Start Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010

End Date: Sunday, October 03, 2010

Time: All day

Duration: All day

Recurrence: One-time event

Venue: The British Columbia Cancer Agency

City: Vancouver, British Columbia Country: Canada

Cost: $350

Company: UBC CPD

Name: Allison Johnstone

Address: 855 West 10th Ave Address 2:

City: Vancouver, British Columbia

Postal Code: V5Z 1L7

Country: Canada

Phone: 1 (604) 875-5101

Fax: 1 (604) 875-5078

Email: cpd.info@ubc.ca

Website: www.paspcr2010.org

Program Director(s): Dr. Youwen Zhou

Description: This conference is jointly held by the Pan American Society of Pigment Cell Research and the University of British Columbia (UBC), Department of Dermatology & Skin Science. This year’s congress will attract dermatologists, pathologists, basic science researchers from both academic and industrial backgrounds, residents, students interested in current problems of pigment cell research.

Preliminary topics include:

1. Dyschromia and photoaging

2. New approaches for the treatment of benign pigmentation conditions

3. New developments in melanoma research

4. Novel diagnostic and prognostic markers for melanoma

5. Diagnostic tools for pigmented lesions

6. Novel therapies for treatment of melanoma

7. Vitiligo pathogenesis: from genes to genomes

8. Vitiligo therapies: new developments

9. Melanocyte development and melanogenesis

10. Animal models of pigmentation diseases

11. Melanin biochemistry, biophysics and skin optics

12. Oxidative stress in pigment diseases and melanoma Vancouver.

 British Columbia is one of the world’s top travel destinations and is frequently listed as one of Canada’s most beautiful cities! In February we will be welcoming the world as we host the 2010 Winter Olympics Games! September is a beautiful month to visit us as the weather is still warm to enjoy strolling around Stanley Park, visiting the shops on Robson Street, and trying out our many activities such as hiking, biking, sea kayaking, boating, and golfing. We look forward to having you join us in 2010. For more details visit the congress website at www.paspcr2010.org.