion
10:55 am - 11:30 am
"Genetic Insights into Pigmentation and Inflammation from Hidradenitis Suppurativa"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:15 pm
"In Situ Gene Editing as Next Generation Therapy For Genodermatoses"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Genetics and Epigenetics in Skin Function, Health, and Disorder
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:05 pm
"A Genetic and Developmental Basis for the Evolution of the Sweaty and Naked Ape"
8:05 pm - 8:15 pm
Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pm
"Hair Follicle Barrier Function"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:10 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:10 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Novel Strategies For Addressing Skin and Systemic Disorders
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
"Nanofiber Mediated Sustained Delivery of Growth Factors Promote Chronic Wound Healing"
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Discussion
9:50 am - 10:20 am
"From Shape to Function: Leveraging Tissue Geometry in Skin-on-a-Chip Design"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am
"ILnext: Unravelling the Potential of Ionic Liquids as Next Generation Cutaneous Drug Delivery Systems"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:10 pm
"Engagement of Histamine Receptors for Skin Repair"
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Identifying the Limitless Boundaries of Skin Barrier Research: Living on the Edge
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
"What to Expect in the Next 1-3 Decades of Skin Research"
8:05 pm - 8:20 pm
Discussion
8:20 pm - 8:40 pm
"Reflecting on Three Decades of Skin Research and Advances"
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm
General Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure