(subject to change)
Thursday, Oct 17 | |
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Shuttle Bus from PDX (Reservation required during registration) |
1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Arrival and Check In |
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Mentorship Mixer and Reception |
5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m | Welcome and introductory comments Sancy Leachman, MD, PhD (OHSU) and Dennis Roop, PhD (University of Colorado), Tamia Harris-Tryon, MD, PhD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) |
5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. | Keynote: Tina Lasisi, PhD (University of Michigan) |
6:15 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. | Dinner Buffet |
7:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. | Panel Discussion |
Friday, Oct 18 | |
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. | Introductory Remarks Sancy Leachman, MD, PhD (OHSU) and Dennis Roop, PhD (University of Colorado), Tamia Harris-Tryon, MD, PhD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) |
8:15 a.m. – 8:25 a.m. | Session 1: Cutting Edge Science in Diseases that Disproportionately Impact patients with Skin of Color Session Moderator: Ginette A. Okoye, MD (Howard University) |
8:25 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Ginette A. Okoye, MD (Howard University) Introduction and Framework |
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Discussion |
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. | Tina Lasisi, PhD (University of Michigan) Genetics of skin color and hair texture |
9:20 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. | Discussion |
9:35 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. | Crystal Aguh, MD (Johns Hopkins University) Investigating the role of metabolic dysregulation in the pathogenesis of CCCA |
9:55 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. | Discussion |
10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Jillian Richmond, PhD (University of Massachusetts) Mycosis fungoides in skin of color research |
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Discussion |
10:45am – 11:00am | Break |
11:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. | Todd W. Ridky MD, PhD (University of Pennsylvania) Effects of sex steroids on human pigment synthesis |
11:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. | Discussion |
11:35 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. | John E. Harris, MD, PhD (University of Massachusetts) Vitiligo |
11:55 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. | Discussion |
12:10 p.m. – 12:25 p.m. | Short Talk from Selected Abstracts Bonnie C. Carney, PhD (Georgetown University) Dyschromia in burn scars in SOC |
12:25 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. | Short Talk from Selected Abstracts Courtney M. Johnson, MD, PhD (Johns Hopkins University) MF in skin of color |
12:40 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. | Lunch |
1:40 p.m. | Session 2: Microbiome and Metabolism in SOC Session Moderator: Tamia Harris-Tryon, MD, PhD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) |
1:40 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Tamia Harris-Tryon, MD, PhD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) The influence of diet and environment on the skin microbiome |
2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Discussion |
2:15 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. | Tiffany Scharschmidt, MD (University of California, San Francisco) Early life microbiome and host response |
2:35 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. | Discussion |
2:50 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. | Steven D. Townsend, PhD (Vanderbilt University) How sugars in breastmilk shape infant microbiome |
3:10 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. | Discussion |
3:25 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Break |
3:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Ian Myles, MD, MPH (NIH) Microbial Therapeutics: what, how, and why |
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | Discussion |
4:15 p.m. – 4:35 p.m. | P’ng Loke PhD (NIH) The skin microbiome and fungal infections of indigenous Malaysians |
4:35 p.m. – 4.50 p.m. | Discussion |
4:50 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. | Melissa B. Manus, PhD, MSc (University of Texas at San Antonio) Anthropology and the microbiome |
5:10 p.m. – 5:25 p.m. | Discussion |
5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. | Short Talk from Selected Abstracts |
5:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Short Talk from Selected Abstracts |
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Dinner and Awards Presentation · Society of Investigative Dermatology Eugene M. Farber Travel Awards · Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology Travel Award · Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology Travel Award · Taiwanese Society for Investigative Dermatology Award · European Society for Dermatological Research: ESDR Travel Award · Director’s Award for Diversity |
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | Poster Reception #1 Wine Tasting |
Saturday, Oct 19 | |
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
8:00 a.m. – 8:05 a.m. | Announcements |
8:05 a.m. – 8:10 a.m. | Session 3: Inflammatory Itch and the Skin Barrier in SOC Session Moderator: Shawn G. Kwatra, MD (University of Maryland) |
8:10 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Junko Takeshita, MD, PhD, MSCE (University of Pennsylvania) Population descriptors in inflammatory skin disease research and the role of social and environmental factors |
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Discussion |
