Team Info - International Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Conference

Prof. Enno Schmidt

Chairperson, Autoimmune Blistering Disease Task Force of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Author of Chapter on Autoimmune Blistering Disease in Rook's Textbook of Dermatology
Authored >400 articles and book chapters on Autoimmune Blistering Diseases
Actively involved in setting global research on AIBDs
Expert on diagnostic assays for Autoimmune Blistering Diseases

Will speak on: Immunoblot and other advanced investigative techniques (Workshop Talk)

Will speak on: Current global practice of management of mucous membrane pemphigoid

Prof. Aikaterini Patsatsi

Co-Chair, Autoimmune Blistering Diseases Task Force of EADV
Organising the center on AIBD at her university
Initiated the Greek Bullous Diseases Study Group
Serving as section editor for the JEADV
Greek Health Business Awards for the center of expertise on AIBD
Awards for scientific novelty from the Aristotle University School of Health Sciences

Will speak on: What's new and upcoming in management of AIBDs

Prof. Dedee Murrell

Development and validation of outcome measures in AIBD & EB
Awarded with Medical Dermatology Society USA Lifetime Achievement Award 2024
Recieved Rose Hirschler Award Women's Dermatologic Society 2024
Awarded with Academic Hall of Fame for Dermatology, USA, 2023
Awardee of Gerald Levene Lecturer, Royal Society of Medicine, London 2022, D.Sc. Oxford University 2022

Will speak on: Scoring criteria in AIBDs- Merits and pitfalls

Prof. Hideyuki Ujiie

Generated a novel active disease mouse model for bullous pemphigoid.
Found that the dysfunction of regulatory T cells induces the spontaneous production of autoantibodies to BP180 and Bp2304
Found the HLAs in Japanese patients with DPP-4 inhibitor-related bullous pemphigoid.
Awardee of JSID (Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology) Award 2020

Will speak on:T cells in B cell mediated AIBDs and implications on treatment

Prof. Yen Loo Lim

Will speak on:Interesting Clinical Cases

Prof. Arti Nanda

Secretary General, International Society of Pediatric Dermatology (ISPD) , Since 2021
Ececutive Board Director , Chair Communication Committee & Chief Editor , Online Education , ISPD
Member , EADV Task Force , Pediatric Dermatology
Member , EADV Task Force , Autoimmune Blistering Diseases
Recipient of 2022 ILDS (International League of Dermatology Societies) Certificate of Appriciation of Intenational Leadership in Pediatric Dermatology

Will speak on:Autoimmune Blistering Diseases in Children

Prof. Pascal Joly

Principal Investigator - RITUX3 trail
Played pivotal role in FDA approval of rituximab in pemphigus
Scientific Achievement award from the European Academy of Dermatology and Vernereology (EADV), 2016
International Leadership Award from the internatinal League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS) 2017
Presidential citation Award from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), 2017

Will speak on:Current global practice in management of pemphigus

Prof. Kosssara Drenovska

Secretary and member of the board of the Bulgarian Dermatological Society (BDS)
Member of expert group on autoimmune blistering diseases to BDS , EADV
Candidate for the Academic council of the Medical University - Sofia
Head of the lmmunofluorescent laboratory, Alexandrovska Unversity Hospital, Sofia Bulgaria
Nominated twice as "Best Doctor" (2012,2016)

Will speak on:Interesting Clinical cases

Prof. Emiliano Antiga

Chair of the resident program in Dermatology and Vernereology, University of Florence, Italy
Led the development of EADV guidelines for Paraneoplastic Pemphigus

Will speak on:Current practice of management of Paraneoplastic Pemphigus