Prof. Larre Borges graduated from the Universidad de la Republica de Uruguay where she was the founder and coordinator of the Pigmented Lesions Unit of the Department of Dermatology as Associate Professor. In 2011, She was awarded the La Roche-Posay Regional Pathology Research Grant to accomplish her research work on the educational promotion of healthy life habits about sun protection and skin cancer prevention, aimed at boys and girls in elementary school.

Prof. Larre Borges is a member of several learned societies, such as the Society of Dermatology of Uruguay. In 2012, she was part of the scientific committee of the Latin America Dermatoscopy Society and as well as a delegate member of RADLA meetings. She is an active member of the GenoMEL program, International Consortium for the Study of Melanoma Genetics, and has published more than 27 scientific articles in peer-review journals. She is an active reviewer in medicine papers around the world. She is currently investigating the role of women in science.

Dr. Francisco Bravo Puccio is an Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pathology at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Perú. He graduated from the same institution in 1982 and has completed residencies in internal medicine and dermatology, as well as a fellowship in dermatology. Dr. Bravo Puccio is board-certified in internal medicine and dermatology in the United States and holds a certification from the International Board of Dermatopathology. He has been actively involved in teaching and patient care in the fields of dermatology and dermatopathology since his return to Peru in 1991.

Dr. Bravo Puccio has held leadership positions and is a member of prestigious medical organizations. His main areas of interest include infectious diseases in dermatology, viral infections, acral melanoma, tropical dermatology, and the dermatopathology of tropical diseases. He is currently the Director of the Cayetano Heredia-WC Gorgas Course in Tropical Dermatology and actively participates in the Gorgas Courses in Tropical Medicine. Dr. Bravo Puccio also has a special interest in global dermatology and neglected tropical diseases.

Prof. Ocampo Candiani graduated a from the School of Medicine and University Hospital of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo Leon. He obtained a postgraduate degree in Dermatological Surgery and Laser from the Central University of Barcelona (Spain) and the University of Alabama (USA). In addition to his basic training, he has attended several courses at the University Baylor in Houston and other cities such as Toronto, Minnesota, Atlanta, Paris, and Israel. He is currently head of the Dermatology Department of the University Hospital Dr. José E. González of the School of Medicine of the University of Nuevo Leon (UANL) and co-founder and Director of the Institute of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery ‘Medipiel’.

He served as president of the Mexican Society of Dermatological Surgery and has served in the board of the International Society of Dermatology, International League of Dermatological Societies IDLS and the Skin Cancer Foundation. He is member of several societies such as the Colegio Ibero Latino Americano de Dermatología (CILAD) for which he served as president from 2013-2014. He was appointed ADD honorary member in 2017. He has published more than 460 articles in peer-review journals, has 3370 citations, 4 books and 28 book chapters and is currently co-editor of the Dermatología Cosmética, Médica y Quirúrgica (DCMQ).

Dr. Troielli oversaw the Immunodermatology section of the dermatology division at the Hospital de Clinicas José de San Martîn, Universidad de Buenos Aires. She is founder and director of a private clinic in Argentina. She is an active member of the Argentinian Society of Dermatology (SAD) where she served as general secretary in 2003 and co-coordinated the acne courses. She has published several articles in international and national peer-review journals and authored several books and book chapters about Immunodermatology, urticaria and cosmeceuticals.

Dr. Troielli is member of several societies such as American Academy of Dermatology (ADD), European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV), the International Board “Global Alliance en Acné” and committee member of the Colegio IberoLatino Americano de Dermatologia (CILAD). She served as president and treasurer of Argentinian RADLA section and general RADLA secretary in 2010. She has served as advisory member and consultant for the pharmaceutical industry with a focus in Leadership, Innovation and Development of Competencies in Higher Medical Education in Dermatology.

Prof. Uribe obtained his medical degree in 1999 followed by a PhD (2004) from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. He later finished his Residence in Dermatology in the same institute and proceed with further training with an Onco-Dermatology Fellowship at the Department of Dermatology of Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia in 2013. He also participated in collaborations and abroad trainings in the USA and Belgium. He is currently an Associate Professor, Chief of the Dermatology Department of the School of Medicine Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and member of the Melanoma and Skin Cancer Unit.

Prof. Uribe has received several awards and grants from prestigious associations and is a former laureate of the La Roche-Posay Research Grants. He is member of several national and international learned societies such as the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), International Dermoscopy Society (IDS) and the Chilean Society of Dermatology where he has served as Secretary (2018-2020) and Director (2020-222). He has co-authored more than 40 peer-review articles and 5 book chapters.

