Prof Ziman is Associate Dean of Research and Chair of the HREC at Edith Cowan University. Her research focuses on blood based biomarkers for melanoma. Her team have been awarded > $7 million in funding from the National Health and Medical Research Foundation as well as international funding agencies and pharmaceutical companies and collaborates closely with world leading clinicians and researchers. In 2016 she received the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Research. Prof Ziman has been a member of the Parliamentary Committee on skin cancer, and is a member of grant review panels for national federal agencies, Cancer Councils and international review panels. She has published over 100 papers and has over 2000 citations

Dermatology, Melanoma, Dermatology Research, Systems biology, Pharmacology

Dr. Marta Rendon is world-renowned, board-certified dermatologist, is the founder of the Rendon Center for Dermatology & Aesthetic Medicine in Boca Raton, FL. Dr. Rendon is a clinical associate professor for University of Miami School of Medicine and Florida Atlantic University. She is past chairperson for the Department of Dermatology at Cleveland Clinic, Florida. Additionally, Dr. Rendon is the founder of Skincare Research, an organization specializing in the development of FDA regulated trials. She and her skilled team have performed stage two, three, and four clinical trials, testing treatments and products for many global brands. As an accomplished author, she has written many books, chapters for collaborative books, and papers that were published in many respected, peer-reviewed medical journals. Dr Rendon has been featured in numerous television news and entertainment programs and featured in many global magazines.

Dermatology,Aesthetic Medicine, Skincare Research, clinical trials

Leonardo Corcos has a Degree in Medicine in 1970. Specialyzed in General, Emergency and Vascular Surgery from 1976 to 1993. Founding Member and Vice president of the Italian Society of Phlebolymphology. Professor in the University of Siena, Sassari and Udine Italy (1990-2010).”Member of the Italian Society of Phlebolymphology from 1986. Scientific research in Phlebology from 1977 with 385 scientific publications mainly on Phlebology, Vascular Surgery and Diagnostics, of which 184 published in scientific journals, text books and congress proceedings, and 201 abstracts.

Dermatology, Phlebology, Lymphology, General and Vascular Surgery

Michael R. Migden, MD is a distinguished US-based dermatologist and Associate Professor, Departments of Dermatology, Division of Internal Medicine, and Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Surgery, at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. At MD Anderson, he is the program director of the ACGME Fellowship: Micrographic Surgery and Dermatologic Oncology. He also serves as faculty for the Department of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. He has served as a principal investigator for studies on the smoothened inhibitors sonidegib, vismodegib, and taladegib, and on immune therapy trials in non-melanoma skin cancer. Dr Migden has published numerous primary and expert review articles on basal cell carcinoma.

Dermatology,Surgery, Immunology, Melanoma, Skin cancer

Dr. Yinling Hu is a senior investigator and head of Inflammation and Tumorigenesis Section at the Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH. Dr. Hu’s lab is study the role of IKK in lung and skin carcinogenesis. She was trained as postdoc in Dr. Michael Karin’s lab and received her Ph.D at Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Dermatology, Skin Tumorigenesis, Cancer research, skin carcinogenesis, skin homeostasis

George Kroumpouzos, MD, PhD, FAAD, is Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and former Instructor at the Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School. He is certified by both American and European Boards of Dermatology. Dr. Kroumpouzos’ expertise is in the fields of obstetric/gynecologic dermatology, adverse drug reactions, connective tissue disease, complex medical dermatology, and disorders of pigmentation. He is an editorial board member in three peer-reviewed dermatologic journals, and has published more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. Dr. Kroumpouzos has delivered numerous lectures in the US and internationally. He has been the recipient of several scholarships and awards, including awards by the International Union against Cancer and the Dean’s teaching award at Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Dermatology, medical dermatology, disorders of pigmentation

Lazaros I Sakkas is Professor of Medicine and Rheumatology, Chairman Department of Rheumatology and clinical Immunology Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly.He is also a Adjunct Assistant Professor, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Adjunct Professor, Center for Molecular Medicine, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA. President, Institute for Rheumatic Diseases.

Dermatology, Rheumatology, clinical Immunology, Molecular Medicine, Immunogenetics,

Dr. Xiqun Chen, MD, PhD, is an Assistant professor of Neurology and Principle Investigator at the Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. The overall goal of Dr. Chen’s work is to develop improved therapies for Parkinson’s and related neurodegenerative disorders. After graduation with medical and PhD degrees from Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University in 2001, Dr. Chen pursued her postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Rochester and Columbia University in the US to study signaling pathways relevant to dopaminergic neuron survival and degeneration. She joined Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School in 2009. Dr. Chen’s current effort aims to understand biological basis for the link between Parkinson’s disease and cancer, particularly melanoma. Her work also involves drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases.

Dermatology, Melanoma, Neurodegenerative diseases,

Thomas Haffner M. D. is a board certified reconstructive, vascular and cosmetic surgeon in Germany. He was trained in the reconstructive-plastic surgery and senology section of the Semmelweis University (Szabolcs Str. ) in Budapest . He is specialised also in vascular surgery and worked there many years as department leader in german clinics. Attending educational courses by Prof. E. Biemer had certified in the endoscopic plastic surgery and micro-surgery. He completed cadaver and live Op. courses in the universities of Erlangen, Ulm, Regensburg and resident assistance by Prof. Rettinger in Ulm. In 2000 he established his private clinic for vascular-reconstructive & aesthetic surgery in Cologne, Germany. His primary focus is the breast and facial surgery using minimal invasive and endoscopic methods. He invented the innovative vertical scar free reconstructive 3D mastopexy. He presented a new facelift method the " Temporal Endoscopic Face and Midface Lifting" without facial scars.

