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BSID Annual Meeting, Sheffield,
14-16 April 2004
Published abstracts (from April 2004 British Journal of Dermatology)
available for download here:
Wednesday 14 April 2004
| 13:25 |
Welcome: Eugene Healy |
| 13:30-17:00 |
BSID SKIN CLUB SYMPOSIUM
- Sponsored by 3M Health Care
Chairman: Graham Ogg
Autoimmunity, cell mediated autoantigen responses and skin |
| 13:3014:15 |
Alopecia Areata.
Dr. Andrew Messenger/Dr. Andrew McDonagh, University of Sheffield,
UK. |
| 14:1515:00 |
Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
the role of autoantibodies.
Professor David Isenberg, University College London, London,
UK. |
| 15:0015:30 |
Coffee/Tea |
| 15:30-16:15 |
Autoantigen specific
T cell responses.
Professor Lars Fugger, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Oxford,
UK. |
| 16:1517:00 |
A mouse model of spontaneous autoimmune vitiligo.
Dr. Richard Cornall, Nuffield Dept of Clinical Medicine,
University of Oxford, UK.
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| 17:00-18:00 |
UK Professors of Dermatology meeting |
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| 18:30-19:15 |
EDUCATIONAL SESSION -
Chairman: Graham Ogg |
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On the trail of the lonesome
gene.
Professor Colin Munro, University of Glasgow, UK. |
| 19:15 |
Drinks Reception/Dinner |
Thursday 15 April 2004
SCIENTIFIC SESSION A Chairman: John McGrath
| 08:45 |
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Evidence to suggest
that the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) is present at the
melanosome. CL Jackson, SJ Robinson and E Healy. |
| 09:00 |
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Quantitative real-time PCR analysis
of a novel mtDNA deletion in the minor deletion arc. A
Harbottle and MA Birch-Machin. |
| 09:15 |
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Recurrent mutations in Kindlin-1,
a novel keratinocyte focal contact protein, in Kindler Syndrome.
GHS Ashton, WHI McLean and JA McGrath. |
| 09:30 |
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Autoantibodies to extracellular
matrix protein 1 (ECM1) in lichen sclerosus. I Chan,
N Oyama, SM Neill, F Wojnarowska, MM Black and JA McGrath.
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| 09:45 |
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Modulation of connexins in skin
and neuronal cells. H Unsworth and D P Kelsell. |
| 10:00 |
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Gene chip analysis
of wild type connexins versus mutant connexins. AC Thomas,
W-L Di and DP Kelsell. |
| 10:15-10:45 |
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Coffee/Tea |
SCIENTIFIC SESSION B Chairman: Mark Birch-Machin
| 10:45 |
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Retinoic acid receptor a expression
in photoaged human skin and its modulation by All-trans retinoic
acid. E Tsoureli-Nikita, REB Watson, JJ Bowden and
CEM Griffiths. |
| 11:00 |
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Ultraviolet radiation
and lipopolysaccharide induce secretion of cyclophilin B from
human keratinocytes. P Fearon and NJ Reynolds. |
| 11:15 |
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A high risk psoriasis susceptibility
haplotype, extended, telomeric to HLAC in a caucasian population.
N Lench, MM Iles, I Mackay, R Patel, GS Sagoo, SJ Ward, B
Dechairo, M Olavesen, A Carey, GW Duff, MJ Cork and R Tazi-Ahnini. |
| 11:30 |
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Psoralen metabolism and psoralen
ultraviolet-A (PUVA) sensitivity: A role for cytochrome P450
CYP1B1. YY Deeni, G Smith, J Woods, J Ferguson, CR
Wolf and SH Ibbotson. |
| 11:45 |
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Localisation of dithranol to mitochondria
in live human keratinocytes by confocal imaging. A McGill,
MA Birch-Machin and NJ Reynolds. |
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12:00
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Keratinocyte transcriptome profiling suggests a dominance
of innate immune responses in psoriatic epidermis. N
Morar, JB Mee and RW Groves.
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| 12:15-13:00 |
Keynote Guest Speaker - Sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline
Epidermal stem cells.
Professor Fiona Watt, Cancer Research UK, London.