Prof. Biedermann studied medicine and completed his specialty in Dermatology and Allergology at LMU Munich. He later acquired his postdoctoral qualification during a funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in Vienna, Austria. In 2003, he moved to the department of Dermatology in Tübingen, Germany, where he was appointed professor with a focus on immuno-dermatology and allergology. In 2013, he was appointed to his current chairman position at TUM for the department of Dermatology and Allergology.

Prof. Biederman has received multiple awards such as the Alfred Marchionini Research Award (2011) and was invited to give several prestiguous lectures such as the Rudi Cormane Lecture of the European Society of Dermatological Research (ESDR, 2018) and the Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra Lecture of the Austrian Society of Dermato-Venereology (2020). He is member of a number of scientific societies and has served as president of the ESDR and the German Dermatological Society (DDG). He has published in several high ranking peer-review journals such as Nature Medicine, Nature Immunology, and Immunity and leads a series of basic research projects funded by the DFG also serving as spokesperson.

Prof. Lesiak is a specialist in Dermatology and Venereology, professor at Medical University of Lodz, and an academic lecturer. She has also completed residencies abroad in France and in the United Kingdom. She is the founder of the Lodz Atopy School and in 2020 assumed the role of medical director of a research project launched at the Medical University of Lodz that will implement the world's first clinical trial in patients with moderate to severe AD. She also runs her own medical practice in DERMOKLINICA, of which she is a co-owner. In 2011, she was awarded the prestigious L'OREAL Scholarship for Women and Science, and in 2012 she was the winner of the Supertalents in Medicine competition.

Prof. Lesiak was the Vice Chairperson (2014) and Chairperson (2019) of the Young Forum Section of the Polish Dermatological Society (PTD), and since 2015 she has been the Vice-Chairperson of the Oncology Section of the PTD. She is a member of the Polish Society of Dermatology, European Society for Dermatological Research and as of September 2018, she is a member of the main board of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) and of the international board of the European Society of Paediatric Dermatology (ESPD). In addition, she is actively involved in organizations and foundations bringing together patients with dermatological skin diseases. Since 2018, she has been the associate editor of "Forum Dermatologicum," the journal of the Young Forum Section of the PTD. She has authored and co-authored over two hundred original and review articles, scientific publications in Polish and foreign journals.

Prof. Bukvić Mokos obtained both her M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Zagreb School of Medicine. In 2021, she was appointed as a full professor of dermatology and venereology at the same institution. She is the head of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology and the Vice Dean for Graduate Studies at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine.

She completed her residency in Dermatology and Venereology at the Department of Dermatology and Venereology of the University Hospital Centre Zagreb and the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, where she is still employed. She completed postgraduate studies in Dermatology and Venereology, as well as Clinical Immunology. At the Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Zagreb University Hospital Centre, she held various leadership positions, including the head of the Centre for Laser Therapy in Corrective Dermatology and the head of the Clinical Department for Clinical Dermatology, and currently, she is the head of the Outpatient Clinic. She is the head of the Reference Centre of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Croatia for Corrective Dermatology. In 2011, she obtained the professional title of primarius. She has published 98 scientific and professional papers and 24 teaching texts in textbooks.

Prof. Bukvić Mokos is a member of the Board of the Croatian Dermatovenereological Society of the Croatian Medical Association. She is also a member of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) and a member of the Board of Directors of the EADV.

Prof. Schlapbach received his M.D. and his Ph.D. from the University of Bern before completing a post-doctoral fellowship at the Department of Dermatology, BWH/Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA. Then, he finished his clinical training as dermatologist in Bern where he is currently working as head of research group and as senior physician.

Prof. Schlapbach has received several recognitions and awards; he was selected for the 2014 Academy for Future Leaders in Dermatology by the European Society of Dermatological Research and received the Pierre Fabre Skin cancer award in the same year. In 2017, he received the Haller Medal of the University of Bern and Leo Research Foundation Silver Award as well as European Center for Allergy Research Foundation award in 2019. He is active member of several learned society and board member of the European Society of Dermatological Research (ESDR).

Prof. Torres received his medical degree from the Faculdade de Medicina, University of Porto, completed a residency program in Dermatology and Venereology at Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António (CHUdSA) and finished his PhD thesis in 2014 studying the role of psoriasis-associated systemic inflammation in atherosclerosis. Currently, he is the Head of the psoriasis and the GALEN-ADCARE center for atopic dermatitis of the Department of Dermatology of CHUdSA. He has been involved in the development of national guidelines for the treatment of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, has received the “Juvenal Esteves” Prize from the Portuguese Society of Dermatology and Venerology (SPDV) with research projects in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis in 2011, 2013, 2017 and 2018 and two research grants from SPDV with research projects in atopic dermatitis in 2018 and 2019.

