#  Inaugural HSCI Skin Program Symposium 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **November 12, 2015** 

 08:00AM - 05:00PM EST 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Harvard Medical School, New Research Building, Rotunda Room, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA**  



 

 



 

This program is offered free of charge to our research community, but registration is required. Please visit the [registration webpage](https://hsci.formstack.com/forms/hsci_skin_program_symposium) at:   
[https://hsci.formstack.com/forms/hsci\_skin\_program\_symposium](https://hsci.formstack.com/forms/hsci_skin_program_symposium)   
Attendance by HSCI members from across the different disease platforms will ensure a productive discussion!  
  
**Stem Cell Plasticity**  
**Rudolf Jaenisch** | *"Human ES and iPS cells: Pluripotency and plasticity"*  
**Natasha Frank** | *"ABCB5-Positive stem cells in organ development and regeneration"*

**Regulation of Stem Cell Specification**  
**Robert Lavker** | *"How microRNA's help to maintain epithelial stem cell homeostasis"*  
**Cedric Blanpain** | *"Mechanism regulating tumor heterogeneity"*

**Hair Follicle as a Stem Cell Paradigm**  
**George Cotsarelis** | *"Hair Follicle Stem Cells in Androgenetic Alopecia"*  
**Ya-Chieh Hsu** | *"Stem Cells and Their Progeny in the Hair Follicle Niche"*

**Skin Cancer and the Stem Cell Niche**  
**Markus Frank** | *"Immunoregulatory stem cells in skin and skin-associated malignancy"*  
  
**Panel Discussion**  
*Setting Sail for the Future of Skin Stem Cell Research*

Co-leaders: [Markus Frank, MD](/people/markus-frank-md) and [George F. Murphy, MD](/people/george-f-murphy-md)



 

 

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 See also:- [ Skin diseases ](/event-disease-area/skin-diseases)
- [ Skin Program Event ](/event-program/skin-program)
- [ Related Events ](/event-type/related-events)
 
 

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