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BSID Annual Meeting, University of Oxford, 7-9 April 2008
Delegates with electronic access to the British Journal of Dermatology can download all abstracts from the meeting here.
Monday 7 April 2008
| 11:45-12:30 |
TRAINEE LECTURE:
The clinician scientist: Jack of all trades?
Professor John McGrath, King's College London |
| 13:00-16:10 |
BSID SKIN CLUB SYMPOSIUM:
Defending the skin
Chairperson: Richard Weller |
| Welcome |
Graham Ogg, Chairman BSID
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| 13:0013:40 |
Langerhans' cell mobilisation and cutaneous immune function
Prof. Ian Kimber, University of Manchester |
| 13:4014:20 |
When the skin window is open
Prof. Thomas Bieber, University of Bonn, Germany |
| 14:20-15:00 |
Melanoma vaccines
Prof. Enzo Cerundolo, University of Oxford |
| 15:0015:30 |
Coffee/Tea |
| 15:3016:10 |
Role of keratinocytes in defending the skin
Prof. Jens-M Schröder, University of Kiel, Germany |
| 16:10-17:00 |
EDUCATIONAL SESSION
Life as an academic dermatologist: a flight from PAIDS
Prof. Peter Friedmann, University of Southampton |
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| 17:00-18:00 |
BAD Roadshow
Dr Clive Archer (Bristol) & Dr David Eedy (Portadown) |
| 18:00-19:00 |
UK Professors of Dermatology meeting
Prof. Jonathan Rees, University of Edinburgh |
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| 20:00 |
Dinner at New College, Oxford |
Tuesday 8 April 2008
SCIENTIFIC SESSION A Chairperson: Rebecca Porter
| 08:30 |
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Akt-dependent, PP2A-mediated formation of tight junctions is an initial component of the epidermal permeability barrier. RFL O'Shaughnessy, JC Welti and CR Byrne. |
| 08:45 |
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Analysing isoform and tissue-specific functions of desmoplakin. RM Cabral, EE Norgett, AP South and DP Kelsell. |
| 09:00 |
03 |
Premature senescence of balding dermal papilla cells in vitro is associated with p16INK4a expression and identifies environmental stress as a potential mechanism of androgenetic alopecia. AW Bahta, N Farjo, B Farjo and MP Philpott. |
| 09:15 |
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Connexin mimetic peptides enhance wound closure rates in human fibroblasts and keratinocytes in vitro. CS Wright, MB Hodgins and PE Martin. |
| 09:30 |
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StAR role for glucocorticoid synthesis in keratinocytes. RF Hannen, AE Michael, J Burrin and M Philpott. |
| 09:45 |
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Non-neuronal functions of transient receptor potential A1 (TRPA1) in human skin. R Atoyan, D Shander and N Botchkareva. |
| 10:00 |
07 |
RANK stimulation of keratinocytes results in activation of AKT but not NFkappaB and regulates epidermal thickness. J-BO Barbaroux, CG Mueller and RW Groves. |
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Coffee/Tea |
SCIENTIFIC SESSION B Chairperson: Edel O'Toole
| 10:45 |
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Selective inhibition and killing of melanoma cells by a p16-based peptide. JK Soo, DC Kallenberg and DC Bennett. |
| 11:00 |
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Loss of type VII collagen in SCC results in increased invasion with disorganised epithelial differentiation and EMT. VL Martins, JJ Vyas, KJ Purdie, M Chen, JA McGrath, A Storey, AP South and EA O'Toole. |
| 11:15 |
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Gene expression profiling of cultured squamous cell carcinoma keratinocytes identifies a pattern of gene expression which predicts invasive capacity. AP South, C Pourreyron, J Foerster, X Mao, K Purdie, C Hogan, C Mein, L Bruckner-Tuderman, C Proby, B Young, DP Kelsell, JA McGrath and IM Leigh. |
| 11:30 |
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A role for the receptor tyrosine kinase, Axl, in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma survival. ES Papadakis, JJ Vyas, A Storey and EA O'Toole. |
| 11:45 |
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NFAT signaling in malignant melanoma. RJ Flockhart, NJ Reynolds and PE Lovat. |
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GLI1 repression of EGFR-ERK signalling may account for the poor metastatic potential of basal cell carcinoma. GW Neill, W Harrison, M Ikram, T Williams, L Bianchi, S Nadendla, EA O'Toole, F Aberger and MP Philpott. |
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| 12:15-13:00 |
Keynote Guest Speaker
Varicella Zoster virus and the skin: a marriage of convenience
Prof. Judy Breuer, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