Prof. Torres serves as Associate Editor of Acta Médica Portuguesa and Drugs in Context, Co-editor of Portuguese Journal of Dermatology and Venerology and belongs to the editorial board of Drugs, Journal of International Medical Research and the Foundation René Touraine’s e-Book “Therapeutics In Dermatology”. He has been a founding member of the Atopic Dermatitis Group of SPDV, is the president of the Portuguese Group of Psoriasis, and is an International Psoriasis Council (IPC), Skin Inflammation & Psoriasis International Network (SPIN), Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) and International Eczema Coucil (IEC) member. Prof. Torres has published more than 100 articles and has been the editor of the Portuguese book “Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis”. His main research topics in dermatology are immunodermatology, immunology and immunopharmacology of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis.

While Dr. Ball is a renowned Mauritanian dermatologist he has served as representant for the World Health Organization (WHO) in Comoros, Republic of Congo, and Ivory Coast from 2004 to 2011. Before becoming a representant he participated as regional advisor of the AIDS program of WHO Regional Office of Africa and the Regional Office in charge of Epidemiological Surveillance. From 1986 to 1990, he taught about sexually transmitted diseases and dermatology at the Faculty of Medicine of the Cheickh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Senegal. He also acted as missionary teacher at the Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Santé (INSSSA) of the Marien Ngouabi University of Brazzaville.

n 2011, Dr. Mamadou D. Ball retired from his function as Representant of the World Health Organization in Côte d’Ivoire and returned to Mauritania to coordinate the education program of Dermatology of Nouakchott Medicine School. He has co-authored a couple of international peer-review articles.

After his residency in Dermatology at teaching hospital of Dakar, Dr DIALLO pursued 3 years in France (Strasbourg and Paris) for advanced clinical and especially Histopathology training. He also acquired a good experience in Hair pathology during his visit at the Sabouraud center of Paris.

He is currently a Professor of Dermatology and the head of the Department of Dermatology at the Medical School of St Louis, Senegal. His is also in charge of the Dermatopathology Laboratory of Senegal.

This position enabled him to achieve to date, more than 100 communications in national and international conferences and about 50 publications on a wide spectrum of dermatology.

His is also a member of the French Society of Dermatology, the Association of French dermatologists, the West African College of Physicians and Surgeons and the African medical society of French language.

Prof. Kouotou obtained his medical degree from the FMBS (Faculté de Medicine et des Sciences Biomedicales) of the Yaoundé University in 2001. He continued with specialized training in Dermatology and Venereology at the FSS of Cotonou, University of Abomey Calavi, Republic of Benin and was certified in Dermatology and Venereology by the University of Bordeaux 2 Victor Segalen, France. In 2014, he continued with specialized training Allergology and obtained a University Diploma of Allergology (DUFRAL) from Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France.

Prof. Kouotou is member of several learned societies and served as Vice-president of the French-speaking African Dermatology Society (SODAF), President of Cameroon Society of Dermatology (SACADERM) and is an active member of the French Society of Dermatology (SFD), the Association of French-Speaking Dermatologists and the National Order of Doctors of Cameroon. He participates in several congress and trainings on Dermatology and has co-authored around 50 peer-review articles. .

Prof. Mosam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology attached to Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, UKZN and Head Clinical Unit at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital. She co-supervises specialist dermatological services for the province of KwaZulu Natal. Her areas of interest are HIV/AIDS dermatoses, auto-immune bullous diseases, lupus, psoriasis, epidemiology of skin disease, quality of life, drug reactions in HIV/AIDS, atopic dermatitis, dermatologic surgery, keloids, dermatology training and education and teledermatology.

In addition to research and clinical service she is dedicated to training and teaching of undergraduates and postgraduates in addition to allied disciplines. She has co-authored and edited an “Atlas of skin conditions associated with HIV/AIDS” and “A Comprehensive Textbook of Skin Diseases for Africa”. She is keen to empower and develop those around her so as to improve dermatological services and academic dermatology in South Africa.

