Pan American Society for Pigment Cell Research 2010 Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada

“New Developments in the Pathogenesis &
Treatment of Pigment Conditions and Melanoma ”

Dates:

September 30 – October 2, 2010

Venue:

The British Columbia Cancer Research Centre, 600 West 10th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Scientific Committee:

Youwen Zhou, MD, PhD (Co-Chair)  
Greg Barsh, MD, PhD (Co-Chair)            
Andrzej Slominski, MD, PhD                    
Frank Meyskens                                
Richard Spritz, MD                             
Xuejun Zhang

Organizing Committee:

Youwen Zhou, MD, PhD (Co-Chair)
Greg Barsh, MD, PhD (Co-Chair)
David McLean, MD
Harvey Lui, MD
Haishan Zeng, PhD
Catherine Van Raamsdonk, PhD

In conjunction with:

Dept. Dermatology & Skin Science and the VGH Photomedicine Institute

Conference Description:

This congress is jointly held by the Pan American Society of Pigment Cell Research and the University of British Columbia (UBC), Department of Dermatology & Skin Science. This year’s congress will attract dermatologists, pathologists, basic science researchers from both academic and industrial backgrounds, residents, students interested in current problems of pigment cell research. 

Vancouver, British Columbia is one of the world’s top travel destinations and is frequently listed as one of Canada’s most beautiful cities!  In February we welcomed the world as the host of the 2010 Winter Olympics Games!

September is a beautiful month to visit us as the weather is still warm to enjoy strolling around Stanley Park, visiting the shops on Robson Street, and trying out our many activities such as hiking, biking, sea kayaking, boating, and golfing.

Pan American Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research Conference jointly held by:

    • Pan American Society of Pigment Cell Research and,
    •  Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia 

Confirmed and Invited Speakers:

Recent Advances in Surgical Treatment of Vitiligo
Ahmed Allisa, Staff, Dermatology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Laser Treatment for Pigmented Conditions: What Works and What Does Not?
Rox Anderson, MD, Professor of Dermatology,Harvard Medical School; Director, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA 

Animal Modes of Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
Esteban C. Dell'Angelica, PhD, Associate Professor, UCLA Department of Human Genetics, Gonda Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Alternative Pathways for Melanocyte Development
Patrik Ernfors, PhD, Professor, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Signalling a Phenotype Switch in Melanoma
Colin Goding, Department of Oncology, Oxford University, UK 

Targeting Oxidative Stress for Melanoma Chemoprevention
Doug Grossman, MD, Professor, Departments of Oncological Sciences and Dermatology, University of Utah, School of Medicine, USA 

Pigmentation and Photobiology
Ilt Hamzavi, MD, Staff Dermatologist, Henry Ford Health Systems, USA 

TBC
Harvey Lui, MD, FRCPC, Professor and Head, Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Canada 

Fifteen Years of Redox and Melanoma - Where Are We Headed? 
Frank Meyskens, MD, Professor, Medicine and Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine,University of California Irvine; Director, UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine; Associate Vice Chancellor of Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, USA 

Why Does Our Hair Turn Gray?
Emi K. Nishimura, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Stem Cell Biology, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

Oxidative Stress and Skin Pigmentation - What is New?
Karen Schallerreuter, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom

Lessons Learned from Nearly Four Decades of Clinical Trials in Early Stage and Metastatic Melanoma
Vernon Sondak, Professor, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Centre & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA

Vitiligo Susceptibility Genes
Richard Spritz, MD, Program Director and Professor, Department of Human Genetics, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA 

MicroRNA and Melanoma Progression
Victor Tron, Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Queen's Univsersity, Kingston, ON, Canada

Vitiligo Pathogenesis: What is New?
Youwen Zhou, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Chieng Genomics Centre and Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia; Skin Oncology Program, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada 
  

Meeting coordinators:

UBC Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD)