20th Annual SOCS Scientific Symposium

Join us at the Marriott Marquis San Diego on March 7, 2024, for the 20th Annual Skin of Color Society Scientific Symposium. Delve into “Pathways to Equity: Advancing Advocacy, Research, and Clinical Excellence” with expert co-chairs Nada Elbuluk, MD, FAAD, and Chere Lucas Anthony, MD, FAAD.

Event Schedule
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: SOCS & SOCS Foundation Annual General Business Meeting (box lunch for members attending)
12:45 PM – 5:45 PM: Scientific Symposium: Pathways to Equity
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Reception: Celebrating SOCS at 20: Past, Present & Future

Explore groundbreaking topics, including melanocyte transplantation, hidradenitis suppurativa, and the molecular basis of itch in skin of color. Engage in challenging clinical cases, expert conversations on dermatologic care through art, and a celebration of SOCS at 20, featuring founders, past presidents, and administration.

Capture the moment with personal recordings of SOCS leaders and founders, contribute to our member photo slideshow, and enjoy live music/DJ, festive decorations, and industry sponsorship.

Registration is now open! Don’t miss this dynamic event advancing health equity in dermatology!

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Keynote Speaker: Advancing Equity in Health Care – Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH

Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH
Chief Health Equity Officer, SVP
American Medical Association

Dr. Aletha Maybank is a pediatrician and preventive medicine physician, a public health professional, and a Senior Vice President within the American Medical Association. As Chief Health Equity Officer, she is the founding leader for the AMA’s Center for Health Equity, and a recognized speaker, writer, and expert on health equity and racial justice. In these capacities, she is influencing the embedding of equity throughout the AMA Enterprise and across the healthcare ecosystem. Dr. Maybank uses her platform to make injustice visible across our health systems and country, with emphasis upon solutions that honor the legacy of our ancestors while reserving our desires for rest and joy. She has won numerous awards for her groundbreaking efforts.

Agenda – March 7, 2024

SOCS & SOCS Foundation Annual General Business Meeting

10:00 AM – 7:00 PMBadge Pick-up/Check-in
11:00 AM – 12:30 PMSOCS & SOCS Foundation Annual General Business Meeting (box lunch for members attending)

Scientific Program: Pathways to Equity: Advancing Advocacy, Research, and Clinical Excellence

12:45 PM – 12:47 PMWelcome Remarks -Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH, FAAD
12:47 PM – 12:49 PMIndustry Champion Sponsor videos
12:49 PM – 12:50 PMCo-Chair Introductions
12:50 PM – 1:30 PMAdvancing Equity in Health Care -Keynote Speaker: Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH
1:30 PM – 2:00 PMMolecular Basis of Itch in African Americans -Invited Speaker: Shawn Kwatra, MD, FAAD
2:00 PM – 2:07 PMRacial Differences in Plasma Cytokine Profiles in Atopic Dermatitis and Association With Itch Intensity -Abstract Presentation: Emily Ma, BA
2:07 PM – 2:27 PMBreak 1 – iPoster Session 1 of 2
2:27 PM – 2:32 PMThimble Health: Alleviating Needle Pain and Fear -Manju Dawkins, MD
2:32 PM – 2:37 PMDetermining the Efficacy of Xanthochrome® Enriched Sunscreens Against Visible Light and Long Wavelength Ultraviolet-A1 Induced Pigmentation -Camille Martin, PhD
2:37 PM – 3:07 PMChallenging Clinical Cases Panel
3:07 PM – 3:37 PMMelanocyte Transplantation Plus Topical JAK Inhibitor or Tacrolimus for Treatment of Vitiligo: A Randomized Comparative Study -Invited Speaker: Maggi Ahmed, MD, PhD
3:37 PM – 3:57 PMBreak 2 – iPoster Session 2 of 2
3:57 PM – 4:42 PMExpert Conversations: Art and Medicine: The Intersection of Science and Humanity
4:42 PM – 4:49 PMPlasma Cytokine Analysis Reveals Blood Eosinophil and Race-Based Endotypes in Prurigo Nodularis Patients -Abstract Presentation: Jaya Manjunath, BS
4:49 PM – 4:56 PMComorbidities of Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia: A Retrospective Multisite Cross-Sectional Study -Abstract Presentation: Carolina Mora Hurtado, BS
4:56 PM – 5:26 PMElucidating the Role of Autoantibodies in Hidradenitis Suppurativa -Invited Speaker: Angel S. Byrd, MD, PhD
5:26 PM – 5:41 PMSOCS Turns 20: Honoring Our Past, Imagining Our Future -Victoria Holloway Barbosa, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAD
5:41 PM – 5:44 PMScientific Program Closing Remarks

