Stem Cells, Stem Cell Niches and Cicatricial Alopecia

Friday, 18 June 2010 08:30 - 10:00

Chair Kensei Katsuoka  Japan
Co-Chair Michael Philpott Centre for Cutaneous Research, QMW College, LondonUnited Kingdom
Co-Chair Prof George Cotsarelis University of PennsylvaniaUnited States
Co-Chair Dr Pritinder Kaur  Australia
Multipotent nestin-positive hair follicle pluripotent stem (hfPS) cells can promote regeneration of impinged severed peripheral-nerve injury
  • MD, PhD Yasuyuki Amoh, Department of Dermatology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Japan
PPAR binding protein is involved in signaling for quiescence of hair follicle stem cells
  • Takeshi Nakajima, Osaka University, Japan
Hormonal regulation of human hair follicle epithelial stem cell functions in situ and in vitro
  • Ralf Paus, Department of Dermatology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck and School of Translational Medicine, University of Manchester, Germany
Generation of induced pluripotent stem cells by reprogramming human dermal papilla cells
  • Dr Claire A Higgins, Department of Dermatolgy, Columbia University, United States
Gene Expression Profiling Reveals Similarities and Distinct Differences between Lymphocytic and Neutrophilic Cicatricial Alopecias
  • Pratima Karnik, Case Western Reserve University, United States
Central Hair Loss in African American Women
  • Dr Elise A Olsen, Duke University Medical Center, United States