CDR Calendar of Events
Each year the Center for Dermal Research hosts many events. These include:
- Seminars throughout the year (CDR Seminar Series) that features new speakers with an array of exciting topics.
- One day Workshops focusing on special topics.
- Center’s annual Innovations in Dermatological Sciences two-day Conference
- Featured events jointly hosted with TRI Princeton and the Basic and Applied Dermatology Forum
- Dermaceutics Course held once every three years. The next offering will be in the Spring 2024 semester.
Previous Seminars:
Seminars from 2022:
Feb 7: Dr. Mandip Sachdeva; Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Professor and Section Leader, Pharmaceutics; Editor in Chief, CRC Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems presented “Fabrication and In Vivo Evaluation of 3D Printed Dissolvable Microneedles Using DLP Printing”
Mar 7: Dr. Robert Falcone; Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Sr. Manager – Regulatory Affairs presented “Development and Application of a Consumer Reported Outcome Measure to Support Label Claims for Skin Care Products”
Apr 25: Dr. Gabriella Baki; The University of Toledo, Director of Cosmetic Science and Formulation Design Major; Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. “Linking consumer sensory perception with rheology and texture measurements for six cosmetic emulsions”
May 23: Dr. Witold Musial, The Silesian Piasts Memorial Wroclaw Medical University presented “Selected practical model studies on drug release and penetration intended for topical drug application to the skin”
Jun 6: Dr. Sharareh Senemar; Long Island University, Pharmacokinetics Laboratory presented “New developments in the assessment of cutaneous bioavailability and bioequivalence of topical dermatological products using dermal microdialysis”.
Jul 11: Dr. Aaron Cohen, Colgate Palmolive. “Active Delivery from Vesicle Based Systems: Quantitative and Qualitative Results”
Aug 8: Dr. Kavita Beri; BE Mind Body Skin, Integrative Medical Spa; Center for Vibrational Cosmetics Medical Director presented“The Emotional Impact of Maskne During Covid 19: A Discussion on the Future of a Multi-Modality Approach”
Nov 7: Dr. Deepika Arora, Genemarkers presented “Utilizing RNA-Seq to Explore the Potential of “Next-Generation” Cannabinoids for Skin Care Applications”
Nov 14: Dr. Jin Namkoong , Colgate-Palmolive, presented “Sun Care & Skin Care for Protection and Recovery”
Dec 5: Dr. Robert Falcone, Prestige Consumer Healthcare, presented “The Learnings on Setting a Consumer Research Outcome Measuring Tool”
2021
Jan 19: CDR/BASF Joint Remote Seminar – Laurie Joseph (Rutgers) and Krishnan Tamareselvy (Lubrizol Advanced Materials) – “What’s in a Name: 2021 Update of the International System of Uniform Cosmetic Ingredient Names”
Jan 25: Robert Falcone (Prestige Consumer Health) presented “How to leverage real world data for claim substantiation?”
Feb 22: Benjamin Goodyear (BASF Pharma Solutions) presented “Lipid-Based Excipients for Skin Drug Permeation Using IVPT Studies”
Mar 22: Manpreet Randhawa (Sytheon Ltd.) presented “From Traditional Knowledge to Efficacy Driven Modern Day CBD”
Apr 5: Inayet Ellis, (Gattefosse) presented “Microemulsions to Enhance Percutaneous Absorption in Dermal Delivery”
Apr 22: BASF/CDR Topicals Workshop Part I of 2.
May 10: Audra Stinchcomb, (University of Maryland) presented “Translational Transdermal Delivery From Complex Drug Products”
May 20: BASF/CDR Topicals Workshop Part 2 of 2.
