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SKIN RESEARCH SOCIETY (SINGAPORE)

International Singapore Skin Conference 2024

Tentative Programme *

* subject to changes (last update: 8 Mar 24)

WEDNESDAY, 13rd March - DAY 1

09:15 - 09:30

Welcome Address

Rachel WATSON, Chair of Scientific Committee, Singapore

 

09:30 - 11:00

SESSION 1. TISSUE INTEGRITY

Chairs: Carine BONNARD & Jiah Shin CHIN (ASRL, Singapore)

 

09:30 - 10:00

Exploiting endothelial plasticity in understanding and modelling skin diseases

Kiarash KHOSROTEHRANI (University of Queensland, Australia)

 

10:00 - 10:15

Abstract selected talk

A role for keratinocyte Arginase in skin wound healing and barrier function

Denis SZONDI (University of Manchester, UK)

 

10:15 - 10:30

Abstract selected talk

Polyamine metabolism is pivotal in the self-limiting control of wound healing

Meng SHI (ASRL, Singapore)

 

10:30 - 11:00

Defining skin integrity: Insights from across the pigmentary spectrum

Abigail LANGTON (University of Manchester, UK)

 

11:00 - 11:30

TEA BREAK

 

11:30 - 13:00

SESSION 2. SKIN HEALTH & AGEING

Chairs: Sophie BELLANGER (ASRL, Singapore) & Rachel WATSON (ASRL & SRIS, Singapore)

 

11:30 - 12:00

Altering cell mechanics to inhibit melanoma cell migration, invasion and metastasis

Nikolas HAASS (University of Queensland, Australia)

 

12:00 - 12:15

Abstract selected talk

Delineating the chain of events that trigger cellular senescence in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria

Mattheus Xing Rong FOO (ASRL, Singapore)

 

12:15 - 12:30

Abstract selected talk

Identification of novel targets regulating air pollution induced hyperpigmentation

Rachel PHUA (ASRL, Singapore)

 

12:30 - 13:00

Polyamines: Novel Regulators of Human Epidermal Pigmentation

Leah VARDY (ASRL, Singapore)

 

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

 

14:00 - 15:45

SESSION 3. MOLECULAR SIGNALLING & INFLAMMATION

Chairs: Kenneth LAY & John COMMON (ASRL, Singapore)

 

14:00 - 14:30

Animal models for Psoriasis

Nicole WARD (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, US)

 

14:30 - 14:45

Abstract selected talk

The spatial proteome of psoriasis

Marianne LOVENDORF (Copenhagen University, Denmark)

 

14:45 - 15:00

Abstract selected talk

Beyond the Surface: 1L-17, miR-101 and EZH2 - a psoriatic tale

Gowtham SUBRAMANIAN (ASRL, Singapore)

 

15:00 - 15:15

Abstract selected talk

Epidermis-derived lactate promotes sterile inflammation and psoriatic skin disease by inducing metabolic rewiring in macrophages

Uttkarsh AYYANGAR (INSTEM, India)

 

15:15 - 15:45

The ZAKalpha-NLRP1 axis in skin inflammation

Franklin ZHONG (NTU, LKCM, Singapore)

 

15:45 - 16:30

KEYNOTE LECTURE

Chair: Rachel WATSON (ASRL, SRIS, Singapore)

Discovery, diagnosis and doing something different for people with inherited skin diseases

John MCGRATH (King s College, UK)

 

16:30 - 18:00

POSTER SESSION & NETWORKING

 


THURSDAY, 14th March - DAY 2

09:00 - 10:30

SESSION 4. TISSUE MICROENVIRONMENT

Chairs: Birgit LANE (SRIS, Singapore) & Aishwarya Sridharan (ASRL, Singapore)

 

09:00 - 9:30

Spatial regulation of extracellular matrix turnover rates guides macro-scale organ shape in mouse skin

Hironubu FUJIWARA (RIKEN, Japan)

 

09:30 - 9:45

Abstract selected talk

Electrical Stimulation Therapy accelerates epidermal repair in an in-vitro 3D wound model by promoting MMP1-mediated cell migration toward denuded dermis

Carine BONNARD (ASRL, Singapore)

 

09:45 - 10:00

Abstract selected talk

TGF-β1 secretion via keratinocyte-derived extracellular vesicles drives fibroblast-induced tissue contraction

Khek-Chian THAM (ASRL, Singapore)

 

10:00 - 10:30

Uncovering the role of resident skin macrophages in development and disease

Srikala RAGHAVAN (ASRL, Singapore)

 

10:30 - 11:00

TEA BREAK

 

11:00 - 12:45

SESSION 5. INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISEASE

Chairs: Hazel OON (National Skin Centre) & Baptiste JANELA (NTU, LKCM, Singapore)

 

11:00 - 11:30

Newly identification of a CXCR6+ pathogenic skin-resident CD4+ T cell subset in a mouse model of allergic dermatitis that requires CXCL16 for its maintenance

Kenji KABASHIMA (University of Kyoto, Japan)