Dr Tahir Turaki Mohammed is Chief Consultant Physician and Dermatovenereologist/Reader in Internal Medicine and Dermatology in the Department of Medicine Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Shika Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria. He heads the Dermatology and Rheumatology Unit. He is also the President of the Nigerian Association of Dermatologists since June 2020 and practices Dermatology and Venereology in an academic setting. He remains an active member of the African Society of Dermatology and Venereology and has also been an international fellow of the American Academy of Dermatologists. At the West African College of Physicians, he has been an active fellow, an examiner, and a subspecialty head for Dermatology between 2019 and 2023 Dr Mohammed has been active in the Nigerian Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Burulli Ulcer; and the Neglected Tropical Diseases programs in Nigeria, both as a member of their technical working groups.

Dr. Wanyika obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Nairobi in 1994, after 10 years of experience in general medicine in Kenya she obtained her Master’s in Clinical Dermatology from the University of London in 2004. She currently has over fifteen years’ experience in Dermatology and is currently Chief Dermatologist at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.

Dr. Wanyika is Vice Chair of the Kenya Association of Dermatologists where she served as secretary from 2008 to 2021. She is also an active member of the Kenya Medical Association, Kenya Medical Women Association and Psoriasis Association of Kenya. She is constantly in training attending since 2008 in the KAD annual conference as well as attending international events such as the EADV congress and World Dermatology Congress.

Prof. Goh graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1974 obtaining his post graduate degree in 1978. He then obtained his post-doctoral degree in Doctor of Medicine in 1994 from the same University. He was appointed Clinical Professor at the Faculty of Medicine in 2001. Prof. Goh is currently a Senior Consultant Dermatologist at the National Skin Center, where he served as Medical Director for 14 years between 1990 and 2004.

Prof. Goh is a member of the International Contact Dermatitis Research Group and past member of the editorial board of the Contact Dermatitis (Munksgaard Publication), the Archives of Dermatology and the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. He has served as president of the Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery of Singapore and president of the Environmental and Occupational Dermatology Society of Singapore. He has published more than 300 scientific papers in peer-review journals and contributed to numerous book chapters on dermatology.

Prof. Akimichi Morita graduated from Nagoya City University and received his M.D. degree in 1989, he later received his Ph.D. in basic immunology at Aichi Cancer Center. As a Humboldt Foundation fellow, he studied photobiology and photoimmunology at Duesseldorf University and underwent further training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Since then, he has introduced numerous standard phototherapies to Japan. He was appointed Professor and Chairman of the Department of Geriatric and Environmental Dermatology at Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences in 2003 and currently holds the position of Vice Director of Nagoya City University Hospital.

Prof. Morita was the President of the Japanese Society of Investigative Dermatology (2018-2020) and has been involved in many other societies, such as the Japanese Society for Psoriasis Research. In 2004, Prof. Morita was an international honorary member of Deutsche Dermatologische Gesellschaft. He has been a key member in many medicals publications, especially the Journal of Dermatological Sciences (JDS) as Editor-in-Chief from 2008-2013.

Prof. Noppakun graduated with honors from Chulalongkorn University and received his M.D. degree in 1975. He is currently Associate Professor of Dermatology in the Department of Medicine of Chulalongkorn University. He obtained a certificate in Dermatopathology from the New York University Medical Center, USA.

He served as president of the Dermatological Society of Thailand and is a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and the Thai Board of Dermatology. He specializes himself in dermatopathology, hair and common skin disorders and he has published more than 47 scientific articles in peer-review journals.

Dr. Sadek obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Master in Dermatology & Venereology from the Faculty of Medicine of the Ain-Shams University. Followed by a PhD degree in Laser applications in Dermatology from the Cairo University. He is currently Manager of Cairo Hospital for Dermatology & Venereology Al-Haud Al-Marsound, founder and Manager of Dr. Sadek Clinics and Vice Manager of Cairo Health Affairs Directorate. He serves as secretary of the Egyptian Society of Dermatology & Venereology and the European Society of LASER & Energy based Devices and is member of the Executive Board of the International Dermoscopy Society (Chair of Imaging in Medical Aesthetics Task Force). He is also member of several learned societies; European Society of Cosmetology & Aesthetics, Afro-Asian Society of Cosmetology & Aesthetics, International Tele-Dermatology Society, and International Trichoscopy Society, as well as International fellow member of the AAD and EADV.

He is also member of several learned societies; European Society of Cosmetology & Aesthetics, Afro-Asian Society of Cosmetology & Aesthetics, International Tele-Dermatology Society, and International Trichoscopy Society, as well as International fellow member of the AAD and EADV. Dr. Sadek has delivered more than 200 presentations at international events mainly on Dermoscopy, Laser & Aesthetic Dermatology and trained over 2000 dermatologists via Hands-on Workshops. He has published 36 articles in peer-reviewed journals, was former assistant Editor of Egyptian Dermatology Online Journal and current Dermato-Oncology Section Editor of Dermatology Practical & Conceptual (IDS Official Journal).

