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Dialogue between the skin and the microbiota : The immune system is under control

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The Scientific Committee of Skin Aging & Challenges is honored to welcome Prof. Chantal Pichon, from French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), France, who will present her recent advances on the Dialogue between the skin and the microbiota and the consequences on the Immune System. Prof. Chantal Pichon has received the Scientific contribution award…

The relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic aging of human skin

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During the Skin Ageing & Challenges  2020 congress which will be held on June 4-5, 2020 in Porto, Portugal,  Prof. Jean Krutmann from Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Germany will give a presentation entitled “The relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic aging of human skin“. Skin Ageing & Challenges  2020 November 5-6, 2020 – Porto,…

Concluding remarks of 10th International Conference on Skin Ageing and Challenges

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  The 10th International Conference on Skin Ageing and Challenges is organized on February 25-27, 2019 in Porto, Portugal.  During two days, more than 100 participants shared data, ideas, critical comments and opinions alike on this excellent platform that highlighted different axes and topics related to the recent mechanisms, cellular and molecular effects, and metabolism, but also the impact of external factors and the…

Skin Challenges 2019 Dinner will be held on February 26, 2019 – 8PM

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  The Skin Challenges Dinner 2019 will be held on Tuesday, February 26 – 8 PM at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. We invite you to register online. It is a perfect opportunity to have an interactive discussion with all Academics and Industrials from around the world, and enjoy a delicious Portuguese meal. Attend this dinner by registering here by February…

What is the effects of UVA and UVB on the skin microbiome ?

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During Porto skin Challenges, Dr. Nabiha Yusuf, from University of Alabama, USA, answer the question: “What is the effects of UVA and UVB on the skin microbiome ?“.   The skin is exposed to environmental stressors such as ultraviolet radiation (UVR). They demonstrated that UVR had profound qualitative and quantitative influences on the composition of…

Techniques for Collecting Skin Microbiome Samples: Limits and Perspective

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The Scientific Committee is pleased to inform you that Prof. Shigefumi Okamoto, from Kanazawa University, Japan will join us during Skin Ageing & Challenges 2019.    Prof. Okamoto will give a talk about the Techniques for Collecting Skin Microbiome Samples.   “Recently, study on skin bacterial flora have become increasingly important. The method of collecting the skin…

Application of weighted risk scores to estimate the relative contribution of environmental and genetic factors to skin aging: A step towards individualized cosmetics

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Dr. Claudia Köllmann from Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Germany will give presentation entitled “Application of weighted risk scores to estimate the relative contribution of environmental and genetic factors to skin aging: A step towards individualized cosmetics” during  Porto Skin Ageing & Challenges Congress 2019 which will be held in Porto, on February 25-27,…

Crosstalk between different wavelengths regions present in nautrail sunlight: Implications for photoprotection

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Prof. Jean Krutmann from Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Germany will present his talk about “Crosstalk between different wavelengths regions present in nautrail sunlight: implications for photoprotection” during 10th International conference on Skin Challenges 2019 which will be held in February 25 – 27,  2019 at Porto, Portugal. For more information, please check the conference…