72nd Annual Montagna Symposium on the Biology of Skin: Mechanistic Insights into Emerging Therapeutic Platforms
DATE: October 16 - 20, 2025
LOCATION: Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, Oregon
 
We are at an unprecedented nexus in medical research with the rise of distinct therapeutic platforms that promise definitive therapies for previously chronic or incurable diseases. Because of its accessibility, the skin has traditionally provided mechanistic insights that underpin the platform, and a proving ground for the early human studies.
 
At the 72nd annual Montagna Symposium, participants will learn about the basic science underpinnings for exciting emerging small molecule, antibody, RNA, and cell and gene therapeutics, early successes of the platform and their targets, and gaps in knowledge where additional investigation will lead to improved and long-lasting definitive therapies.
 
Abstracts:
A limited number of posters selected from submitted abstracts will be accepted for presentation at the meeting, and submissions for short oral presentations will be selected from abstracts to create the final program of meeting speakers. Please apply on our website: https://montagnasymposium.org/travel-awards/
Deadline for Abstract Submission: August 1, 2025
 
Register Now at MontagnaSymposium.org 
 
 (Early bird pricing ends Aug 31)
Trainee: $595
Scientific Participant: $700 ($850 after Aug. 31)
Industry: $900 ($1,100 after Aug. 31)
 
Organizing Committee:
Program Chair
Anthony E. Oro, M.D., Ph.D. (Eugene and Gloria Bauer Professor of Dermatology, Stanford University)
 Program Co-Chairs:
Masayuki Amagai, M.D., Ph.D. (Professor and Chair, Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine)
Aimee Payne, M.D., Ph.D. (Herbert and Florence Irving Professor and Chair of Dermatology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
Montagna Symposium Co-Directors:
Sancy A. Leachman, MD, PhD, FAAD. (Professor of Dermatology, Vice Chair of Faculty Engagement, Department of Dermatology, University of Utah)
Dennis Roop, Ph.D. (Professor of Dermatology and John S. Gates Endowed Chair in Stem Cell Biology, University of Colorado)
Tamia Harris-Tryon, M.D., Ph.D. (Thomas L. Shields, M.D. Professor - Dermatology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center)