Jun 14: Joanna Wu, (Colgate Palmolive) presented “Amino Acid Complex (AAComplex) Benefits in Cosmetic Products”
Aug 2: Narasimha Murthy, (University of Mississippi) presented “Noninvasive Approaches of Sampling Analytes and Drugs from the Skin”
Sep 13: Mark Chandler, (ACT Solutions) presented “Pandering to Polar Actives”
Sep 28 & 29: Innovations in Dermatological Sciences Annual Conference 2021 – Remote
Oct 18: Isabel Diaz and Junhong Mao, (Colgate Palmolive) presented “Topical Delivery of Vitamins C & E and Their Skin Benefits”
Nov 8: Stephanie Wheeler, (Genemarkers) presented “Evaluating the Efficacy of CBD in Topical Skincare Products”
Dec 6: David Moore, (Tioga Research) presented “Biophysical Methods to Characterize Deposition and Delivery from Topical Wash-Off Formulations”
2020
Jan 27 Tomasz Osmalek (Poznan University of Medical Sciences in Poland) – “Design and Studies on Semi-Solid Systems for Topical Delivery of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs“
Feb 24 Norman Richardson (BASF) – “Excipients for Human Skin Permeation Enhancement of Topical Drugs”
Mar 9 Pascal Yvon (Alban Muller) – “5 Key Considerations in Developing Natural Cosmetics”
**Seminars held after this date were all remote
Jun 29 Laurie Joseph (Rutgers University) – “Skin and Eye: Targets for Vesicant Induced Injury”
July 27 Jemima Shultz (DSM Nutritional Products) – “Natural Clay Minerals and Cosmetic Applications, In Vitro and Ex Vivo Evaluations on Topical Delivery and Cell Viability Study”
Sept 21 Samiul Amin (Manhattan College) – “Engineering Complex Fluid Formulations for Enhanced Sustainability in Cosmetic and Personal Care Products”
Oct 19 Norman Richardson (BASF) – “Functional Pharmaceutical Excipients for Optimized Drug Delivery Systems (TDDS) Design and Development”
Nov 5 & 9 – CDR Workshop “CBD – Wonder Ingredient or Potential Snake Oil?”
Dec 1 CDR/BADF joint seminar Robert Verdicchio – “Nanospace the Next Industrial Revolution”
Dec 7 Sonia Trehan (Johnson & Johnson) – “Topical Delivery: A Pragmatic Vision”
2019
Feb 12 Carine Mainzer (SILAB) – “Recycle Your Knowledge About Autophagy: Focus on the Skin”
Feb 19 Kristine Kannheiser/Daphne Benderly (Presperse) – “Particulates Offering Multifunctional Benefits – Boosting UV Performance and Soft Focus”
Mar 12 Lakshmi Raghavan (Solaris Pharma Corp) – “Characterization Methodologies in Generic Dermatologicals Development”
Apr 16 Nava Dayan (Dr. Nava Dayan, LLC) – “Is there a connection between UV induced immunosuppression and skin microbiome?”
May 7 Gloria Ho (BASF) – “The Role of Excipient Selection in Formulating Topical Therapies for Atopic Dermatitis & Psoriasis”
May 28 Joint CDR/Colgate Seminar – Min Li (Colgate Palmolive)
Jun 18 Personal Care & Cosmetics: Regulatory & Compliance Elements Workshop
Jun 24 Karin Hermoni (Lycored) – “Beauty from Within and the Cycle of Glow: How Carotenoids Create a Healthful Foundation for Beauty to Thrive”
Jul 15 Vince Gruber (Jeen International Corp) – “Another Technological Success and Commercial Failure! Avoiding the Pitfalls of Commercial Ingredient Development”
Sep 9/10 Innovations in Dermatological Sciences Conference 2019
Sep 23 Joint CDR/Colgate Seminar – Vinay Bhardwaj (Colgate Palmolive) – “Applications of Raman and Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) in Health and Beauty”
Oct 28 Robert Falcone (integris3 Biosolutions, LLC) – “The advantages of leveraging Patient Reported Outcomes for Cosmetics’ Claim Substantiation”
Oct 29 Joint CDR/BADF Lunch Seminar – David Steinberg (Steinberg & Associates) – “What are the current issues facing the FDA and sunscreen producers?”
