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SKIN RESEARCH SOCIETY (SINGAPORE)

International Skin Conference 2021

Programme *

* subject to changes

WEDNESDAY, 24th February - DAY 1
Welcome & Opening of Symposium
 
13:00 – 13:10     WELCOME ADDRESS
                     John COMMON, Conference Chair & Treasurer SRSS; SRIS
 
SESSION 1. WOUNDS
Chair: Zee UPTON, Skin Research Institute of Singapore (SRIS)

13:10 – 13:35      What do we know about the epidemiology and costs of
                      chronic wounds in Singapore?

                      Nick GRAVES, Duke-NUS, Singapore
 
13:35 – 13:47     Diabetic foot ulcer care – a DEFINITE WiCC-ked LEAPP in
                      wound care at National Healthcare Group

                      Enming YONG, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
 
13:47 – 13:59     SRIS Skin metabolomics platform – mass spectrometry for
                      interrogating skin biology

                      Sze Han LEE, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
 
13:59 – 14:11      Selected abstract
                      Development of perturbed wound model in rats and pigs
                      Jiah Shin CHIN, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
 
14:11 – 14:23      Selected abstract
                      Multifunctional CaproGlu tissue adhesives for prevention and
                      detection of wound infection

                      Elizabeth ELLIS, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
 
14:23 – 14:48    Flightless I regulation of wound healing and inflammation
                      Allison COWIN, University of South Australia, Australia
 
14:48 – 15:13     Research highlights from SKINTEGRITY.CH - a Swiss
                      interdisciplinary skin research consortium

                      Sabine WERNER, ETZ Zürich, Switzerland

15:13 – 15:45     BREAK
 

SESSION 2. ATOPIC DERMATITIS
Chairs: John COMMON, SRIS & Steven THNG, National Skin Centre,        Singapore

15:45 – 16:10     Developmental cell programs in inflammatory skin disease
                      Muzlifah HANIFFA, Newcastle University, UK
 
16:10 – 16:22     Selected abstract
                      Percutaneous sensitization is limited by skin regulatory T cells
                      via in situ IL-10 production

                      Sho HANAKAWA, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
 
16:22 – 16:34    Selected abstract
                     Immunophenotypes underlying skin endotypes of Atopic
                     Dermatitis in Singapore

                     Anand Kumar ANDIAPPAN, Singapore Immunology Network,
                     Singapore

 
16:34 – 16:46    Selected abstract
                     Imaging toolbox for skin: Three-dimensional optical clearing
                     and imaging of pruritic atopic dermatitis and psoriasis skin as a
                     case study

                     Yingrou TAN, Singapore Immunology Network, Singapore
 
16:46 – 16:58    Selected abstract
                     Relationship of atopic dermatitis with obesity and its related
                     inflammatory metabolic disturbances in an adult general
                     population cohort

                     Yik Weng YEW, National Skin Centre & LKCMedicine, NTU, 
                     Singapore

 
16:58 – 17:23     From genome-wide association to molecular mechanisms in
                      atopic eczema

                      Sara BROWN, University of Edinburgh, UK
 
17:23 – 17:48    Formation and functions of high endothelial venule-like vessels
                     in the skin of atopic dermatitis

                     Tetsuya HONDA, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine,
                     Japan

 
17:50              END OF DAY 1

THURSDAY, 25th February - DAY 2
SESSION 3. RAPID-FIRE TALKS I
Chair: Baptiste JANELA, SRIS & Srikala RAGHAVAN, SRIS

11:30 – 12:30     Rapid-fire talk presentations (5mins each)
Speakers:
  1. Mary B. Chan-Park, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  2. Naren Kumar Surendra, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  3. Gowtham Subramanian, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
  4. Ruth Chai, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Singapore
  5. Fazila Aloweni, Singapore General Hospital
  6. Nanthakumahrie Gunasegaran, Singapore General Hospital
  7. Jingwei Xiong, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
  8. Colin Wong, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
  9. Yee Yee Chang, Singapore General Hospital
  10. Priya Bishnoi, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
  11. Shree Harsha Vijaya Chandra, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
  12. Tong San Tan, Skin Research Institute of Singapore


12:30 – 13:00     BREAK
 
Session 4. AGING - This session is supported by Johnson & Johnson
Chair: Oliver DREESEN, SRIS
 
13:00 – 13:25     Molecular determinants of endothelial progenitor plasticity:
                      new targets for skin fibrosis

                      Kiarash KHOSROTEHRANI, Diamantina Institute, University of
                     Queensland, Australia

 
13:25 – 13:37     Selected abstract
                     Delineating the chain of events that trigger premature cell
                      aging in Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome

                      Mattheus Xing Rong FOO, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
 
13:37 – 13:49     Selected abstract
                      Investigating the molecular mechanism underlying
                      polyamine promotion of wound healing

                      Meng SHI, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
 
13:49 – 14:01     Selected abstract
                      Nicotinamide prevents UVB- and oxidative stress-induced
                      photoaging in human primary keratinocytes

                      Malgorzata MORENC, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
 
14:01 – 14:13      Selected abstract
                      Identification and quantification of senescent cells in UV-
                      induced skin pathologies

                      Audrey Shimei WANG, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
 
14:13 – 14:38      Selective inhibition of DNA damage response activation at
                       telomeres improves skin aging in a progeric mouse models

                       Fabrizio D’ADDA DI FAGAGNA, IFOM, Milan, Italy
 
14:38 – 15:03      Skin stem cells shuffle sugars as they age: glycome profiling
                       reveals dynamic glycan alterations during epidermal stem
                       cell aging

