Dermaceutics Training Course
Our Dermaceutics Course will be offered in the Spring 2024 semester!
Classes will be offered Tuesday evenings, 6-9pm EST
beginning on January 16, 2024**
Registration for the full semester is now open. Please use this link to register:
Registration Link – Full Semester
To register for individual sessions, please click the link next to the topic below. Individual sessions are offered at $150 per session.
Please continue to check this page as well as our LinkedIn page for updates!
Tentative Course Syllabus (subject to change):
Module 1: 1/16/2024 Basic Principles – Skin Structure & Function Click here to register for Module 1
Module 2: 1/23/2024 Basic Principles – Stratum corneum & lipids; Biochemistry of the Skin Click here to register for Module 2
Module 3: 1/30/2024 Skin Penetration Pathways Click here to register for Module 3
Module 4: 2/6/2024 Skin of Color; Overview and treatment of common skin diseases Click here to register for Module 4
Module 5: 2/13/2024 Enhancement of Drug Permeation I; Journal Club 1 Click here to register for Module 5
Module 6: 2/20/2024 Enhancement of Drug Permeation II; Journal Club 2 Click here to register for Module 6
Module 7: 2/27/2024 Formulation Patents, I.P. & Obviousness Click here to register for Module 7
Module 8: 3/5/2024 Skin Diffusion & Dissolution: Fick’s laws of diffusion, Percutaneous penetration parameters;
Journal Club 3 Click here to register for Module 8
**SPRING BREAK WEEK**
Module 9: 3/19/2024 In vitro and in vivo clinical testing; In vitro cellular skin models; In vitro & In vivo animal models Click here to register for Module 9
Module 10: 3/26/2024 Fundamentals of Hair Science Vibrational Spectroscopy, Microscopy & Imaging of Skin and Hair Click here to register for Module 10
Module 11: 4/2/2024 Rational Design of Topical Formulations Click here to register for Module 11
Module 12: 4/9/2024 Delivery Systems: Transdermal delivery systems Click here to register for Module 12
Module 13: 4/16/2024 Delivery Systems & Toxicology: Topical delivery systems; Toxicology and the skin Click here to register for Module 13
Module 14: 4/23/2024 Clinical Testing in Humans Click here to register for Module 14
2024 pricing:
Full Semester: CDR Silver & Gold Members: $500; Non-Members $950.00;
Single Sessions: $150.00;
**Please note that Industry participants and those currently not enrolled as Rutgers students will receive a certificate of completion in lieu of academic credits.
If you have any questions please contact: cdr_frontdesk@dls.rutgers.edu