Dates: May 9-11, 2025
Location: Insel Hotel, Potsdam, Germany
Theme: "New findings to maintain the skin barrier function"
I.A.C. members: €400
Non-members: €500
We have arranged special room rates for our attendees (see registration form) but you are under no obligation to stay at the venue.
Event schedule as of 25/03/2024
Friday May 9
18.30-18.45: Welcome to Symposium (Elena Hernandez, PhD)
18.45-18.50: Welcome to Symposium (Marek Harder)
18.50-19.00: Opening of the Symposium and Introduction (Hans Lautenschläger, PhD)
19.00-late: Welcome dinner - Insel Hotel
Saturday, May 10
8.45: Preview of the Day's Format (Margaret Walsh)
9.00-9.45: Physics; Inside epidermal measurement tools - from past to future (Christiane Uhl)
9.45-10.30: Biochemistry; Environmental influences on epidermal functions and structures (Jürgen Kloss, PhD)
30 minute Break
11.00-11.45: Dermatology; Strategies to trigger skin immunity and their relevance (Elena Hernandez, PhD)
11.45-12.30: Physics; Influencing epidermal functions by physical means and devices (Martina Meinke, Prof PhD)
12.30-13.00: Discussion buffer. Time needed and apportioned for answering questions directly after a lecture
60 minute Lunch
14.00-14.45: Dermatology; Influencing epidermal functions by pharmaceuticals & their side effects (Cornelia Keck, Prof PhD)
14.45-15.30: Corneotherapy; "Corneoceuticals" for topical and oral administration (Ghita Lanzendörfer-Yu, PhD)
15.30-15.45: Short Presentation. Short-term topic presented by an I.A.C. Board member (TBA)
15.45-16.00: Discussion buffer. Time needed and apportioned for answering questions directly after a lecture
30 minute Break
16.30-18.30: I.A.C. General Assembly (Exclusive to I.A.C. Members)
19.00 - late: Dinner – Insel Hotel Potsdam
Sunday, May 11, 2025
8.45: Preview of the Day's Format (Margaret Walsh)
9.00-9.45: Dermatology; Signal pathways in the skin – modulated by dermatological and cosmetic treatments (Johann van der Vyver, MD)
9.45-10.30: Dermatology; Medical and cosmetic peelings – short and long-term (side) effects (René Serbon)
30 minute Break
11.00-11.45: Dermatology; Skin microbiome imbalance, related disorders and recover strategies (Ehrhardt Proksch, Prof MD PhD)
11.45-12.30: Corneotherapy; Formulations – compatible with skin barrier, epidermal functions & microbiome (Hans Lautenschläger, PhD)
12.30-13.00 Discussion buffer. Time needed and apportioned for answering questions directly after a lecture
60 minute Lunch
14.00-14.45: Biochemistry; Enzymes of epidermis & microbiome – balancing deficits from outside (Burkhard Kleuser, Prof PhD)
14.45-15.30: Corneotherapy; Age-depending influences on skin regeneration (Florence Barrett-Hill)
15.30-15.45: Discussion buffer. Time needed and apportioned for answering questions directly after a lecture
15.45-16.00: Closing Speech (Elena Hernandez, PhD)
Say Goodbye – Coffee & Tea
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