2016 Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting
Abstract Categories
Adaptive Immunity and Vaccination – Studies of adaptive immune responses involving T and
B lymphocytes, antigen presenting cells, dendritic cells and antigen processing/presentation
Auto-immunity – Basic and pre-clinical experimental studies focused on auto-immunity
Carcinogenesis and Cancer Genetics – Studies on the development, maintenance ad
metastasis of cancer, and the genetic basis of skin cancer. (Abstracts on therapeutics and
clinical trials in skin cancer should be submitted to Clinical Research II)
Clinical Research I – Epidemiology and Patient Outcomes Research: Includes retrospective
meta-analysis of interventional trials, epidemiology of skin diseases, and patient outcomes
research
Clinical Research II – Pathophysiology and Therapeutics: Includes translational human tissue
and human cell-based work that furthers our understanding of human skin disease; prospective
clinical trials; clinical studies aimed at testing therapeutics
Epidermal Structure and Barrier Function – Research on the components or regulation of
keratinocyte proliferation, terminal differentiation, and/or epidermal barrier function
Genetic Disease, Gene Regulation and Gene Therapy – Studies on cutaneous gene
expression and genetic diseases; preclinical and clinical studies in gene therapy. (Cancerrelated genetic studies are more appropriate for Carcinogenesis and Cancer Genetics)
Growth Factors, Cell Adhesion and Matrix Biology – Studies on growth factors and the
interactions of cells with their local cellular and extracellular environment that affect signaling,
adhesion, migration and development
Innate Immunity, Inflammation and Microbiology – Studies of innate immunity, including
cells, receptors and effector molecules of the innate immune response; studies on skin
microbes and infectious processes of the skin
Pharmacology and Drug Development – Basic and preclinical studies aimed at developing
therapeutics, elucidating their mechanisms of action, and identifying biomarkers of drug activity
Photobiology – Studies on biological, biochemical, and molecular responses to ultraviolet
radiation in cells, animals and humans
Pigmentation and Melanoma – Studies on all aspects of cutaneous and extracutaneous
pigmentation; molecular cellular and biological facets of melanoma. (Genetic studies on
melanoma should be considered for the category Carcinogenesis and Cancer Genetics)
Skin and Hair Developmental Biology – Studies on the hair follicle, sebaceous gland, and
other skin appendages; developmental biology of skin and hair; the roles of stem cells in normal
development and postnatal growth
Tissue Regeneration and Wound Healing – Wound healing and regeneration studies;
processes/signaling that regulate vascular development and angiogenesis; interactions between
different skin components (epithelial cells, dermal cells, nerves, vasculature, melanocytes, fat)
in homeostasis and regeneration