Nov 18 Neelam Muizziddin (Skin Clinical Research Consultants) – “Balancing Skin Microbiome Fact or Fiction”
Dec 9 Tracy Wang (Johnson & Johnson) – “Understanding the Different Stages of Skin Development is Key for Addressing Age-Specific Skin Needs”
2018
January 22nd | CDR Seminar Series – Kavita Beri “Skin Microbiome as a Tool to Influence Skin Barrier Function and its Future in Regenerative Medicine & Cosmetic Innovation” | |
February 12th | CDR Seminar Series – Indu Kaur, “Probiotic Formulations for Skin: Scope and Issues” | |
March 20th | BADF Seminar – Lee Hall and Lydia Grossov, “Website Content Creation to Boost Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Credibility” | |
April 16th | CDR Seminar Series – Claudio Ortiz, “Fragrance Encapsulation Technologies in Personal Care Products” | |
April 30th | [NEW DATE] Joint CDR/ Colgate-Palmolive Seminar Series – Srdjan Maksimovic, “TRPV Channels and Their Role in Skin Health” | |
May 3rd | Joint CDR / TRI Princeton Seminar Series – Phil Cummins, “The Application of Measurement Science in the Cosmetic and Personal Care World” | |
May 7th | CDR Seminar Series – Michael Davitz, “Topic Patenting a Pharmaceutical Product” | |
June 11th | CDR Seminar Series – Julie Bianchini, “Clinical Improvements in Dry Skin Through Topical Delivery of Deep Skin Hydration” | |
June 25th | CDR Seminar Series – Peter Landa, “Domestic And International SPF And Sunscreen Usage Guidelines” | |
July 30th | CDR Seminar Series – Norman Richardson, “TBD“ | |
September 17th | CDR Seminar Series – Miri Seiberg, “Senior Skin” | |
September 24th | CDR Seminar Series – Gopi Menon, “Stratum Corneum: A Perfect Tissue for Coping with an Imperfect World” | |
October 15th | CDR Seminar Series – Robert Falcone, “In-Silico / In Vitro Testing for Topical Formulations” | |
October 24th | CDR Seminar Series – Margareth Marques, “Products Applied to the Skin – Quality Attributes and Performance Tests” | |
December 10th | CDR Seminar Series – Miroslav Blumenberg, “Epidermal Transcriptional Responses To Common Dwellers” |
2017
January 30th | CDR Seminar Series – Patricia M. Brieva, PhD, “Organic Acid Applications within the Cosmeceutical Industry ‘Chemical Peels'” |
February 15th | CDR Seminar Series – Joanna Jacków, “Gene-corrected fibroblast therapy for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa using a SIN COL7A1 retroviral vector” |
February 27th | CDR Seminar Series – Samuel Gourion Arsquaud, joint seminar with TRI Princeton |
March 13th | CDR Seminar Series joint with Colgate Palmolive – Peter R. Hilliard, Colgate-Palmolive, “The Technology Behind Antiperspirants and Deodorants” |
April 24th | CDR Seminar Series joint with Colgate Palmolive – Aixing Fan, Colgate-Palmolive, “Introduction to Surfactants in Skin Cleansers” |
May 15th | CDR Seminar Series – Zsolt Szabados, Presperse, “Sunscreen Formulation and its Challenges” |
May 22nd | CDR Seminar Series – David B. Lebo, Temple University, “Is There A Better In Vitro Model for Transungal Permeation?” |
June 5th | CDR Seminar Series – Michael Koganov, Ashland Inc., ” Harmoniance™: Multifunctional and Sustainable Zeta Fraction from Sacred Lotus” |
August 3rd | CDR Seminar Series with TRI (at TRI Princeton)- Kevin Mills, P&G. |
August 28th | CDR Seminar Series – Amy Ethier, BASF |
October 2-3 | Innovations in Dermatological Sciences: Harnessing the Skin Microbiome MORE INFO |
October 16th | CDR Seminar Series – Ilya Raskin, Rutgers “Novel Botanicals for Skin Care and Health” |