Reception: Celebrating SOCS at 20: Past, Present & Future

5:45 PM – 6:15 PMAwards
6:15 PM – 7:15 PMLive music from Jeremy Green
7:15 PM – 9:00 PMDJ

Faculty

Invited Speakers

Maggi Ahmed, MD, PhD
Dermatology Resident
Department of Dermatology
University of Massachusetts Medical School


Victoria Holloway Barbosa, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Chicago Medicine
President-Elect, Skin of Color Society

Angel S. Byrd, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Dermatology
Howard University College of Medicine

Shawn Kwatra, MD, FAAD
Associate Professor of Dermatology and Oncology
Director, Johns Hopkins Itch Center
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department of Dermatology

Challenging Clinical Cases Panel

Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD
President, Medical Director,
Innovative Dermatology
Clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology,
UT Southwestern
MODERATOR

Amy J. McMichael, MD, FAAD
Professor of Dermatology
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
United States

Jorge Ocampo Candiani, Sr., MD, PhD, IFAAD
Chairman, Dermatology Department, University of Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico
President World Congress of Dermatology WCD Guadalajara 2027
Mexico

Jennifer Soung, MD, FAAD
Director of Clinical Research, Southern California Dermatology Santa Ana, CA
Clinical Professor at Harbor University of California, Los Angeles

Neelam Vashi, MD, FAAD
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Boston University School of Medicine
Founder and Director, Center for Ethnic Skin
Director, Cosmetic and Laser Center

Expert Conversations: Art and Medicine: The Intersection of Science and Humanity

Lynn J. McKinley-Grant, MD
Associate Professor of Dermatology
Howard University College of Medicine
Former Vice Chair of Diversity and Community Engagement in Dermatology
Duke University School of Medicine

Rick Guidotti
Founder and Director
Positive Exposure

Byron Kim
Senior Critic
Yale School of Art

Oral Abstract Presentations

Brenda Umenita (Ume) Akinniyi, MS
“Racial Differences in Plasma Cytokine Profiles in Atopic Dermatitis and Association With Itch Intensity”
Dermatology Research Fellow
Department of Dermatology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Jaya Manjunath, BS
“Plasma Cytokine Analysis Reveals Blood Eosinophil and Race-Based Endotypes in Prurigo Nodularis Patients”
Dermatology Research Fellow
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department of Dermatology

Carolina Mora Hurtado, BS
“Comorbidities of Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia: A Retrospective Multisite Cross-Sectional Study”
Dermatology Research Fellow
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

2023-2024 SOCS Scientific Committee

Nada Elbuluk, MD, MSc, FAAD – Co-chair
Chere R. Lucas Anthony, MD, FAAD – Co-chair
Hye Jin Leah Chung, MD, FAAD
Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD
Daniel B Eisen, MD, FAAD
Michelle F. Henry, MD, FAAD
Diane Jackson-Richards, MD, FAAD
Nayoung Lee, MD, FAAD
Lynn J. McKinley-Grant, MD
Amy McMichael, MD, FAAD
Ginette A. Okoye, MD, FAAD
Stavonnie Sheri Patterson, MD, FAAD
Babar K. Rao, MD, FAAD
Zakiya Pressley Rice, MD, FAAD
Trilokraj Tejasvi, MD, FAAD
Cesar Antonio Virgen, MD, PhD, FAAD
Carmen Myrie Williams, MD

