Meet our Conference Speakers
Please visit our 2026 Conference Speakers below:
Dr Bozena Michniak-Kohn, Director Center for Dermal Research at Rutgers University, Meet Dr. Bozena Michniak-Kohn
Dr. Joseph A Barone, Dean Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University Meet Dean Joseph Barone
Dr. Michael Zwick, Senior Vice President for Research at Rutgers University. Meet Dr. Michael Zwick
Plenary Speakers:
Dr. Stephen A. Boppart, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign .Meet Dr. Stephen Boppart
Dr. Samir Mitragotri, Harvard University – Mitragotri Laboratory for Drug Delivery Meet Dr. Samir Mitragotri
Dr. Ajay Banga, Mercer University Meet Dr. Ajay Banga
Dr. Yousuf Mohammed, The University of Queensland Meet Dr. Yousuf Mohammed
Dr. Sabina Jaros, University of Wrocław Meet Dr. Sabina Jaros
Dr. Manpreet Randhawa, Rapalogix Health Meet Dr. Manpreet Randhawa
Dr. Krys Bojanowski, Sunny BioDiscovery, Inc. Meet Dr. Krys Bojanowski
Dr. Angela Christiano, Columbia University Meet Dr. Angela Christiano
Dr. Victoria Abraira, Rutgers University Meet Dr. Victoria Abraira
Dr. Jean-Philippe Therrien, Allergan Aesthetics/AbbVie Meet Dr. JP Therrien
Dr. Chris Paradise, Rion, Inc. Meet Dr. Chris Paradise
Sandeep Kulkarni, ImageProvision Meet Sandeep Kulkarni
Dr. Ketankumar Patel, St. John’s University Meet Dr. Ketan Patel
Dr. Ratan Chaudhuri, CuralysMD™ Dermaceuticals, a Hallstar company Meet Dr. Ratan Chaudhuri
Dr. Bishr Omary, Rutgers University Meet Dr. Bishr Omary
Dr. Daniel B. Yarosh, Dermatology and Skincare Consultant Meet Dr. Daniel Yarosh
Spotlight Session:
Kenvue with Dr. Selina Moses Meet Dr. Selina Moses
Please visit our 2025 Conference Speakers below.
Dr Bozena Michniak-Kohn, Director Center for Dermal Research at Rutgers University, Meet Bozena Michniak-Kohn
Dr. Joseph A Barone, Dean Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University Meet Joseph Barone
Dr. Michael Zwick, Senior Vice President for Research at Rutgers University Meet Michael Zwick
Plenary Speakers:
Dr. Ardeshir Bayat, Founder Sensill Inc; Founder InaDerma™ LLC; Professor & Director, Medical Research Council Laboratory, Division of Dermatology at University of Cape Town Meet Ardeshir Bayat
Dr. Rahul Mehta, Co-Founder and CEO of Rapalogix Health Meet Rahul Mehta
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Conor Evans, Associate Professor at the Harvard Medical School, Affiliated Faculty member of the Harvard University Biophysics Program, Faculty member of the Laser Biomedical Research Center, and leads his lab at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital Meet Conor Evans
Dr. Gerald Kasting, Professor Emeritus of Pharmaceutics and Cosmetic Science at the University of Cincinnati’s James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy Meet Gerald Kasting
Dr. Neena Tierney, Global Head of Translational Science at Kenvue Meet Neena Tierney
Session Speakers:
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj, Scientific Director at SGS North America, Clinical Research -Cosmetic and Personal Care Meet Vinay Bhardwaj
Dr. Connor Bilchak, Scientist at BASF pharma solutions, specializing in lipid-based delivery systems. Meet Connor Bilchak
Jason Carbol, CMC Director at Dow Development Laboratories Meet Jason Carbol
Dr. Ratan K Chaudhuri, Chief Innovation Officer at Hallstar (formerly Sytheon) and Founder & CEO of CuralysMD Dermaceuticals Meet Ratan Chaudhuri
Dr. Buu Duong, President and Cofounder of Stratum Biosciences; Owner and Medical Director of Dermatopathology Associates; Clinical Instructor in the Departments of Dermatology and Pathology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Meet Buu Duong
Dr. Vince Gruber, Director of New Product Development at Vantage; Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati’s School of Pharmacy Meet Vince Gruber
Philip Ludwig, BASF Technical Account Manager Meet Philip Ludwig
Dr. Jeff Martini, Chief Scientific Officer at Palvella Therapeutics Meet Jeff Martini
Dr. Sanjeeva Murthy, Associate Research Professor and Adjunct Graduate Faculty at Rutgers University Meet Sanjeeva Murthy
Dr. David W. Osborne, President of David W. Osborne, PhD Consulting Inc Meet David Osborne
Dr. Ross Pearlman, Chief Executive Officer and Cofounder of Stratum Biosciences; Chair of the Board of Directors at Skin Angels Meet Ross Pearlman
Dr. Lakshmi Raghavan, Founder and CEO of Healios Labs LLC Meet Lakshmi Raghavan
Dr. Jon Volmer, Senior Director of Research Biology & Innovation, MedPharm Ltd. Meet Jon Volmer
Dr. Joshua Williams, Manager Global Transitional Science Lead – Clinical and Claims Research, Kenvue Meet Josh Williams
Spotlight Sessions:
Healios Labs– Lakshmi Raghavan
Rapalogix Health – Rahul Mehta
Sensill – Ardeshir Bayat
Stratum Biosciences – Ross Pearlman and Buu Duong
Discussion Panel:
Dr David Osborne – Moderator
Jason Carbol – Panelist
Dr. Buu Duong – Panelist
Dr. Gerald Kasting – Panelist
Dr. Ross Pearlman – Panelist