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International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

IPC & IEC Symposium: From Comparative Pathogenesis to Biomarker-guided Treatments in Psoriasis and Eczema

EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH ANNUAL MEETING (ESDR) | LISBON, PORTUGAL

September 4, 2024
 | 13:00 – 17:00 UTC+1
Location: Centro de Congressos de Lisboa (CCL), Auditorium II, Level 1

Agenda

Welcome and Introduction
Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD, United States
Nick Reynolds, BSc, MBBS, MD, FRCP, United Kingdom

The Comparative Pathogenesis of Psoriasis and Atopic Dermatitis
Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD, United States

Phenotype Switching
Michel Gilliet, MD, Switzerland

Genetic and Ethnic Differences in Psoriasis and Atopic Dermatitis
Sara Brown, MBChB, MD, United Kingdom

Panel Discussion
Faculty

BREAK

Abstract Presentations
Epigenetic and Transcriptomic Characterization of Skin Homing CLA+ CD4+ T-Cells in Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis
Ana Rebane, PhD – Instititute of Biomedicine and Translational
Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia

Protective Effects of Systemic Therapies for Psoriasis Against Thrombotic Events
Alison Treichel, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center,
Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Reduced Filaggrin Expression Reduces ERK Signalling and Disrupts Desmosomes in Atopic Eczema
Ryan O’Shaughnessy, PhD – Centre for Cell BIology and Cutaneous
Research, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

The Effect of Age on the Severity of Psoriasis
Shir Azrielant, MD – St John’s Institute of Dermatology, King’s College
London, London, United Kingdom

Smart Imaging and Deep Learning for Objective Psoriasis Lesion Scoring: A Scarletred Proof-of-Concept Study
Monika Molnarova, MSc – SCARLETRED Holding GmbH, Vienna,
Austria

Using Biomarkers to Inform the Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis
Marjolein Bruin-Weller, MD, PhD, Netherlands

Using Biomarkers to Inform the Treatment of Psoriasis
Satveer Mahil, PhD, MRCP, United Kingdom

Using Biomarkers to Assess the Risk of Comorbidities in Atopic Dermatitis
Christian Vestergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc, Denmark

Using Biomarkers to Assess the Risk of Comorbidities in Psoriasis
Catherine Smith, MD, United Kingdom

Panel Discussion
Faculty

Closing Comments
Akimichi Morita, MD, PhD, Nagoya, Japan
Tiago Torres, MD, PhD, Portugal

Program Chairs

Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD

University of Michigan, Department of Dermatology

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

IPC Board Member

Bio

Akimichi Morita, MD, PhD

Nagoya City University West Medical Center and Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Nagoya, Japan

IPC Board Member

Bio

Nick Reynolds, BSc, MBBS, MD, FRCP

Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

IPC Councilor

Bio

Tiago Torres, MD, PhD

Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, University of Porto

Porto, Portugal

IPC Councilor

Bio

 

Program Faculty

Sara Brown, MD, PhD, FRCPE, FRSE

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Bio

Marjolein de Bruin-Weller, MD, PhD

University Medical Center

Utrecht, Netherlands

Bio

Michel Gilliet, MD

University of Lausanne

Lausanne, Switzerland

IPC Councilor

Bio

Satveer Mahil, PhD, FRCP

St John's Institute of Dermatology

London, United Kingdom

IPC Councilor

Bio

Catherine Smith, MD

Kings College London, and Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

London, United Kingdom

IPC Secretary

Bio

Christian Vestergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc

Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Netherlands

Bio

 

Symposium jointly presented with:

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This symposium is supported in part by:

The sponsorship is provided exclusively to the IPC.

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