November 6th | CDR Seminar Series – Carl Germano, Verdant Oasis “Feeding The Subcutaneous Endocannabinoid System: Beautiful & Healthy Skin With Hemp Based Phytocannabinoids” |
November 13th | CDR Seminar Series – Angelike Galdi, L’Oreal |
December 6th | CDR Seminar Series – Bill Welsh, “Avalanche, a novel computational tool for property prediction of bioactive molecules” |
2016
January 18th | CDR Seminar Series – Mark Chandler, “Emulsions and their impact on sensory, formulation, deposition and delivery systems”, ACT Solutions Corp joint with TRI Princeton |
February 8th | CDR Seminar Series – Manasi Chava, “Age and UV Exposure- associated Changes in Skin Elasticity”, BASF |
March 1st | SEMINAR – Anne Marie Api, Ph.D., “The RIFM Human Health Science Program” |
March 14th | CDR Seminar Series – Amy Ethier, “Excipient Selection and the Effect on Performance and Physical Properties of Semi-Solids”, BASF |
April 6th | The Rutgers Masters of Business and Science Program and the Center for Dermal Research at Rutgers University are proud to present a unique opportunity for students to learn about varied careers in the field of personal care science. See flier for more details. |
April 18th | CDR Seminar Series, joint with TRI Princeton – Angela Christiano, “Efficacy of JAK Inhibitors in the Treatment of Alopecia Areata”, Columbia University Reception is at 5:30-6:30 pm |
May 24th | Workshop co-hosted with BASF, “Topical Semi-solid Microstructure and its Significance in Formulation Performance and Efficacy” |
June 7th | BADF event – Dr. Don Schaffner, Rutgers University, “Viewing Handwashing and Hand Sanitizers From the Perspective of a Food Microbiologist” |
June 20th | Event joint with TRI Princeton, Kavita Beri, BE Skin & Laser Med Spa, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, at TRI,“Epidermal Stem Cells, and the Role of Stem Cells in Wound Healing” |
September 12th | CDR Seminar Series – Serom Lee, BME-Rutgers University, “An In Vitro Approach to Identify Skin Sensitizers” |
September 27-28th | TRI Skin Course, “Advances in Skin Science, Measurement and Treatment” |
September 29-30th | Innovations Day(s), “Delivery of Actives to Skin” |
October 13th | BADF event – Harry Fallick,“How Do We Define Cosmeceutical?” |
October 17th | CDR Seminar Series – Hilary Baldwin, MD, “Acne and Inflammation: A Chicken or the Egg Conundrum (For That Matter, Where is the Egg and Who is the Chicken?)” CANCELED! |
November 7th | CDR Seminar Series joint with TRI Princeton – David Moore, GSK, “Biophysical Studies of Stratum Corneum Lipid Organization and Barrier Function – Changes Induced by pH, Surfactants and Temperature” |
December 1st | BADF event – Dr. Donald Schaffner, Rutgers University, “Viewing Handwashing and Hand Sanitizers From the Perspective of a Food Microbiologist” |
December 15th | CDR Seminar Series – Robert Falcone, “Personal Care Product Development – Considerations on how to avoid pitfalls” |
2015
February 9th | CDR Seminar Series – Kathryn Uhrich – “Polymeric Bioactives: Polymers from Bioactives” |
March 23rd | CDR Seminar Series – Hilton Kaplan – “Enhanced Vitamin Penetration – the Holy Grail in Non-Invasive Facial & Body Rejuvenation” |
April 27th | CDR Seminar Series – Anis Rahman – “Terahertz sub-surface imaging and spectroscopy for cellular level identification of skin abnormalities” |
January 22nd-May 8th | 2015 Graduate Course – “Dermaceutics” |
