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Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Emerging Mechanistic and Experimental Insights into Mammalian Skin Barrier

August 10 - 11, 2019
Chairs Carolina Motter Catarino and Deepanjan Ghosh
Waterville Valley
56 Packard's Road
Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, United States
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

This seminar will be in line with the following Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin. The topics will cover the fundamentals of skin barrier and technological advances in this field including transdermal drug/vaccine delivery, skin disease and pathologies, trauma and wound management, and in silico modeling to investigate barrier properties.

The GRS provides an exciting opportunity for young researchers to present their work in front of their peers, and gain confidence for the following GRC. The seminar also holds a career development session with mentors from academia and industries; and is a great platform to start networking within the community, meet colleagues with similar interests and build awesome collaborations.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Mechanisms of Barrier Restoration upon Skin Injury
Discussion Leader: Sarika Namjoshi (University of Queensland, Australia)
3:45 pm - 4:20 pm
Marjana Tomic-Canic (Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, USA)
"Mechanisms of Barrier Restoration upon Skin Injury"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Skin Pathologies and Wound Management
Discussion Leader: Claudia Vater (University of Vienna, Austria)
7:30 pm - 7:55 pm
Rebekka Christmann (Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), HZI, Germany)
"Smart Follicular Drug Delivery in the Context of Alopecia Areata: A Human In Vivo Study"
7:55 pm - 8:00 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:25 pm
Zachary Lipsky (Binghamton University, USA)
"Lipid Reductions Enable Permeation of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteria Through Human Stratum Corneum"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:55 pm
Maxim Morin (Malmö University, Sweden)
"Reverse Iontophoresis for Enhanced Extraction of Cancer-Related Biomarkers"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:25 pm
Manika Vij (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
"Investigation of the Role of Tripartite Motif Containing Protein 33 (TRIM33) in Skin Wound Healing"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
In Vitro and In Silico Modeling to Investigate Barrier Properties
Discussion Leader: Lisa Binder (University of Vienna, Austria)
9:00 am - 9:25 am
James Clarke (Simcyp Division, Certara, United Kingdom)
"Predicting Diffusion in the Dermis: A Physiologically Based, Bottom-up Approach"
9:25 am - 9:30 am
Discussion
9:30 am - 9:55 am
Dilek Guneri (UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, United Kingdom)
"Humidity-Dependent Ex Vivo Corneocyte Maturation and the Importance of Transglutaminase Activity"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:25 am
Benjamin Kuzma (Long Island University, USA)
"Estimation of In Vivo Percutaneous Permeation (Flux) and Cumulative Amount Input of Metronidazole Formulations in Mini-Pigs' Dermis"
10:25 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 10:55 am
Pauline Vitry (University of Bath, United Kingdom)
"Evaluation of the Bioavailability of Topically-Applied Drugs in the Skin Using Raman Spectroscopy"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Scientific Career Paths: Academia vs Industry
Discussion Leader: Maria Alice Maciel Tabosa (University of Bath, United Kingdom)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Scientific Career Paths: Academia vs Industry
  • Timothy Houser (Dermico, LLC, USA)
  • Silvya Maria-Engler (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
  • Leandro Santos (Incyte Corporation, USA)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

Contributors

National Institutes of Health
Certara
DermiCo Lab

Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by (1R13AR076239-01) from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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Barrier Function of Mammalian Skin
August 10 - 15, 2025


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