Events
Upcoming Events
8th Annual UCI Skin Symposium
Date: February 21, 2025
Dive into the forefront of skin research at our 8th Annual Skin Research Symposium!
2024-2025 Distinguished Speaker Series
George Sen, PhD
University of California, San Diego
Date: 10/18/24
Title:"Regulators of Epidermal Growth, Differentiation, and Innate Immunity"
Bin Zheng, PhD
Cedars-Sinai
Date: 11/22/24
Title:"Metabolic Regulation of Melanoma Tumor Immunity"
Brian Capell, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Date: 1/17/25
Title:"Epithelial Epigenetics: Chromatin at the Nexus of Epithelial Development, Differentiation, and Disease"
Tudorita Tumbar, PhD
Cornell University
Date: 2/19/25
Title: “Cell-type Specific RNA Pol II Activity Maps in Intact-Tissues: Gateway to Mammalian Gene Regulatory Mechanisms in Vivo”
Jonathan Zippin, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Date: 2/27/25
Title: “Mechanisms of Melanosome pH Regulation & Impact of Melanin Synthesis on Melanoma Pathogenesis”
Sara Stahley, PhD
Penn State Cancer Institute
Date: 3/28/25
Title:"Cadherin Regulation of Planar Cell Polarity in the Mammalian Epidermis"
Hasan Erbil Abaci, PhD
Columbia University
Date: 4/25/25
Title:"Edgeless 3D Skin Constructs as a Tool to Uncover Geometric Inϐluence on Skin Function"
Andrew Ji, MD
Mouth Sinai—Icahn School of Medicine
Date: 5/30/25
Title:"Probing The Single-Cell Spatial Landscape of Human Skin"
Haley B. Naik, MD
UCSF
Date: 6/20/25
Title:"Translating Hidradenitis Suppurativa Science Into Therapeutic Advances"
Click here for the 2024-2025 Distinguished Speaker Series Flyer
Types of Events
We sponsor 7-10 monthly lectures over the year, including several from distinguished scientists in skin biology/disease from outside UC Irvine. These lectures are coordinated with the Department of Dermatology Grand Rounds to enable these speakers to additionally present a lecture to the more clinically-oriented Dermatology Faculty. This program brings in leading skin biologists for the benefit of the Center research community and the skin disease community at UC Irvine.
As a major visible program throughout campus, we continue the day-long Annual Symposium on Skin Biology and Disease. This annual event started with a symposium supported by the Stem Cell Center, on Clinical Translation of Stem Cell Approaches to Skin Biology and Disease in 2015. In 2017, through additional support from the Department of Dermatology and corporate sponsors, we were able to continue with the yearly Skin Symposium. The symposium is attended by 100-150 people from all areas of Southern California, from Los Angeles to San Diego. The next symposium will be held on February 9, 2024, with the following speakers.