June 8th | CDR Insight Series – Prof. Somasundaran–“New possibilities of greener chemicals for sustainable and benign consumer products” |
August 10th | CDR Seminar Series – Patricia Aikens, BASF, “Sunscreens: A review of technical aspects of photo-protection for the skin” |
August 24th | CDR Seminar Series – Olga Lopez, Bicosome, “Bicosome: new lipid technology for skin treatment” |
September 28th | CDR Seminar Series – Jennifer Donahue, Sensory mapping methodology detects the unexpected effect of emulsifiers in emulsions |
October 12th | CDR Seminar Series – Ricardo Diez, Rutgers University, “Cleansers Beyond Expectations: Not Only Cleansing But Also Improving The Skin” |
November 10th | Innovations in Dermatological Sciences, “Skin Sensations: Itch, Pain and Touch” at the Heldrich Hotel |
December 7th | CDR Seminar Series – Tuğrul Özel, Rutgers University, “Microneedle Arrays for Transdermal Delivery” |
2014
February 10th | CDR Seminar – Grazia Stagni, Long Island University |
March 26th | CDR Seminar – Dr. Joachim Kohn, New Jersey Center for Biomaterials, “Nanoparticulate Drug Carriers for the Delivery of Actives” |
April 23rd | 6th ANNUAL SKIN WORKSHOP on “NATURAL PRODUCTS AND SKIN” |
April 28th | CDR Seminar Series – Hilton Kaplan, Rutgers University “Platelet-Mediated Percutaneous Collagen Induction Through Microneedling The Skin” |
May 7th | Rutgers’ Center for Dermal Research (CDR) Insights Session – Ni’Kita Wilson, Catalyst Cosmetic Development Essence Magazine “Pathways to Develop and Make Skin Care Products” |
May 13th | Basic & Applied Dermatology Forum Event “What a Dermatologist looks for in Skin Products” Richard S. Berger, M.D. FAAD |
May 19th | CDR Seminar Series – Mark Chandler, ACT Solutions Corp. Performance and Patient Compliance – A Perspective Viewing Topical Product Design in a New Light |
June 2nd | CDR Seminar Series – Sam Shefer, Salvona “Nanotechnology Delivery System to treat Acne – Practical approach” |
June 3rd | Basic & Applied Dermatology Forum Event “Incorporating Genomics into Skin Care Product Development: How Do Products Really Work?” |
August 4th | CDR Seminar Series – Linda Rhein, “Mechanisms of Photodamage and Protection with Sunscreens” |
August 11th | CDR Seminar Series – Mike Southall, Johnson & Johnson, “Paradoxical anti-inflammatory activity from Sertaconazole Nitrate Through Induction of Pro-inflammatory Signaling Cascades” |
September 15th | ONE DAY EDUCATIONAL CLASS – Nava Dayan LLC “Claims Substantiation for Topical Products – Comprehensive & Updated” |
September 29th | CDR Seminar Series – Frank Romanski, BASF, “Excipients: The key to effective Drug Delivery, Formulation Mildness, and Optimized Sensory Performance for Topical Pharmaceutical Products” |
October 8th | INNOVATION IN DERMATOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2014 “Partnerships in Academia, Industry and Government”, Heldrich Hotel, New Brunswick, New Jersey |
October 21st | United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Course – Focused, relevant instruction on the effective use of the USP-NF, USP-NF Supplements, and Pharmacopeial Forum |
October 28th | Skin Product Development Update, Basic & Applied Dermatology Forum (BADF), “Designing Formulations For Dermatological Indications” |
November 12th | Basic & Applied Dermatology Forum Event “The Evolution of Water-in-Oil Emulsion Technology” |
December 8th | CDR Seminar Series – Marion K. Gordon Ph.D., Rutgers University – “The Role of Provisional Matrix in Corneal Epithelial Wound Healing” |