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Skin Challenges 2025 Special Session: Senolytic & Senomorphic Agents – Strategies and Impact on Rejuvenation

Skin Challenges 2025 Special Session: Senolytic & Senomorphic Agents – Strategies and Impact on Rejuvenation

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  Why a session dedicated to Senescence?   Cellular senescence is a key driver of skin ageing, contributing to loss of elasticity, impaired wound healing, and chronic inflammation.    Understanding the mechanisms of senescence and developing targeted interventions — such as senolytics to eliminate senescent cells and senomorphics to modulate their effects — are crucial…
Posted on March 4, 2025
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Keynote Speaker 2025: Prof. Vladimir A. Botchkarev

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It is a great pleasure to welcome Professor Vladimir A. Botchkarev, Professor of Dermatology at the Boston University School of Medicine, USA, as a keynote speaker at Skin Ageing & Challenges 2025.  Topic: Epigenetic Regulation of Skin Ageing-Associated Genes in Short-Lived and Long-Lived Mammals.   About Prof. Botchkarev Currently a Professor of Dermatology and Co-Director…
Posted on January 30, 2025
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Skin Ageing & Challenges 2024 Replay & Abstracts Book

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If you were not able to attend the congress online or in-person, the abstracts book and recordings of all presentations of Skin Ageing & Challenges 2024 are now available for purchase.   Skin Ageing & Challenges 2024 Congress – Replay Access You can catch up on all the details of the 15th International Conference of…
Posted on November 7, 2024
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SENISCA’s Small Molecule Reduces Senescence in Aged Cells – Best Short Oral at Skin Challenges 2024

SENISCA’s Small Molecule Reduces Senescence in Aged Cells – Best Short Oral at Skin Challenges 2024

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Congratulations to Adam Clauss from SENISCA Ltd, UK, for winning the Best Short Oral Presentation Award at Skin Ageing & Challenges 2024! His groundbreaking research, “A Groundbreaking Intervention Effectively Reduces Senescence in Old Primary Cells by Targeting a New Hallmark of Ageing,” highlights the potential of small molecule modulators of splicing factor expression to reverse…
Posted on November 6, 2024
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“Inhibition of Thioredoxin Reductase 1 Activates NRF2 Pathway” Wins Skin Challenges 2024 Best Poster Award (2)

“Inhibition of Thioredoxin Reductase 1 Activates NRF2 Pathway” Wins Skin Challenges 2024 Best Poster Award (2)

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Congratulations to Jakub Pawlikowski from Silesian University of Technology, Poland, on winning the Best Poster Presentation Award (2) at Skin Ageing & Challenges 2024! His study, “Suppression of Thioredoxin Reductase 1 in Keratinocyte Cell Line as a Key Regulator of the NRF2 Pathway,” reveals how inhibiting TXNRD1 disrupts redox balance, activating NRF2 to protect skin…
Posted on November 6, 2024
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“Decellularized Human Umbilical Cord Extracts Enhance Fibroblast Activity” Skin Challenges 2024 Best Poster Award

“Decellularized Human Umbilical Cord Extracts Enhance Fibroblast Activity” Skin Challenges 2024 Best Poster Award

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We are pleased to announce that Andrés Caicedo from Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador, has been awarded the Best Poster Presentation (1) at the Skin Ageing & Challenges 2024 conference for his research titled “Exposure of Skin Fibroblasts to Decellularized Extracts from Human Umbilical Cord Tissue Enhances Migration, Proliferation, and Metabolic Activity.” Caicedo’s study…
Posted on November 6, 2024
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Accepted Contributions at Skin Ageing & Challenges 2024

Accepted Contributions at Skin Ageing & Challenges 2024

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The committee has received and reviewed many abstracts for short oral and poster presentations at Skin Aging & Challenges 2024. Below is the list of accepted contributions: Last updated: October 10 Indole-3-Acetic Acid: A Product of the Skin Microbiome, Improves Skin Barrier, Alleviates Inflammation and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Ilona Matějková, Contipro, Czech Republic Plantago lanceolata-Derived…
Posted on October 10, 2024
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Bridging Research, Perspectives, and Clinical Excellence in Skin Aging

Bridging Research, Perspectives, and Clinical Excellence in Skin Aging

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Join us at Skin Challenges 2024 on November 5-6, where we’ll explore innovative strategies to understand and combat skin aging. Topics will include targeting senescent cells with senolytics, utilizing extracellular vesicles for rejuvenation, and exploring the benefits of microbiota and mitochondrial transplantation. We’ll also delve into the symbiotic relationship between the microbiome and skin health,…
Posted on July 30, 2024
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Prof. Vladimir Botchkarev Receives 2023 Skin Ageing & Challenges Award for Outstanding Research

Prof. Vladimir Botchkarev Receives 2023 Skin Ageing & Challenges Award for Outstanding Research

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Prof. Vladimir A. Botchkarev of Boston University School of Medicine, USA, has been honored with the prestigious Skin Ageing & Challenges Best Scientific Award 2023, recognizing his exceptional contributions to scientific research. In his work titled “Skin Aging in Long-Lived Naked Mole-Rats: Mechanisms and Perspectives,” Prof. Botchkarev explored the complex aging process of Naked Mole…
Posted on November 13, 2023
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Best Short Oral Presentation at Skin Ageing & Challenges 2023

Best Short Oral Presentation at Skin Ageing & Challenges 2023

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Dr. Andrey Koptyug from Mid Sweden University, Sweden, was discerned the Skin Ageing & Challenges 2023 Best Short Oral Presentation Award for hist talk: “Skin Aging Criteria and Search for Anti-Aging Interventions”. Prof. Koptyug’s research introduced a simplified criterion for identifying skin ageing onset, revolutionizing personalized treatment decisions and showcasing promising prospects for tissue regeneration…
Posted on November 13, 2023
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