Nada Elbuluk MD, MSc, FAAD
Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology, University of Southern California
Director, Skin of Color Program & Pigmentary Disorders Clinic
Director, Dermatology Diversity & Inclusion Program
Director of Curriculum Equity, Keck School of Medicine

Chere Lucas Anthony, MD, FAAD
Rendon Center for Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine
Voluntary Faculty University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Venue

Marriott Marquis San Diego
333 W Harbor Dr.
San Diego, CA 92101
Room: Marriott Grand Ballroom 8-13

Sponsorship

Thank you to our sponsors!

CHAMPION

AbbVie | Johnson & Johnson | Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

ALLY

Bristol Myers Squibb | Eli Lilly, Inc. | Incyte Corporation | Unilever/ Dove/ Vaseline

PARTNER

Arcutis Biotherapeutics | Clinique | UCB, Inc.

FRIEND

AVITA Medical | Beiersdorf | Dermavant Sciences | Ortho Dermatologics

Join the Celebration – Share Your Skin of Color Society Memories!

As we approach our 20th anniversary, we invite you to be a part of our special celebration. We’re collecting photos from your time with the Skin of Color Society since 2004 to commemorate our journey together.

Share your cherished memories with us by sending your photos to photos@skinofcolorsociety.org. Please include a brief caption, mentioning who is in the photo, the location, and the name of the event. Your contribution will help us relive and celebrate the moments that have shaped our organization.

Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase our vibrant history. Let’s make our 20th anniversary truly unforgettable together!

Thank you for being a part of our incredible journey.

Abstract Presentations & iPoster Galleries

iPoster Online Live Sessions: March 1 – March 5, 2024

The Call for Abstracts closed on October 2nd. Selected abstracts will be invited to present at the Scientific Symposium with either an oral abstract presentation or a digital iPoster via iPoster Sessions. Industry partners* will have an opportunity to also create interactive iPoster with various content, including high-resolution images, videos, audio, and more. The Scientific and Industry iPoster Galleries will be accessible from March 1, 2024, and will remain available for one year after the event.

Participants can engage with the content and leave messages. Authors will have the flexibility to select the iPoster Online Live Session dates and times within the iPoster platform.

Important Information:

  • iPoster Upload: Starts on November 21, 2023, and ends on December 11, 2023
  • iPoster Online Live Sessions: March 1 – March 5, 2024
  • iPosters will be reviewed and rated in December and January, with the top 10 iPosters selected as featured iPosters at the Symposium on March 7th. Notifications will be sent out in early February.
  • Please note that abstract changes are not permitted for submitted and accepted abstracts.
  • The platform supports interactive multimedia content, and attendees can engage with you virtually during live session chat hours.

Technical Support:

For tutorials, guides, samples, and additional information, please visit the iPosterSessions Resources page for assistance. If you have any questions, please contact the iPoster Support Desk at support@ipostersessions.com  with Conference Code: SOCS2024.

*Based on sponsorship level.

President and Scientific Committee Co-chairs

Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH, FAAD
Vice-Chair for Diversity and Inclusion
Department of Dermatology
Professor of Clinical Dermatology
Weill Cornell Medical College
President, Skin of Color Society (2023-2024)

Nada Elbuluk MD, MSc, FAAD
Associate Professor of Clinical Dermatology, University of Southern California
Director, Skin of Color Program & Pigmentary Disorders Clinic
Director, Dermatology Diversity & Inclusion Program
Director of Curriculum Equity, Keck School of Medicine

Chere Lucas Anthony, MD, FAAD
Rendon Center for Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine
Voluntary Faculty, Department of Dermatology, University of Miami

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