Program

Day 1

8:15 AM | Registration Opens

8:45 AM | Opening Remarks

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 1
Keratinocyte Disease (including Cancer) Biology/Genetics/Genomics 

• Prof Kiarash Khosrotehrani

  • Exploiting endothelial plasticity in understanding and modelling skin diseases

• Dr Angela Ferguson

  • High-dimensional and spatial analysis of the tumour microenvironment in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

• Dr Arutha Kulasinghe

  • Ultra-deep tumour microenvironment profiling to discover biomarkers associated with response and resistance to therapy

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Morning Tea

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Session 2
Keratinocyte Disease (including Cancer) Biology/Genetics/Genomics 2

• Prof Marie Ranson

  • Multi-omics study of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) - in search of metastatic biomarkers and new treatment options

• Dr Jenny Lee

  • Programmed death 1 inhibitors in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma patients with large nerve-perineural invasion: A multicentre retrospective study

• Dr Jazmina Gonzalez Cruz

  • Novel immunosuppressive mechanisms and clinical opportunities for skin cancer patients

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | Lunch and Posters

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | Session 3
Adaptive Immunity and Skin Diseases

• Prof Laura Mackay

  • Diversity and function of skin-resident lymphocytes

• Prof Scott Byrne

  • Self-derived immunomodulatory peptide RP23 as a novel therapeutic for inflammatory skin diseases

• Dr Michael Hickey

  • Regulatory T cell control of vascular adhesion molecule expression in skin under inflammatory and homeostatic conditions

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM | Break

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Session 4
Adaptive Immunity and Skin Diseases 2

• Prof Johannes Kern

  • Targeted therapies in inflammatory skin disease, an opportunity to research disease mechanisms

• Dr Snehlata Kumari

  • Epithelial-immune crosstalk in cytokine-mediated skin inflammation

• A/Prof Joanne Reed

  • Autoantibody-mediated skin conditions in autoimmune disease

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM | Afternoon Tea

4:45 PM - 6:15 PM | Session 5
Fundamental Skin Research (AI, Quantum science, Biochemistry, Photobiology, etc)

• A/Prof Zongyuan Ge

  • Foundation dermatology AI model training for multi-tasks

• Dr Tingrei Tan

  • Addressing molecular chemical dynamics with a quantum computer

• Mr Nicholas Muller

  • Pathologist consensus is crucial for the development of artificial intelligence training data in dermatology

6:15 PM | Ross Barnetson Lecture

• Prof Nikolas Haass

  • (Tumour) environment and therapy – a tribute to Ross Barnetson

6:35 PM - 8:30 PM | Welcome Reception

Day 2

8:00 AM | ASDR Annual General Meeting
All current members welcome

9:15 AM - 10:45 AM | Session 6
Melanoma Genetics/Genomics/Biology

• Prof Jonas Nilsson

  • Cell therapy for therapy-resistant metastatic melanoma

• A/Prof Aideen Mcinerney Leo

  • Mainstreaming melanoma genetic testing

• Dr Camelia Quek

  • Multi-omics and spatial insights into melanoma and immunotherapy

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Morning Tea

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Session 7
Melanoma Genetics/Genomics/Biology 2

• Prof Thomas Gebhardt

  • Immunity to cutaneous and metastatic melanoma

• A/Prof James Wilmott

  • Personalised Immunotherapy for Melanoma: Predicting Resistance with Multi-Omic Profiling

• Prof Helen Rizos

  • Liquid biopsies in melanoma

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Session 8
Sponsored Session/Showcase Session

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM | Break

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM | Session 9
Innate Immunity and Infection

• Prof Andrew Harman

  • Epithelial dendritic cells vs Langerhans cells; implications for vaccine design

• Dr Kirstie Bertram

  • Human epidermal dendritic cells are highly susceptible to infection by HIV and Herpes Simplex Virus

• Prof Carl Feng

  • Architecture of the human tuberculosis granuloma

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM | Afternoon Tea

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Session 10
Wound Healing and Stem Cells

• Prof Eli Sprecher

  • From genes to skin diseases: a fresh look at an old issue

• Prof Allison Cowin 

  • Taking flight: development of a first-in-class antibody therapy for the treatment of wounds

• Ms Sunny Lee

  • Tropoelastin delays mesenchymal stem cell senescence and preserves regenerative function

7:00 PM | Conference Dinner

Day 3

8:30 AM | Registration Opens

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Session 11
Skin Translational Research

• Prof Anne Cust

  • Melanoma risk assessment – current status and future directions

• Professor Ruta Gupta

• A/Prof Robyn Saw

  • Components of translational research

10:30 AM to 10:45 AM | Morning Tea

10:45 AM to 12:15 PM | Session 12
Skin Translational Research 2

• Prof Manabu Fujimoto

  • Reshaping Dermatomyositis from Autoantibody Responses

• Dr Asolina Braun

  • Immunopeptidomics identifies ligands of HLA-C*06:02, the major psoriasis risk gene

• A/Prof John Frew

  • Novel therapeutic targets in inflammatory skin disease

12:15 PM to 12:30 PM | Awards Ceremony

12:30 PM to 12:45 PM | Wrap-Up

12:45 PM to 1:00 PM | Conference Close