Skip to main content

International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

IPC Symposium: Not the Usual Suspects – Lesser Known Cells in Psoriasis

May 7, 2025
 | 08:00 – 12:00 PDT
Location: Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel, Room Sapphire 400, Level 4

Add this symposium to your calendar
Apple Google Outlook Outlook.com Office 365 Yahoo

Agenda

Welcome and Introduction
Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD, United States

Overview of Psoriasis Pathogenesis
Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD, United States

Neutrophils and Psoriasis
Francesca Capon, PhD, Canada

Fibroblasts and Psoriasis
Satveer Mahil, PhD, FRCP, United Kingdom

Melanocytes and Psoriasis
Mehdi Rashighi, MD, United States

BREAK

Endothelial Cells and Psoriasis
Michael Garshick, MD, United States

Nerve Cells and Psoriasis
Daniel Kaplan, MD, PhD, United States

Panel Discussion
All Faculty

Abstracts

Closing and Adjourn
Nicole Ward, PhD, United States

Program Chairs

Johann Gudjonsson, MD, PhD

University of Michigan, Department of Dermatology

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

IPC Board Member

Bio

Nicole Ward, PhD

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

IPC Councilor

Bio

Program Faculty

Francesca Capon, PhD

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

IPC Councilor

Bio

Michael Garshick, MD

NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, United States

Bio

Daniel Kaplan, MD, PhD

University of Pittsburgh, Department of Dermatology

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Bio

Satveer Mahil, PhD, FRCP

St John’s Institute of Dermatology

London, United Kingdom

IPC Councilor

Bio

Mehdi Rashighi, MD

Vitiligo Clinic and Research Center

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Bio

This symposium is supported in part by

Bristol myers squibb logo small

What's New

Videos Now Available from the IPC Symposium at SID Chicago

Did you miss the IPC symposium at the 83rd Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting? Select session videos are now available. The Arc of Disease Control in Psoriasis: Early Interception – Deep Pathway Blockade – Treatment Failure covered early intervention strategies, treatment selection, immune pathway targeting, PsA prevention, clinical escape, and real-world cases that inform long-term psoriasis care.

WATCH NOW

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Take Ten: Mio Nakamura – Psoriasis and Mental Health

Depression affects approximately 20% of patients with psoriasis, five times the rate seen in the general population. IPC Jr. Councilor Mio Nakamura, MD, MS, FAAD, walks through the bidirectional relationship between psoriasis and depression, the shared inflammatory pathways driving both conditions, and practical guidance on screening and incorporating multidisciplinary mental health support into psoriasis management.

WATCH NOW

Thursday, June 11, 2026