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Congratulations to Colin Kenny who won the Medrano Young Investigator Award!

Interesting modeling of UV induced changes in melanocyte localization in the skin by Tudorita Tumbar.

Sanjay Premi is explaining how DNA damage arises in response to UV light exposure.

We are back again with a terrific talk by Rob Judson-Torres on the differentiation states of melanocytes in human skin.

Why did the chicken cross the road? Fun times in Tampa!

Last set of talks were about How the sausage is made (or how melanosomes are built and filled). Thank you to Santiago Di Pietro, Vivek Bajpai, and Stacie Loftus!

Amazing talk by graduate student Delaney Robinson from Colin Kenny's lab! Her first talk at a conference, congratulations!

Next up, Alexander Birbrair is speaking about the connection between sensory nerves and melanoma progression.

First Zebrafish talk today by Cynthia Cooper, showing us lovely iridophores!

The first talk of the melanoma session is Poulikos Poulikakos, who is speaking about melanoma therapies directed against MAP kinase signaling.

Last talk of the morning was given by Bonnie Carney, who recently opened her own lab at Georgetown University! Super interesting studies of both hypo and hyper pigmentation in burn scars.

Ling Hou from Wenzhou Medical University is telling us about interactions between Kit and Endothelin signaling in melanocyte development in mice!

Amanda Jiang from the Judson- Torres lab is talking about her exploration of the diversity of melanocytes across the human body.

Caroline Le Poole is explaining the interesting differences and overlaps between vitiligo and hypopigmented mycosis fungoides (HMF)

Sancy Leachman is illuminating the controversy of overdiagnosis in melanoma - risk stratification and benefits of screening

Great talk on human pigmentation diversity by anthropologist, Heather Norton! Glad to have you back at a PASPCR conference, Heather

Back of envelope calculation: 45% of all melanomas could be prevented if MC1R genotype informed people's sun protection behaviors, according to Peter Kanetsky.