7:00 AM
8:00 AM
Welcome remarks and Introduction
8:30 AM
Plenary Session I: Skin Cancer. Moderators: Dr Mélanie Laurin and Post doc Nicolas Collao
(5 short talks: 10 min talk + 5 min questions)
10:00 AM
Coffee break
10:15 AM
Keynote Lecture I: Host-microbiome interactions at the skin surface
Dr. Aayushi Uberoi Washington University, St Louis
11:15 AM
Patient Engagement Workshop
Voices That Matter: Patient Advocacy, Mental Health, and the Power of Being Heard (Lunch Served)
12:45 PM
Keynote Lecture II: Therapeutic targeting of macrophage dysregulation in vitiligo and atopic dermatitis
Dr. Youwen Zhou - University of British Columbia
1:45 PM
Plenary Session II: Inflammatory skin conditions: Moderators: Dr Andrew Leask and Post doc Iram Fatima Siddiqui
(5 short talks: 10 min talk + 5 min questions)
3:15 PM
Team Development Award recipient presentation. Moderator Dr An-Wen Chan
Dr. Mélanie Laurin - Université de Laval / Dr. Marlene Dytoc - University of Alberta / Dr. Elena Netchiporouk - McGill University Health Centre
4:15 PM
Coffee Break
4:30 PM
Come See My Poster
6:00 PM
Ice breaker activity
(Meet the speakers event) Wine and cheese night