                       Aiko SADA, Kumamoto University, Japan
 
 
15:03 – 15:30      BREAK

 
SESSION 5. PIGMENTATION
Chairs: Leah VARDY, SRIS & Carlos CLAVEL, SRIS
 
15:30 – 15:55      Functional melanoma cell heterogeneity is regulated by
                       MITF-dependent cell-matrix interactions

                       Nikolas HAASS, Diamantina Institute, University of
                        Queensland, Australia

 
15:55 – 16:07      Selected abstract
                       Elucidating the role of polyamines in human pigmentation
                       Xenia KODJI, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
 
16:07 – 16:19      Selected abstract
                       Effects of BMP signaling in epidermal re-pigmentation
                       during phototherapy for vitiligo

                       Jamien LIM, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
 
16:19 – 16:31       Selected abstract
                       Effect of pollution on skin pigmentation
                       Rachel PHUA, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
 
16:31 – 16:43       Selected abstract
                       Protein nanocages for cutaneous delivery of active
                       ingredients for antiaging and pigmentation

                       Sathya Moorthy BHASKAR, Nanyang Technological
                       University, Singapore

 
16:43 – 17:08      Melanin in human skin epidermis - quo vadis?
                       Desmond TOBIN, University College Dublin, Ireland
 
17:08 – 17:33      Genomic and functional analysis of variation in human         
                       pigmentation

                       Ian JACKSON, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
                       
17:33 – 17:48      Industry themed talk
                       Deep characterisation of tumor and tissue
                       microenvironment

                       Boon-Eng TEH, Fluidigm, Singapore
 
17:50                END OF DAY 2

FRIDAY, 26th February - DAY 3
SESSION 6. RAPID-FIRE TALKS II
Chair: Chin Yan LIM, SRIS & Srikala RAGHAVAN, SRIS

11:30 – 12:30     Rapid-fire talk presentations (5mins each)
Speakers:
13. Shan Quah, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
14. Dang Nguyen, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
15. Kamaladasan Kalidasan, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
16. Sivagame Maniya, Sengkang General Hospital
17. Bhavya Sharma, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
18. Aneesh Karkhanis, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
19. Aishwarya Sridharan, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
20. Paul Hiebert, ETH Zurich
21. Jayakumar Perumal, Singapore Bioimaging Consortium
22. Juhi Singh, Nanyang Technological University
23. Chidambaran Natesavelalar, Skin Research Institute of Singapore

12:30 – 13:00     BREAK
 
SESSION 7. HAIR BIOLOGY
Chairs: Etienne WANG, National Skin Centre & Birgit LANE, SRIS

13:00 – 13:25     Regulation of hair regeneration by dermal fibroblast lineages
                      Maksim PLIKUS, University of California, Irvine, USA
 
13:25 – 13:37     Selected abstract
                     Modelling epigenetic changes regulating hair follicle induction
                     Nikolaos PANTELIREIS, Imperial College London, London, UK
 
13:37 – 13:49     Selected abstract
                     Sox2 in the dermal papilla regulates hair follicle pigmentation
                     Krystle Joy NG, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
 
13:49 – 14:01    Selected abstract
                     Junctional instability overrides intrinsic quiescence of bulge  
                     stem cells

                     Avinanda BANERJEE, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
 
14:01 – 14:13     Selected abstract
                      Senescence-induced hair follicle stem cells undergo a change
                      of fate in mouse model

                      Zoe LIM, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
 
14:13 – 14:38     Hairy strategies for skin regeneration
                      Claire HIGGINS, Imperial College London, UK                         
 
14:38 – 15:03     JAKpot: new therapies for Alopecia Areata
                      Angela CHRISTIANO, Columbia University, USA
 
 15:03 – 15:35    BREAK
 
 
SESSION 8. HOST-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
Chairs: Niranjan NAGARAJAN, Genome Institute of Singapore & Kenji          
           KABASHIMA, Kyoto University, Japan & SRIS
 
15:35 – 16:00     The skin commensal yeast Malassezia at the interface of
                      health and disease

                      Salome LEIBUNDGUT-LANDMANN, University of Zürich,
                      Switzerland

 
16:00 – 16:12     Selected abstract
                      Distinct skin microbiome ‘fingerprints’ in congenital ichthyosis
                      Khek-Chian THAM, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
 
16:12 – 16:24     Selected abstract
                     Tetraspanin-derived peptides reduce adherence of S. aureus in
                     human skin models

                     Nathan WONG, University of Sheffield, UK & Skin Research 
                     Institute of Singapore

 
16:24 – 16:36    Selected abstract
                     A non-invasive, mass-spectrometry based method for
                     quantification of human skin eicosanoids and Malassezia
                     oxylipins as a tool to explore host/mycobiome interactions

                     Martin PAGAC, Skin Research Institute of Singapore
 
16:36 – 16:48   Selected abstract
                     Shared signatures and divergence in skin microbiomes of
                     children with atopic dermatitis and their adult caregivers

                     Minghao CHIA, Genome Institute of Singapore
 
16:48 – 17:13    Dermal white adipose tissue: a newly recognized layer of skin
                     innate defense

                     Ling-Juan ZHANG, Xiamen University, China
 
17:13 – 17:38     Skin colonized Staphylococcus aureus increases the
                     susceptibility to inflammation via innate immune pathways

                     Saeko NAKAJIMA, Kyoto University Graduate School of
                     Medicine, Japan

 
17:40             POSTER PRIZE AWARDS & CLOSING REMARKS
                    Oliver DREESEN, President SRSS; Conference Co-chair; SRIS
                       
                    END OF DAY 3 & FAREWELL