8:45 a.m. – 8:55 a.m. | Cristina de Guzman Strong, PhD (Henry Ford Health & Michigan State University) Skin barrier multiomics associated with health disparities |
8:55 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. | Discussion |
9:10 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Tesfaye B. Mersha, PhD (University of Cincinatti) Precision medicine in atopic dermatitis care? How genomic and social determinants inform racial disparities in atopic dermatitis |
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 | Discussion |
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 | Break |
10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. | Shawn Kwatra, MD (University of Maryland) Genetic and immunologic features of prurigo nodularis in African Americans |
10:20 a.m. – 10:35 | Discussion |
10:35 a.m. – 10:55 a.m. | Eric Simpson, MD, MCR (OHSU) Clinical Trials, Ethnic/Reported-race Prevalence and Severity |
10:55 a.m. – 11:15 | Discussion |
11:15 a.m.- 11:30 a.m | Short Talk from Selected Abstracts |
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 | Short Talk from Selected Abstracts |
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | FREE TIME |
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Dinner |
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Small Group Workshops: Senior Leaders Topics’ TBD |
Sunday, Oct 20 | |
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
8:00 a.m. – 8:05 a.m. | Announcements |
8:05 a.m. – 8:10 a.m. | Session 4: Hidradenitis suppurativa Session Moderator: Angel S. Byrd, MD, PhD (Howard University) |
8:10 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Angel Byrd, MD, PhD (Howard University) Introduction/Overview of HS research in skin of color |
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | Discussion |
8:45 a.m. – 9:05 a.m. | Hailey Naik, MD (University of California, San Francisco) The landscape of HS basic science/translational research |
9:05 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. | Discussion |
9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. | Christos C. Zouboulis, MD, PhD (Dessau Medical Center) HS pathophysiology and unmet needs in the field |
9:40 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. | Discussion |
9:55 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. | Carmelo Carmona-Rivera, PhD (NIH) Immune dysregulation of HS |
10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Discussion |
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Break |
10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
| Lynn Petukhova, PhD (New York University) HS genetic architecture and ancestral diversity in studies |
11:05 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. | Discussion |
11:20 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. | Margaret Lowe, PhD (University of California, San Francisco) Tertiary lymphoid structures and hidradenitis suppurativa lesional evolution: Cause or consequence? |
11:40 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. | Discussion |
11:55 a.m. – 12:10pm | Short Talk form Selected Abstracts |
12:10 p.m. – 1:0 p.m. | Lunch and NIH talk |
12:40 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Ricardo Cibotti, PhD (NIH) HS Funding Landscape – NIAMS – What gaps have been filled or need to be filled? |
1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. | Donald Glass, MD, PhD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) Overview of the landscape of keloid research |
1:20 p.m. -1:35 p.m. | Discussion |
1:35 p.m. – 2:05 p.m. | Valerie Horsley, PhD (Yale University) The function of dermal adipocytes in skin repair |
2:05 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. | Discussion |
2:20 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. | Lamont R. Jones, MD, MBA, FACS (Henry Ford Health) miRNA keloid research |
2:40 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. | Discussion |
2:55 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Ardeshir Bayat BSc (Hons), MB, BS, PhD (University of Cape Town) Immunology of keloids |
3:15 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. | Discussion |
3:30 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. | Ernst Reichenberger, PhD (University of Connecticut) Genetics of familial keloids |
3:50 p.m. – 4:05 p.m. | Discussion |
4:05 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. | Dorothy Supp, PhD (University of Cincinnati) The function of Vitamin D in Keloid Biology |
4:25 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. | Discussion |
4:40 p.m. – 4:55 p.m. | Short Talk from Selected Abstracts |
4:55 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. | Short Talk from Selected Abstracts |
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Dinner |
7:30 p.m. | -Presentation of Poster Competition Awards -Recognition for Volunteers -Recognition for Sponsors |
Monday, Oct 21 | |
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
8:15 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Bus departs for PDX Airport (boarding at 8:15 am for an on-time departure) |
~9:30 a.m. | Bus arrives at PDX Airport |
2024 Sponsor Acknowledgement
The 2024 Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin was made possible due to NIH Grant Number 2 R13 AR009431-57 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and our generous sponsors:
Champion Level Sponsors
Sustainer Level Sponsors
Benefactor Level Sponsors
David M.C. Ju Foundation |
Associate Level Sponsors
Novartis |
Travel Awards made possible thanks to:
- Society for Investigative Dermatology (Eugene Farber Awards)
- Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology
- Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology
- Taiwanese Society for Investigative Dermatology
- European Society for Dermatological Research
- Montagna Symposium Director’s Award for Diversity