The 35th annual meeting of the photodermatology society

— will be held —

March 26, 2026
Embassy Suites Denver Downtown Convention Center
Crestone Ballroom B
1420 Stout Street
Denver, Colorado, USA 80202

Program

8:00 - 8:25 Registration and Social Time
8:25 – 8:30   Opening Remarks
New and Now: Innovations in Photodermatology
8:30 – 8:55 Sally Ibbotson, MD, Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
Photosensitivity and the Role of Photodiagnostic Services
8:55 – 9:20 Yolando Gilaberte, MD, Zaragoza, Spain
TBA
9:20 – 9:30 Q&A
American Society for Photobiology Lecture
9:30 – 9:55 TBA
9:55 – 10:00    Q&A
10:00 – 10:15 Break
“Come See My Poster” Presentations
10:15 – 10:41 TBA
Oral Abstract Presentations
10:42 – 10:52 Benoit Canolle, PhD, Paris, France
Safe and Long-Lasting Bioadhesive UVA and UVB Filters: The Future Generation of
Non-penetrating UV filters With Persistent Efficacy Overtime
10:53 – 11:03 Zasca-Aisha Ristianto, BS, New York, New York
Skin of Color is Associated with Lower Rates of Adverse Events Without Compromising Phototherapy Efficacy
11:04 – 11:14 Yang Yang, Cleveland, Ohio
Carbon Nanomaterials as Next-Generation Active Ingredients for Safer and More Effective Photoprotection
11:15 – 11:20 Trainee Abstract Competition Winner Presentation
11:20 – 11:45 Poster Viewing
11:45 – 1:00   Break for Lunch
Keynote Speaker
1:00 – 1:45   Piergiacomo Calzavara Pinton, MD, and Mariateresa Rossi, MD, Brescia, Italy
The Realistic Positioning of Phototherapy at the Age of Biologics
1:45 – 2:00 Q&A
Photoprotection
2:00 – 2:05 Introduction
2:05 – 2:25   Curtis Cole, PhD, New York, New York
The Impact of Visible Light Protection on Real Sunlight SPF
2:25 – 2:45 Stephen Shumack, MD, Sydney, Australia
When Sunscreen Testing Becomes Scandalous
2:45 – 2:55   Q&A
2:55 – 3:10   Break
3:10 – 3:30 Carl D’Ruiz, MPH, Parsippany, New Jersey
Breaking the 26-Year Barrier: BEMT Becomes the First New GRASE Sunscreen in the FDA Monograph!
3:30 – 3:50   Indermeet Kohli, PhD, Detroit, Michigan
Updates on Impact of Visible Light on Human Skin
3:50 – 4:10   TBA
4:10 – 4:20    Q&A