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| 13:00-14:00 |
Lunch |
SCIENTIFIC SESSION C Chairman: Sally Ibbotson
| 14:00 |
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Cutaneous responses to a single
exposure of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) in relation to melanocortin
1 receptor (MC1R) genotype. S Robinson, S Dixon, A
Collins, C Gough and E Healy. |
| 14:15 |
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The incidence of a
novel mitochondrial DNA deletion in human skin, as a highly
sensitive marker for sunlight exposure. KJ Krishnan, A Harbottle
and MA Birch Machin. |
| 14:30 |
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Elevated caspase-3 expression is
an early event in PDT-induced apoptosis in human skin. KP
Wright, REB Watson, K McLean, N Amiruddin, S Walker, G
Evangelou, S Andrews and LE Rhodes. |
| 14:45 |
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UVB-induced Langerhans cell trafficking
in polymorphic light eruption. A Blackburn, TC Ling,
M Brownrigg, LE Rhodes and NK Gibbs. |
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| 15:00-15:45 |
British Photodermatology
Group Guest Lecture
The UVA waveband in sunlight contributes to immunosuppression
and gene mutation in humans.
Professor Gary Halliday, University of Sydney, Australia |
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| 15:45-17:15 |
Coffee/Tea and Posters |
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| 17:15-18:30 |
Annual General Meeting |
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| 19:30-23:30 |
Drinks Reception/Dinner |
Friday 16 April 2004
SCIENTIFIC SESSION D Chairman: Marie Cumberbatch
| 08:45 |
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T-cell responses to
the contact allergen 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB): possible
role for bioactivation in hapten formation. C Pickard,
A Smith and PS Friedmann. |
| 09:00 |
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Chemical contact and
respiratory allergens induce different epidermal cytokine
secretion profiles in mice. M Cumberbatch, RJ Dearman
and I Kimber. |
| 09:15 |
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Accelerated telomere
erosion during cutaneous T cell mediated inflammation. JR
Reed, M Vukmanovic-Stejic, J Cook, J Fletcher, CH Orteu,
M Salmon, P Beverley, MHA Rustin and AN Akbar. |
| 09:30 |
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Functional blocking
of the melanin-concentrating hormone receptor by vitiligo
patient autoantibodies. RVSRK Gottumukkala, S Akhtar,
DJ Gawkrodger, PF Watson, AP Weetman and EH Kemp. |
| 09:45 |
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Genetic association
between an AACC insertion in the 3UTR of the stratum
corneum chymotryptic enzyme (SCCE) gene and atopic dermatitis.
Y Vasilopoulos, MJ Cork, R Murphy, HC Williams., DA
Robinson, GW Duff, SJ Ward and R Tazi-Ahnini. |
| 10:00 |
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MHC associations in
alopecia areata: evidence of a breakdown of extended class
II and class I susceptibility haplotypes within the class
III region around NOTCH4. D Wengraf, A Cox, MJ Cork,
DJ Gawkrodger, MP Birch, AG Messenger, AJG McDonagh and R
Tazi-Ahnini. |
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| 10:15-11:15 |
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Coffee/Tea and Posters |
SCIENTIFIC SESSION E Chairman: Edel O'Toole
| 11:15 |
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FAS analysis in mycosis
fungoides (MF) and sezary syndrome (SS). EM Wain, TJ
Mitchell, R Russell-Jones and SJ Whittaker. |
| 11:30 |
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Mechanisms of increased
cylindroma cell migration on extracellular matrix. ML Hamilton,
CJ Fitchett, N Baksh, IM Leigh and EA OToole. |
| 11:45 |
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The P53-specific CD8+ T cell response in patients with
cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. AP Black, L Jones,
A Bailey, E Wee, R Turner and GS Ogg.
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| 12:00 |
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Evidence for replication
of epidermodysplasia verruciformis-type human papillomaviruses
in non-melanoma skin cancers. KJ Purdie, T Surentheran,
JC Sterling, L Bell, J Cronin, JM McGregor, CM Proby, CA Harwood
and J Breuer. |
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| 12:15-13:00 |
Local Guest Speaker
Sponsored by Galderma (UK) Limited
The Hedgehog signalling pathway; the benefit of the zebrafish
as a research model.
Professor Philip Ingham, University of Sheffield, UK. |
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| 13:00 |
Close of meeting and
prizes |
| 13:05 |
Collect feedback forms |
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| 13:10-14:00 |
Lunch and depart |
The complete poster list (including late-breakers) is available
as a PDF download here:

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