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New board officers

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IPC appoints board officers for 2022

It is our pleasure to introduce our newly appointed board officers as they take on their new roles beginning January 1, 2022. IPC’s board officers lead our Board of Directors in providing leadership in the direction and operation of the IPC and develop strategies to implement our mission of improving psoriasis patient care around the globe.

Meet our 2022 officers

Craig Leonardi, MD
Central Dermatology
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
IPC President
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Hervé Bachelez Headshot
Hervé Bachelez, MD, PhD
Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Imagine Institute for Human Genetic Diseases, University of Paris
Paris, France
IPC Vice President/President Elect
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Claudia de la Cruz Headshot
Claudia de la Cruz, MD
Clinica Dermacross
Santiago, Chile
IPC Secretary
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Bruce Strober Headshot

Bruce Strober, MD, PhD
Central Connecticut Dermatology, Cromwell, CT and Yale University, Department of Dermatology
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
IPC Treasurer

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A complete list of our Board of Directors with their full biographies can be found here.

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Global and Collaborative Research in Psoriasis: IPC Fellows Research Class #1 Recordings

Recordings from the IPC Fellows Research Class #1: Global and Collaborative Research in Psoriasis are now available. Program Chairs Peter van de Kerkhof, MD, PhD, and María Julia Cura, MD, led a faculty of international experts through sessions on unresolved questions in the era of effective psoriasis therapies, building global research collaborations, and connecting psoriasis research across disciplines. Watch to hear from Wolf Henning Boehncke, MD, MA, Christopher Griffiths, OBE, MD, FMedSci, and Georg Stingl, MD, as they share perspectives shaping the next generation of psoriasis research.

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

New in the IPC Resource Library: Research Skills

The IPC Resource Library now includes a dedicated Research Skills category, bringing together videos, articles, and presentations focused on building stronger research capabilities in psoriasis. Browse the current collection to find resources on topics from collaborative research methods to career development for researchers at every stage.

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Thursday, July 13, 2026

New Take Tens on Psoriatic Arthritis

IPC Councilor Anna Lopez Ferrer, MD, PhD, reviews PURE-4, a four-item tool that helps dermatologists screen psoriasis patients for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) risk. She traces its evolution across three studies (2018–2026) into a validated predictor of early PsA.

IPC Councilor André Lucas Ribeiro, MD, reframes PsA as a slow transition from psoriasis, not a sudden event, opening the door to disease interception. He outlines the steps needed to get there, from harmonizing definitions to reducing inflammatory burden.

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026