The Fifth meeting of the London Skin Club will be held on May 18th, 2017, and is sponsored by Unilever.
Location: Imperial College London
Royal School of Mines 2.28, South Kensington
Drinks reception: RSM 3.01C
Meeting: 2.00-5.00pm
Drinks: 5.00pm onwards
Keynote speaker
Professor Phil Jones, Wellcome Trust-Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge (Jones Lab)
Talk title: How oncogenic mutations alter epidermal stem cell behavior
Invited speakers
Dr Emily Mayhew, Historian in Residence, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London
Talk title: Total Facial Reconstructions Sixty Years On – photographs of the Guinea Pig Club
Dr Ryan O’Shaughnessy, Institute of Child Health University College London, and Blizard Institute Queen Mary University London (O’Shaughnessy Lab)
Talk title: Finding markers of hypertrophic scarring in unscarred skin
Ms Dexu Kong, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University London (Gautrot Lab)
Talk title: Interfacial mechanics controls cell adhesion and expansion on non-viscous liquids
Ms Helena Topouzi, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London (Higgins Lab)
Talk title: Subpopulations of fibroblasts in human skin have distinct characteristics in vitro
Dr Gernot Walko, Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative medicine, Kings College London (Watt Lab)
Talk title: Genome-wide screens identify key players driving human epidermal stem cell self renewal