Prof. Tsai graduated from Taipei Medical College (Now Taipei Medical University) in 1988 and obtained his dermatology residency form the National Taiwan University. He then pursued postgraduate training in dermatopathology at the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia and as Research Associate of cosmetic science and bioengineering of the skin in the University of California, San Francisco, USA. He is currently Chief Dermatologist at the National University Hospital and runs psoriasis, hair and pigmentary clinics where he conducts global clinical trials.

Prof. Tsai has served on the board of the Chinese Dermatological Association and as the chair of treatment consensus. In 2019, Prof. Tsai founded and chaired the Taiwanese Association for Psoriasis and Skin Immunology (TAPSI). He has participated in various advisory boards of new drug applications, cosmetics, medical device for the Bureau of Health, Republic of China. He had served as the Editor-in-Chief of Dermatolgica Sinica (SCI journal) for more than 7 years and he has published more than 270 articles in peer-review journals, mainly on psoriasis.

Prof. Xiang is currently Executive Deputy Director of the Department of Dermatology of Huashan Hospital. She graduated from medical school and obtained her M.D. degree in 1992 followed by Ph.D. in 1999 both from the Shanghai Medical University. Prof. Xiang underwent further fellow training in the Department of Dermatology, Beth Israeal Deacones Hospital and Mass General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. She has focused her research in pigmentary skin disorders and cosmetic dermatology.

Prof. Xiang obtained the ADD Presidential Cited award in 2018 and is member of various dermatological societies. She is Vice President of the Chinese Dermatologist Association, Vice Chair; Dermatology and Venereology Committee of Chinese Society of Integrated Medicine, Standing Director; China Association of Plastic and Aesthetics; Vice President, National Minimally Invasive Surgery and Skin Beauty Branch; Vice Chair, Committee of Dermatology of Chinese Non-government Medical Institution Association, President-Elect; Skin Beauty Branch of China Association of Plastic and Aesthetics; Chair, International Chinese Dermatologist Association (ICDA); President, Asian Society of Pigment Cell Research (ASPCR) and Member of Council of the Asian Dermatology Association (ADA 2020-2023) and The International Federation of Pigment Cell Society (2017-2020).

Prof. Zhang obtained his Ph.D. in Dermatology and Venereology from the Fudan University and continue his training in the institute of Dermatology of Anhui Medical University. He is currently the Director of the Dermatology Research Institute of Fudan University as well as Director of the Key Laboratory of Dermatology of the Chinese Ministry of Education.

Prof. Zhang is member of several professional learned societies and serves as honorary chairman of the Society of Dermatology and Venereology of the Chinese Medical Association. In 2015, he co-Chair the JID workshop in Shanghai promoting the integration of the Chinese Society of Dermatology with the SID and ESDR. Prof. Zhang has been awarded with the “China Health Communication Ambassador” in 2017 and the “Outstanding Contribution Award” from the International Psoriasis Association in 2018.

Prof. Zimmo obtained his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at King Abdulazis University in Saudi Arabia. He continued his training as a resident in dermatology at McGill University,Montreal General Hospital and further specialized in Paediatric Dermatology in the same institution. He obtained his certification from the American Board of Dermatology in 1987. He was appointed Dermatology Associated Professor and Professor at the King Abdulazis University, Saudi Arabia for more than 20 years and is currently working as Consultant Dermatologists at JC Clinic.

Prof. Zimmo is member of several learned societies and member of the board of Directors of the Saudi Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery. He served as chairman of scientific committee of Jeddah International Dermatology & Cosmetic Conference in 2013. He has published more than 30 articles in Peer-review journals.

Prof. Noureddine Litaiem graduated from the University of Tunis El Manar of Tunis, Tunisia where he was the coordinator of the Dermatologic Surgery Unit of the Department of Dermatology, Charles Nicolle Hospital as Associate Professor. He specializes in nail diseases, dermatologic surgery, and dermoscopy.

Prof. Noureddine Litaiem is a member of several national and international societies, such as the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. In 2019, he was the founder and first president of the Tunisian Group of Dermatologic Surgery. In 2024, he was elected Treasurer of the Tunisian Society of Dermatology and Venereology. He was a member of the organizing committee of the 5th Conference of The African Society of Dermatology and Venereology (ASDV). During this meeting, he was elected Secretary General of the ASDV. He published more than 100 articles in international journals and is an active reviewer of medical papers around the world. He serves as Editor at the International Journal of Dermatology.