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| 13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
SCIENTIFIC SESSION C Chairperson: Rachel Watson
| 14:00 |
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Biochemical and functional association of kindlin-1 with kindlin-2 and migfilin in human keratinocytes. JE Lai-Cheong, IR Hart and JA McGrath. |
| 14:15 |
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A lack of epidermal urocanic acid (UCA) in histidinaemic skin influences UVB-induced CD1a + Langerhans' cell (LC) trafficking. J Tye, JH Walter, CEM Griffiths and NK Gibbs. |
| 14:30 |
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Resistance of keratinocyte stem cells to apoptosis. H Wray, A Storey and H Navsaria. |
| 14:45 |
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Lycopene protects against biomarkers of photodamage in human skin. M Rizwan, I Rodriguez-Blanco, A Harbottle, M Birch-Machin, REB Watson and LE Rhodes. |
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| 15:00-15:45 |
British Photodermatology Group Guest Lecture
Mad dogs and Englishmen: exposure and behaviour in the sun
Prof. Brian Diffey, University of Newcastle |
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| 15:45-16:45 |
Annual General Meeting (Last year's minutes) |
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| 18:30 |
Posters and drinks at Medical Sciences Teaching Centre |
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| 20:00 |
Annual Dinner (New College) |
Wednesday 9 April 2008
SCIENTIFIC SESSION D Chairperson: John Mee
| 08:45 |
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An investigation of cutaneous cytokine expression in aged skin. S Ogden, M Cumberbatch, RJ Dearman, I Kimber and CEM Griffiths. |
| 09:00 |
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Endothelial activation is impaired in old skin secondary cutaneous memory immune responses in vivo. E Agius, K Lacy , M Vukmanovic-Stejic, S Hall, N Klein, M Rustin and AN Akbar. |
| 09:15 |
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Phenotypic analysis of human CD4 + T cells specific for immediate early 63 protein of varicella zoster virus. L Jones, AP Black, GN Malavige and GS Ogg. |
| 09:30 |
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The role of interleukin (IL)-2 in the early stages of 2,4-Dinitro- chlorobenzene (DNCB) induced Langerhans' cell migration. C Portsmouth, M Cumberbatch, RJ Dearman, CEM Griffiths and I Kimber. |
| 09:45 |
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Migration of immunocytes across the basement membrane in skin: the role of basement membrane pores. ME Oakford, SV Dixon, SJ Harvey, C Pickard, P Lackie, PS Friedmann and E Healy. |
| 10:00 |
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Human factor XIIIa+ melanophages outlive all other cutaneous antigen presenting cells, including Langerhans cells, after hematopoietic transplantation. MA Haniffa, F Ginhoux, M Abel, S Alshemali, S Bullock, P Taub, M Merad and MP Collin. |
| 10:15 |
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An inducible transgenic mouse model of psoriasis. MH Allen, T Silberzahn, M Simon, G Serre, AC Hayday and JNWN Barker. |
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| 10:30-11:15 |
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Coffee/Tea and Posters |
SCIENTIFIC SESSION E Chairperson: Simon Meggitt
| 11:15 |
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Tumor-suppressor function of the BMP signaling in skin is modulated by BMP antagonist Noggin. A Mardaryev, A Sharov, T Sharova, R Atoyan, M Grachtchouk, HR Byers, P Overbeek, A Dlugosz and VA Botchkarev. |
| 11:30 |
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Epigenetic silencing of the Fas gene promoter in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. CL Jones, EM Wain, S Ferreria, GE Orchard, SJ Whittaker and TJ Mitchell. |
| 11:45 |
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Reproducible and stable transgene expression towards ex vivo lentiviral gene therapy for Netherton Syndrome. GE Talbot, W Qasim, AJ Thrasher, JI Harper and WL Di. |
| 12:00 |
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Elucidating the Role of ABCA12 in Harlequin Ichthyosis. D Tattersall, AC Thomas, EA O'Toole and DP Kelsell. |
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| 12:15-13:00 |
Local Guest Speaker
Challenges of HIV vaccine development
Prof. Andrew McMichael FRS, University of Oxford |
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| 13:00-13:05 |
Close of meeting and prizes |
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| 13:10-14:00 |
Lunch and depart |
The poster list is available as a PDF download here:

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