Sunday Evening
Structure and Molecular Organization
Neil Kitson, M.D., Ph.D., FRCPC, Dept. of Dermatology, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC (Session Chair)
- Stratum Corneum Membrane Organization and Hydration: Joke Bouwstra, Ph.D., LACDR, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Cornified Envelope: Proteins/Lipids: Peter M. Steinert, Ph.D.,National Institutes of Health, Washington, D.C.
- Modifications in Function Produced by Retinoids: Braham Shroot, Ph.D.,CIRD, Galderma, Valbonne, France
Monday Morning
Structure and Function
Manigé Fartasch, M.D., FRG, Dept. of Dermatology, Univ. of Erlangen (Session Chair)
- Filaggrin and the Transition to the Corneocvte: Beverley A. Dale-Crunk, Ph.D., Dept. of Oral Biology, Univ. of Washington
- Intercellular Lipid Processing: Walter M. Holleran, Pharm. D. Dept. of Dermatology, VAMC San Francisco
- Enzymes in Desquamation: Törbjörn Egelrud, M.D., Dept. of Dermatology, Umea Univ., Sweden
- Sphingolipids - Other Roles: Konrad Sandhoff, Ph.D., Dept. of Biochemistry, Univ. of Bonn, Germany
Monday Evening
Other Epithelial Barriers
Gopinathan Menon, Ph.D. Avon, Suffern, NY (Session Chair)
- Intestinal Barriers: Donna-Marie McCafferty, Ph.D., Dept. of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Hydrophobic Barrier of Stomach: Leonard M. Lichtenberger, Ph.D., Dept. of Physiology & Cell Biology, Univ. of Texas, Houston, TX
- Oral Mucosal Barrier: Philip W. Wertz, Ph.D., Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Tuesday Morning
Regulation of Development/Homeostasis
Kenneth R. Feingold, M.D., Dept. of Metabolism, VAMC, San Francisco (Session Chair)
- Barrier Development In Utero: Mary L. Williams, M.D., Depts. of Pediatrics and Dermatology, Univ. of CA, San Francisco
- Regulation of Epidermal Lipid Metabolism: Ian Harris, Ph.D., Dept. of Dermatology, VAMC, San Francisco
- Epidermis-Derived Mediators: John C. Ansel, M.D., Ph.D., Emory University, Atlanta, GA
- Immune Consequences of Barrier Perturbation: Brian J. Nickoloff, M.D., Ph.D., Dept. of Pathology, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Tuesday Evening
Immunology of the Barrier
Paul R. Bergstrasser, M.D., Dept. of Dermatology, Univ. of Texas, Dallas, TX (Session Chair)
- Interface of Allergic/Irritant Dermatitis: Daniel N. Sauder, M.D., Ph.D., Div. of Dermatology, Seiji Kondo, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Ontario,Canada
- Response of Keratinocvtes to Irritants/Allergens: Anthony A. Gaspari, M.D., Dept. of Dermatology, Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA
- Role of T Cells in Contact Dermatitis: Richard S. Kalish, M.D., Dept. of Dermatology, SUNY-Stony Brook, NY
Wednesday Morning
Pathophysiology of the Barrier
Gerald G. Krueger, M.D., Salt Lake City, UT (Session Chair)
- Insights from Transgenic Models: Dennis R. Roop, Ph.D., Dept. of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- Inbred Mice as Models: John P. Sundberg, Ph.D.The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME
- Lipid Abnormalities in Aging and Atopic Dermatitis: Genji Imokawa, Ph.D., Manager, Dermatology, Kao Corporation, Tochigi, Japan
- Barrier Abnormalities in Wound Healing: Hachiro Tagami, M.D., School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Wednesday Evening
Business Meeting
Debate: Validity of In Vitro Models
Gordon Flynn, Ph.D. (Moderator)
- Pro Team: Maria Ponec, Ph.D., Dept. of Dermatology, Univ. Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands
- Con Team: Jim E. Rivière, Ph.D., Cutaneous Pharm. & Toxicology Ctr., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC
Thursday Morning
Drug Delivery/Tissue Monitoring
Christopher Cullander (Session Chair)
- Electroporation - Mechanisms and Applications: Veronique Préat, Ph.D., Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
- Sonophoresis - High and Low Frequency: Katsuro Tachibana, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Division of Sonodynamic Therapy, School of Med., Fukuoka, University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Methods and Applications of Tissue Monitoring: Janet A. Tamada, Ph.D., Cygnus Inc., Redwood City, CA
- Methods for Transdermal Oligonucleotide Delivery: William F. Swain, Ph.D., Cancer Gene Therapy Dept., Auragen Inc., Middleton, WI
Thursday Evening
Other Epidermal Barriers
Hans Schaefer (Session Chair)
- Antioxidant Gradients in the Skin: Jens Thiele, Ph.D., Dept. of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA
- Barrier to Infections--Antimicrobial Peptides: Ehrhardt Proksch (for) Enno Christophers, M.D., Dept. of Dermatology, University of Kiel, Germany
- Role of Melanin in the UV Barrier: Vincent J. Hearing, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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