Microbes, Autoimmunity, and Cancer: 69th Annual Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin

The Annual Symposium on the Biology of Skin, now the Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin, was initiated at Brown University in 1950 by William Montagna on the basis of the need to communicate investigative work in cutaneous biology and to provide a forum in which basic scientists studying human and animal skin could exchange knowledge with clinically trained scientists in investigative dermatology. Today, the mission of the Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin is to (i) thoroughly cover 1 aspect of skin biology annually, identifying unsolved problems and long-term goals; (ii) facilitate the exchange of knowledge, providing a proving ground for new concepts and sharing resulting insights with the greater scientific and medical community; (iii) integrate topics at the interfaces of disciplines, fostering new collaborations, such as those leading to the development and translation of animal models, where necessary, to human benefit; and (iv) encourage young investigators in academic and investigational dermatology to build collaborative relationships with established physicians and scientists.
Source: Journal of Investigative Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: News and Perspectives Source Type: research