Reconstructive surgery, plastic surgery, dermatology,aesthetic medicine

Dr Anna Medvedeva is Chief of International Unit of Primary Healthcare & Personal Attention Service of Marbella Quiron Hospital, Spain. She is also International Expert on Integral Management of Cardiovascular Risk. Speaker, educater and trainer of Spanish GPs in Cardiovascular and Dermatological fields. Anna Medvedeva is a Specialist in Primary Health Care in Russia and Spain. Member of SEH-LELHA ( Spanish league of cardiovascular disease management). Member of Dermatology's Spanish Work Team SEMERGEN.

Dermatology, Cardiovascular diseases, Dermatitis

Dr. Eleonora Dubljanin, MD, PhD is working as Teaching assistant at the Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade, Serbia. She completed her Magister Degree at the field of Clinical and experimental bacteriology and got her Doctoral Degree in Epidemiology at Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade, Serbia. Dr. Dubljanin is mainly involved in research and teaching in medical microbiology, particulalrly in the field of fungal and parasitic human infections. She has published more than 10 papers in international scientific journals.

Medical microbiology, dermatology, laboratory diagnosis, onychomycosis

Dr. Cantwell graduated in Medicine and Surgery in 2000 at the University "La Sapienza" in Rome and in 2005 he specialized in Dermatology and Venereology. Author of numerous national and international publications, teacher degree program and university masters, Dr. is also involved to review the activities of international scientific journals of dermatology. And 'member of many scientific associations and has participated in numerous training courses and conferences, as well as a speaker and moderator. Dr. Cantwell Carmen lends his everyday activities at the UOC of dermatological clinic which deals mainly with general dermatology, photodynamic therapy, even in daylight, not topical treatment of melanoma skin cancers and the cancerous area, as well as diagnostic dermatological not invasive including computerized videodermatoscopy, at the Policlinico Umberto I in Rome, where he works since 2005, and works in private practice in Rome in Various medical studies.

Dermatology, Venereology, photodynamic therapy, videodermatoscopy.

Dr. Yong Li is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, working under the direction of Dr. Gary Fisher. He received his PhD in Molecular Biology from the Department of Genomics and Proteomics at Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, P.R. China in 2000 and his Master of Science in Biochemistry from the Department of Biological Chemistry at the Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, P.R. China in 1997. Dr. Li received his postdoctoral training at the University of Michigan Department of Biochemistry and Life Sciences Institute. Formerly a Research Investigator at the Life Sciences Institute, he was recruited to the Dermatology Department faculty in 2006.

Molecular Biology, Genomics and Proteomics, Biochemistry, Dermatology

Dr. Taheri finished his Dermatology residency in Tehran University of Medical Sciences and is currently a house staff in Department of Internal Medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine, USA. He has conducted some researches on wound healing as well as prevention of scar using steroids. He is also a researcher and expert in the field of effects of high frequency electrical currents on biological tissues.

Dermatology, Internal medicine, superficial wounds,

Dr. S. Brian Jiang is a Clinical Professor in the Division of Dermatology and Director of Dermatologic and Mohs Micrographic surgery at UCSD. He received his medical degree at New York University School of Medicine and went on to the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center to finish his medical internship. He completed his residency in dermatology at New York University Medical Center where he also served as their Chief Resident during his last year. At NYU Medical Center, Dr. Jiang also completed a fellowship in Dermatologic and Mohs Micrographic Surgery.In 2000, Dr. Jiang joined the Department of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Dr. Jiang served as the Medical Director of the Beth Israel Deaconess Dermatology and Laser Center where he performed and taught Harvard Medical School dermatology residents and physicians on cosmetic dermatology procedures (botulinum toxin injections, filler injections, sclerotherapy, superficial chemical peels) and laser procedures (vascular, pigmented, hair removal, ablative and non-ablative resurfacing). He was also the Associate Director of the Beth Israel Deaconess Dermatologic Surgery Unit and co-directed the Mohs Micrographic Surgery Fellowship Training Program. Dr. Jiang specializes in Mohs and Reconstructive Surgery as well as Cosmetic Dermatology and Laser Procedures. Dr. Jiang has published and lectured extensively on these procedures both domestically and internationally.

Dermatology, Micrographic surgery, Cosmetic Dermatology, Laser Procedures

Senior researcher in Razi Institute for Drug Research, pharmacology Dept,Medical School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Ranked second in the session International Research grant for the Research Award in 17th European Students’ conference, 8th-12th October 2006, Berlin, Germany among 98 candidates Research grant in Dermatological occupational problems from Aja University of Medical Sciences 2013 till now. Official representative of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center (GLIDRC) in work with the United European Gastroenterology Federation (UEGF). Senior researcher in Science and Technology Research Center for investigation of Dermatological disorders in Armed forces,Aja University of Medical Sciences

Dermatology, Cutaneous and ocular Toxicology, Skin Cancer.