Program | Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin

(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
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 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
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	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) Translational research in vitiligo: Launching a new era of targeted treatments
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. – 1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 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
5:25 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.	Short Talk from Selected Abstracts
5:40 p.m. – 5:55 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 Wine Tasting

Saturday, Oct 19
7:00 a.m. – 7:55 a.m.	Breakfast
7:55 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Announcements
8:00 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 Medical Center)
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. – 9:05 a.m.	Cristina de Guzman Strong, PhD (Henry Ford Health & Michigan State University) Human Skin Barrier Evolution Out of Africa and Impact on Skin Health Disparities
9:05 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.	Discussion
9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.	Tesfaye B. Mersha, PhD (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center) Precision medicine in atopic dermatitis care? How genomic and social determinants inform racial disparities in atopic dermatitis
9:40 a.m. – 9:55 a.m.	Discussion
9:55 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.	Break
10:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Shawn Kwatra, MD (University of Maryland) Genetic and immunologic features of prurigo nodularis in African Americans
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Discussion
10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.	Eric Simpson MD, MCR (OHSU) Clinical trials, ethnic/reported-race prevalence and severity
11:05 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.	Discussion
11:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.	Short Talk from Selected Abstracts
11:35 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.	Short Talk from Selected Abstracts
11:50 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.	Industry Leaders Panel Lunch
12:35 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Free Time
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.	Dinner
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.	Small Group Workshops: Senior Leaders Topics’ TBD
TBD	Poster Reception #2

Sunday, Oct 20
7:00 a.m. – 7:55 a.m.	Breakfast
7:55 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.	Announcements
8:00 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.	Amanda Nelson, PhD (Penn State) The microbial 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 (Staedtisches Klinikum Dessau, Brandenburg Medical School) HS pathophysiology and unmet needs in the field
9:40 a.m. – 9:55 a.m.	Discussion
9:55 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Carmelo Carmona-Rivera, PhD (NIH) Immune dysregulation of HS
10:15 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) The importance of ancestral diversity in human genetic studies of hidradenitis suppurativa
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. – 12:10 p.m.	Haley Naik, MD (University of California, San Francisco) HS basic science/translational research – the patient’s perspective
12:10 p.m. – 12:25 p.m.	Short Talk from Selected Abstracts
12:25 p.m. – 1:00 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. – 1:10 p.m.	Session 5: The Landscape of Keloid Research Session Moderator: Donald Glass, MD, PHD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)
1:10 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.	Donald Glass, MD, PHD (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) Overview of the landscape of keloid research
1:30 p.m. -1:40 p.m.	Discussion
1:40 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Valerie Horsley, PhD (Yale University) The function of dermal adipocytes in skin repair
2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	Discussion
2:15 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.	Lamont R. Jones, MD, MBA, FACS (Henry Ford Health) miRNA keloid research
2:35 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.	Discussion
2:50 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.	Ardeshir Bayat, BSc (Hons), MB, BS, PhD (University of Cape Town) Immunology of keloids
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.	Ernst Reichenberger, PhD (University of Connecticut) Genetics of familial keloids
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	Discussion
4:15 p.m. – 4:35 p.m.	Dorothy Supp, PhD (University of Cincinnati) The function of vitamin D in keloid biology
4:35 p.m.- 4:50 p.m.	Discussion
4:50 p.m. – 5:10 p.m.	Maksim Plikus, PhD (UC Irvine) Bioinformatic decoding of keloid fibroblasts and disease-associated signals.
5:10 p.m. – 5:25 p.m.	Discussion
5:25 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.	Short Talk from Selected Abstracts
5:40 p.m. – 5:55 p.m.	Short Talk from Selected Abstracts
6:00 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

Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by a grant (5R13AR009431-57) from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. 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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