Endothelin-1 is a transcriptional target of p53 in epidermal keratinocytes and regulates UV induced melanocyte homeostasism, Hyter et al. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2012 Dec 29

A new pubcast has been released for the Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research scientific journal, associated to the International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies (IFPCS). This new video refers to the work of  Arup K. Indra’s laboratory (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA) on “Endothelin-1 is a transcriptional target of p53 in epidermal keratinocytes and regulates ultraviolet-induced melanocyte homeostasis” by Hyter et al., an article that was published in Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research, Volume 26, Issue 2, pages 247–258, March 2013 (Article first published online: 24 JAN 2013).

Endothelin-1 is a transcriptional target of p53 in epidermal keratinocytes and regulates ultraviolet-induced melanocyte homeostasis by Stephen Hyter, Daniel J. Coleman, Gitali Ganguli-Indra, Gary F. Merrill, Steven Ma, Masashi Yanagisawa, Arup K. Indra

This new Pubcast (video) is available at: http://www.scivee.tv/journalnode/56891

Other previous PCMR-related Pubcast videos are available at: http://www.scivee.tv/node/17730

IFPCS members can access to full-online PCMR contents through the members-only area of the IFPCS web site.

Early Bird Deadline and Abstract Deadline for ASPCR-ASDR 2013 approaching (8 February 2013)

The Early Bird Deadline and Abstract Deadline for ASPCR-ASDR 2013 will expire soon…

The Australasian Society for Dermatology Research (ASDR) and Asian Society for Pigment Cell Research (ASPCR) aim to deliver the best in dermatological and basic science research in related fields. The meeting will attract outstanding researchers in skin biology worldwide…Read more

Deadlines and Key Dates

The deadlines for the ASPCR-ASDR 2013 meeting are fast approaching. Submit you’re abstract to be considered for the conference program and register to secure the reduced registration rate. Please click here to submit and register for the conference or visit the conference website www.aspcr-asdr2013.org

Delegate submissions will be considered for both oral and poster presentations

Abstract Submission Deadline – 8^th February 2013
Early Bird Registration Deadline – 8^th February 2013
Program Information

Click here to view the ASPCR- ASDR 2013 online program

The scientific program will feature contributions from the below Foreign Speakers:

Prof Zalfa Abdel-Malek, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Prof Masayuki Amagai, Keio University, Japan
Prof Boris Bastian, University of California San Francisco, USA
Prof Dorothy Bennett, St. George’s, University of London, London
Prof Raymond Boissy, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (UCCOM), Cincinatti, USA
Prof Rod Dunbar, Maurice Wilkins Centre, Auckland, New Zealand
Dr Boon-Kee Goh, Skin Physicians in Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore
Prof Takahiro Kunisada, Gifu Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Assoc Prof Cheng-Che Lan, Department of Dermatology at Kaohsiung Medical University
Prof Birgit Lane, Institute of Medical Biology, Singapore
Prof Caroline Le Poole, Loyola University Chicago, USA
Dr Lluis Montoliu, National Center of Biotechnology (CNB), Spanish Research Council (CSIC),Spain
Dr Sanjeev Mulekar, National Center for Vitiligo and Psoriasis, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Prof Kyoung-Chan Park, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam-si, Korea
Prof Davinder Parsad, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
Dr Mauro Picardo, Rome University “La Sapienza”, Italy
Assoc Prof Rashmi Sarkar, Maulana Azad Medical College & LNJP Hospital, New Delhi, India
Prof Alain Taieb, Bordeaux University Hospitals, France
Prof Flora Xiang, Huashan Hospital Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, China

Click here to view all Australian Local Speakers

For more information or to register for the meeting please visit www.aspcr-asdr2013.org
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Kind Regards,

Co-Convenors
(On behalf of the ASPCR-ASDR 2013 Organising Committee)

Clinical Associate Prof. Prasad Kumarasinghe,MD,FAMS,FACD

Consultant Dermatologist, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia

Dr Pritinder Kaur, PhD
President, ASDR

Group Leader, Epithelial Stem Cell Biology Laboratory

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St Andrew’s Place, Melbourne, Victoria

Pigment Cell Development Workshop, 6-8 May 2013, Edinburgh, UK

Welcome to the Pigment Cell Developmental Biology Workshop 2013! The 2013 Pigment Cell Developmental Biology Workshop is an opportunity for international researchers to meet and discuss the latest and best research on the development of the pigment cell in all species. The meeting will consist of a series of research talks selected from the abstracts and poster presentations, as well as keynote speakers. We are delighted that we will have two outstanding keynote speakers: Greg Barsh (Stanford and HudsonAlpha) and Emi Nishimura (Toyko Medical and Dental University). The meeting will take place at the ancient University of Edinburgh, nestled under the dramatic hills of Arthur’s seat and the Royal Holyrood Park.

As pigment cell biology is important to the hair and skin, the meeting has been timed to be between the 7th World Hair Congress (4-6 May 2013, Edinburgh, UK) and the International Investigative Dermatology Meeting (8-11 May 2013, Edinburgh, UK). This will certainly provide an opportunity for participants at both conferences to attend and interact with the Developmental Biology Group.

The Pigment Cell Developmental Biology Workshop 2013 is sponsored by the European Society for Pigment Cell Research (ESPCR), Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research (PCMR) and the Medical Research Council, Human Genetics Unit (MRC-HGU).

The Pigment Cell Developmental Biology Workshop is the 2013 meeting of the IFPCS Group-of-Interest on “Pigment Cell Development”, co-chaired by Bill Pavan, Robert Kelsh and Hiroaki Yamamoto.

Looking forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh!

Organizers of the Pigment Cell Developmental Biology Workshop 2013

Liz Patton: e.patton@igmm.ed.ac.uk

Ian Jackson: ian.jackson@igmm.ed.ac.uk

MRC Human Genetics Unit

MRC IGMM, University of Edinburgh,

Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU

T: +44 (0)131 332 2471  •  F: +44 (0)131 467 8456

www.hgu.mrc.ac.uk  •   www.igmm.ac.uk

New Impact Factor released for PCMR: 5.059

The new Impact Factor (IF) for the scientific journal Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research (PCMR) was released last week by Journal Citation Reports (JCR), corresponding to its 2011 release, and it has increased to 5.059! Furthermore, the journal has continued its progression in the different rankings where it is considered, namely: 2/58 (Dermatology: Q1), 31/194 (Oncology; Q1), 51/180 (Cell Biology; Q2). This high IF comes from 602 citations in the 2011 literature to papers published in PCMR in 2009 and 2010. Current (Ze’ev Ronai) and past (Colin Goding) Editors-in-Chief, along with their Executive Editors (Heinz Arnheiter and Glenn Merlino) and all members of the Editorial Board must be praised for their hard work and this great achievement. The International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies (IFPCS), whose official journal is PCMR wishes to congratulate them all!.