Scientific agenda - Skin Challenges 2020 – November 5-6, 2020, Virtual Congress

Day 1 – Thursday – November 5, 2020
09h00	Welcome Note & Introduction Remarks Prof. Jean Krutmann, President of Skin Challenges 2020, Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Germany
09h00	Session 1: Skin Ageing & Challenges 2020 – State of the Art Mechanistics Aspects and Recent Advances The relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic aging of human skin Jean Krutmann, Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Germany New insights into skin ageing Christopher Griffiths, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Granzymes: Strategic Role in Skin Aging and Inflammatory Skin Conditions David Granville, University of British Columbia, Canada Skin aging in Indians living in highly polluted areas Tamara Schikowski, Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Germany Interaction of different UV wavelengths present in natural sunlight Thomas Haarmann-Stemmann, Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Germany

14h30	Session 2: Skin Microbiota – Recent Scientific Advances Distinct skin microbiome and skin physiological functions between bedridden older patients and healthy people: A single center study in Japan Shigefumi Okamoto, Kanazawa University Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Japan Dialogue between the skin and the microbiota: The immune system is under control Chantal Pichon, French National Centre for Scientific Research, France Chances & Challenges when investigating the skin microbiome Rainer Simmering, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Germany The cutaneous ecosystem: Insights into the skin microbiome and cosmetics Riccardo Sfriso, DSM Nutritional Products Ltd, Switzerland The Evolution of the skin microbiome with urbanization Chris Callewaert, Ghent University, Belgium
16h20	Short Oral & Poster Session of Day 1 Polyamines: novel regulators of human epidermal pigmentation Leah A. Vardy, Skin Research Institute of Singapore, Singapore Polysaccharide‐rich hydrogel formulation combined with photobiomodulation repairs UV‐induced photodamage in mice skin Lia Mara Grosso Neves, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil
18h00	End of the first day

Day 2 – Friday – November 6, 2020
08h55	Opening of the second day
09h00	Session 3: Iron Homeostasis, Regeneration, Wound Healing & Skin Introduction on the role of iron and hepcidin in the process of cells and wound healing Charareh Pourzand, University of Bath, United Kingdom Harnessing the power of extracellular vesicles for wound regeneration Hugo Fernandes, University of Coimbra, Portugal Iron and UVA: The destructive duo, particularly in postmenopausal skin Xi Huang, I Beauty Tech, Inc., USA

14h00	Session 4: Presentation of Innovations, Biotechnology Products & Devices Artificial Intelligence & Skincare The imaging technique to evaluate oxidative stress in the human skin Masaki Kobayashi, Tohoku Institute of Technology, Japan Implications of skin ageing for treatments, sensory perception and wearable technologies Reinhold H. Dauskardt, Stanford University, USA Novel state of the art topicals & regimens show statistically significant improvement in cutaneous photoaging Ardeshir Bayat, University of Manchester, England The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in skin cancer diagnosis Ricardo Vardasca, University of Porto, Portugal How artificial intelligence (AI) is re-shaping the consumer skin care journey Wayne Liu, Perfect Corp, USA Evaluation of the clinical performance of hyaluronic acid microneedle patch by high frequency ultrasound Mariane Massufero Vergilio, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil
	Short Oral & Poster Session of Day 2
15h30	Round Table Discussion & Concluding Remarks
	Skin Challenges 2020 Awards
	End of Skin Challenges 2020