A new pubcast has been released for Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research (PCMR), the scientificic journal associated to IFPCS and SMR. This new video refers to the work of Heather Klug (Regional Academic Health Center-Edinburg, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Edinburg, TX, USA), Glenn Merlino (Laboratory of Cancer Biology and […]
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New Pubcast released for Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
A new pubcast has been released for Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research (PCMR), the scientificic journal associated to IFPCS and SMR. This new video refers to the work of Vincent Hearing’s laboratory (NCI-NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA) on “The deceptive nature of UVA tanning versus the modest protective effects of UVB tanning on human skin“, by […]
XXth IPCC, Bordeaux, France, 21-24 September 2011: preliminary programme
Dear pigment cell colleagues and friends, Following the June ASPCR meeting in GuangZhou and the recent ESPCR in Cambridge/Hinxton, informal meetings and numerous contacts have been made to propose a programme for next year’s Bordeaux IPCC. The ESPCR, as the host Society, and the IFPCS have validated those steps and you will be able to […]
In memoriam: Estela Medrano
It is with great sadness that we have to inform our members about the recent loss of our colleague Estela Medrano. She was killed in a car accident in Houston (TX, USA), on August 30, 2010, when she was returning from a meeting in Europe. Her husband was also injured in the same accident. Estela Medrano […]
New Pubcast for Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
A new pubcast has been released for Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research (PCMR), the scientific journal associated to IFPCS and SMR. This new video refers to the work of Arup Indra’s laboratory (Oregon State Univ.) on “Loss of nuclear recepter RXR in epidermal keratinocytes promotes the formation of Cdk-4 activated invasive melanomas“, regarding an article by […]
Pubcast for Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
The scientific journal Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research (PCMR), the official journal of the International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies (IFPCS) and the Society for Melanoma Research (SMR), has published the first pubcast, produced for a Desmond Tobin’s paper, recently published in the June 2010 issue of PCMR: “Prostaglandin-E2 is produced by adult human epidermal melanocytes […]
The colors of mice
A new book on “The colors of mice: a model genetic network” by M. Lynn Lamoreux, Véronique Delmas, Lionel Larue and Dorothy C. Bennett has been just published (Wiley, 2010). According to publisher’s page, this new book “… showcases a blend of new technologies and new insights in the field of pigmentary genetics of mice, with […]
16th PASPCR Call For Abstracts (deadline June 1, 2010)
16th PASPCR Annual Meeting Pigmentation & Melanoma Conference September 30-October 2, 2010 Vancouver, BC, Canada Contact: Dr. Youwen Zhou Website: www.paspcr2010.org CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Please visit our website to submit an abstract by June 1, 2010! This congress is jointly held by the Pan American Society of Pigment Cell Research and the University of British […]
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