Irvin H. Blank Forum

Immunopathogenesis of Psoriasis

Brian Nickoloff, MD/PhD

Loyola University of Chicago Medical Center

Wednesday, May 9, 2007  •  3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Irvin H. Blank Forum

Genetic Dissection of Psoriasis

James Elder, MD/PhD

University of Michigan

Wednesday, May 9, 2007  •  3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Irvin H. Blank Forum

Psoriasis Impacts Daily Life and Carries a Substantial Burden

Liz Horn, PhD

National Psoriasis Foundation

Wednesday, May 9, 2007  •  3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Irvin H. Blank Forum

How to Make and Treat Psoriasis Lesions

Frank Nestle, MD

King’s College London School of Medicine at

Guy’s King’s College & St. Thomas’ Hospitals

Wednesday, May 9, 2007  •  3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Irvin H. Blank Forum

Forum Moderator and Committee Chair

Jeffrey Travers, MD/PhD

Indiana University School of Medicine

Wednesday, May 9, 2007  •  3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Herman Beerman Lecture
Small Molecules and Small-Molecule Screening

Stuart Schreiber, PhD
Harvard University

Thursday, May 10, 2007  •  9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.

Naomi M. Kanof Lecture

A Global Pandemic of Cardiovascular Disease:  Is it Preventable?

Thomas Pearson, MD/MPH/PhD

University of Rochester

Thursday, May 10, 2007  •  9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

Eugene M. Farber Lecture

Cytokine Networking in Psoriasis:  From Theory to Therapy

Brian Nickoloff, MD/PhD

Loyola University of Chicago Medical Center

Friday, May 11, 2007  •  9:40 a.m.-10:10 a.m.

William Montagna Lecture
Hair Follicle Stem Cells: Past, Present, and Future

George Cotsarelis, MD

University of Pennsylvania

Saturday, May 12, 2007  •  9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.

Julius Stone Lecture
New Insights into Atopic Dermatitis

Donald Y.M. Leung, MD/PhD

National Jewish Medical and Research Center

Saturday, May 12, 2007  •  9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

State-of-the-Art Plenary Lecture I
Developments in Prenatal Testing for Inherited Skin Disorders

John McGrath, MD

St. John's Institute of Dermatology/St. Thomas Hospital

Wednesday, May 9, 2007  •  7:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

State-of-the-Art Plenary Lecture II
Somatic Alterations in Melanoma: Implications for Classification, Therapy, and Prevention

Boris Bastian, MD

University of California San Francisco

Wednesday, May 9, 2007  •  8:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

State-of-the-Art Plenary Lecture III
Wnt Signaling:  A Key Pathway Regulating Skin Appendage Development

Sarah Millar, PhD

University of Pennsylvania

Wednesday, May 9, 2007  •  8:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

State-of-the-Art Plenary Lecture IV
Dermatoepidemiology

Martin Weinstock, MD/PhD

VA Medical Center

Friday, May 11, 2007  •  10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

State-of-the-Art Plenary Lecture V
Hedgehog Signaling in Skin Biology and Tumorigenesis

Andrzej Dlugosz, MD

University of Michigan

Friday, May 11, 2007  •  10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.