 

11:30 - 11:45

Abstract selected talk

Epidermal disruption induced by Vulcanodium rugosum toxin is rescued by gene knockout of ZAKα

Stephen WEARNE (ASRL, Singapore)

 

11:45 - 12:00

Abstract selected talk

Deciphering the immune mechanisms of autoreactive B cells in Pemphigus

Baptiste Janela (NTU, LKCM, Singapore)

 

12:00 - 12:15

Abstract selected talk

The ribotoxic stress response drives inflammation and epidermal thickening in UV-irradiated skin in vivo

Anna Constance VIND (University of Copenhagen)

 

12:15 - 12:45

Beyond the Silence: Decoding microRNA-335 dynamics in Atopic Dermatitis

Prabha SAMPATH (ASRL, Singapore)

 

12:45 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

 

14:00 - 15:45

SESSION 6. TISSUE IMAGING

Chairs: Dinish U. S (ASRL, Singapore) & Sierin LIM (NTU)

 

14:00 - 14:30

Ionic liquids for transdermal drug delivery

Samir MITRAGOTRI (Harvard University, USA)

 

14:30 - 14:45

Abstract selected talk

Quantitative biomechanical analysis assessing skin inflammatory conditions using handheld confocal Raman spectroscopy

Keertana VINOD RAM (ASRL, Singapore)

 

14:45 - 15:00

Abstract selected talk

Elucidating the role of nuclear mechanotransduction in homeostasis and fibrosis

Yin Loon LEE (ASRL, Singapore)

 

15:00 - 15:30

Innovation in biophotonics technologies for objective assessment of dermatological conditions

Malini OLIVO (ASRL, Singapore)

 

15:30 - 17:00

POSTER SESSION

 

18:30

CONFERENCE DINNER

 

 


FRIDAY, 15th March - DAY 3

09:00 - 10:30

SESSION 7. HOST-MICROBE INTERACTION

Chairs: Thomas DAWSON (ASRL, Singapore) & Tarun CHOPRA (L Oreal, Singapore)

 

09:00 - 9:30

Dermal fat, an important deep skin layer in host defense and repair

Ling-Juan ZHANG (Xiamen University, China)

 

09:30 - 9:45

Abstract selected talk

Impact of polyketide synthase on Malassezia's PUFA metabolism and its consequences on skin-host dynamics

Shi Mun LEE (ASRL, Singapore)

 

09:45 - 10:00

Abstract selected talk

Genetic barrier dysfunction drives skin inflammation during atopy and cutaneous pathogenic colonization

Ying Shiang LIM (ASRL, Singapore)

 

10:00 - 10:30

Unlocking microbiome medicine for the human skin

Viduthalai RASHEEDKHAN REGINA (NTU, Singapore)

 

10:30 - 11:00

COFFEE BREAK

 

11:00 - 12:30

SESSION 8. APPENDAGES

Chairs: Carlos CLAVEL (ASRL, Singapore) & Etienne WANG (National Skin Centre, Singapore)

 

11:00 - 11:30

Bioactive lipids mediating epidermal barrier functionality

Anna NICOLAOU (University of Manchester, UK)

 

11:30 - 11:45

Abstract selected talk

The dynamic interplay between dermal adipocyte lineage cells and macrophages in regulating acne-mediated skin inflammation and fibrosis

Yiman LIU (Xiamen University)

 

11:45 - 12:00

Abstract selected talk

Investigating the intrinsic regulation of the hair follicle stem cell niche by MEF2C

Tracy Zhijun TIEN (ASRL, Singapore)

 

12:00 - 12:30

The latest and greatest on sebaceous glands

Maurice VAN STEENSEL (NTU, LKCM, Singapore)

 

12:30 - 14:00

LUNCH BREAK

 

14:00 - 15:45

SESSION 9. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Chairs: Liang KUN (ASRL, Singapore) & Anna NICOLAOU (Manchester University, UK)

 

14:00 - 14:30

How can mass spectrometry-based proteomics help us elucidate mechanisms of disease in dermatology?

Beatrice DYRING-ANDERSEN (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)

 

14:30 - 14:45

Abstract selected talk

Nanopore sequencing enables allelic phasing of FLG loss-of-function variants, intragenic copy number variation and methylation status in AD and Icthyosis Vulgaris

Colin WONG (ASRL, Singapore)

 

14:45 - 15:00

Abstract selected talk

A sustainable strategy for generating highly stable human skin equivalents based on fish collagen

Shi Hua TAN (ASRL, Singapore)

 

15:00 - 15:15

Abstract selected talk

Going beyond the surface: transepidermal microbiome microbiome sampling using 3D-printed microprojection arrays

Kun LIANG (ASRL, Singapore)

 

15:15 - 15:45

Single Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Reveal Enhanced Immune Infiltration and Aging Signatures in Atopic Dermatitis

Jay SHIN (Genome Institute of Singapore)

 

15:45

AWARD PRESENTATIONS & CONFERENCE CLOSE