SKIIN Discovery Symposium 2026
On behalf of Skin Discovery Program and Monash University we are pleased to invite you to attend the Skin Discovery Symposium 2026.
Skin Discovery was established to strengthen and support collaborative skin research across basic science, translational research, and clinical disciplines. The symposium brings together researchers, clinicians, and students to showcase innovative research, foster new collaborations, and highlight emerging opportunities within the skin research community.
The symposium will feature:
- Invited presentations from leading national and international experts
- Updates across key Skin Discovery research themes
- Early Career Researcher and Rising Star "Flash" Presentations
- Networking opportunities with researchers and clinicians from across the sector
Program
- 4:15 pm – Registration
- 4:30 pm – 4:40 pm - Welcome and Opening Remarks
- 4:40 pm – 4:55 pm - Guest Speaker Presentation: Lancet Commission on Skin Health
- 5:00 pm – 5:25 pm - Flash Presentations
- 5:25 pm – 5:40 pm - Rising Star Presentation
- 5:40 pm – 6:10 pm - Panel Discussion: Global Perspectives on Data Use and AI in Dermatology
- 6:10 pm – 6:15 pm - Closing Remarks and Awards Presentation
- 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm – Networking Drinks & Canapés
Networking refreshments, including a selection of grazing platters and beverages, will be served following the symposium.
Featured research themes
- Bioinformatics
- Immunology
- Artificial Intelligence and Oncology
- Skin Engineering
We encourage attendance from researchers, clinicians, academics, higher degree research students, and those with an interest in skin health, dermatology, melanoma, immunology, cancer research, and related disciplines.
RSVP: Essential via Try Booking
Meet our speakers
| Yevgeniy “Eugene” Semenov |
| Rubeta Matin Dr Rubeta Matin PhD FRCP [Derm] is a Consultant Dermatologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at University of Oxford since 2015. She is an academic dermatologist and a nationally recognised skin cancer leader having published >130 peer reviewed publications. At Oxford she is currently Dermatology Skin Cancer Research Lead actively delivering national and international clinical research/trials. |
| Amaya Virós Amaya is a Clinician Scientist who leads the Skin Cancer and Ageing group and undertakes clinical practice in dermatology. Her goal is to elucidate the mechanisms that drive metastasis in skin cancer patients and devise novel therapeutic strategies to treat or prevent metastatic spread. Amaya obtained her medical degree from the University of Barcelona, before her clinical training in Dermatology and Venereology at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona |
| Prof Juan Su Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor. |
| Dr Yeye Guo Dr Yeye Guo is a dermatologist, Associate Professor at Xiangya Hospital, Central South University. She also expanded her research background as a Visiting Scholar at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Her research fundamentally focuses on the tumor microenvironment's role in melanoma progression and translational therapeutics. Dr. Guo has published a series of high-impact articles in prestigious journals, including Science Advances, JECCR, MedComm, and the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. She is currently leading a research project funded by NSFC, investigating the underlying mechanisms of the "immune desert" phenotype in melanoma and exploring potential therapeutic strategies. For her scientific contributions, Dr. Guo has been recognized with the China Postdoctoral Innovative Talent Award and Furong Plan for Young Talents of Hunan Province. |
Event Details
- Date:
- 18 November 2026 at 4:15 pm – 7:00 pm
- Venue:
- Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre, 545 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Vic
- Campus:
- Alfred
- Open to:
- Monash/AlfrMonash/Alfred staff – researchers, consultants, registrarsed staff – researchers, consultants, registrars
- Cost:
- Free (Bookings essential as limited places)
- Website:
- https://www.monash.edu/medicine/translational/research/skin-inflammation-informatics-and-neoplasia
- Register here:
- https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1616828
- Categories:
- Research; Education; Public Health and Preventive Medicine; Translational Medicine
Description
On behalf of Skin Discovery Program and Monash University we are pleased to invite you to attend the Skin Discovery Symposium 2026.
Skin Discovery was established to strengthen and support collaborative skin research across basic science, translational research, and clinical disciplines. The symposium brings together researchers, clinicians, and students to showcase innovative research, foster new collaborations, and highlight emerging opportunities within the skin research community.
The symposium will feature:
- Invited presentations from leading national and international experts
- Updates across key Skin Discovery research themes
- Early Career Researcher and Rising Star "Flash" Presentations
- Networking opportunities with researchers and clinicians from across the sector
Program
- 4:15 pm – Registration
- 4:30 pm – 4:40 pm - Welcome and Opening Remarks
- 4:40 pm – 4:55 pm - Guest Speaker Presentation: Lancet Commission on Skin Health
- 5:00 pm – 5:25 pm - Flash Presentations
- 5:25 pm – 5:40 pm - Rising Star Presentation
- 5:40 pm – 6:10 pm - Panel Discussion: Global Perspectives on Data Use and AI in Dermatology
- 6:10 pm – 6:15 pm - Closing Remarks and Awards Presentation
- 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm – Networking Drinks & Canapés
Networking refreshments, including a selection of grazing platters and beverages, will be served following the symposium.
Featured research themes
- Bioinformatics
- Immunology
- Artificial Intelligence and Oncology
- Skin Engineering
We encourage attendance from researchers, clinicians, academics, higher degree research students, and those with an interest in skin health, dermatology, melanoma, immunology, cancer research, and related disciplines.
RSVP: Essential via Try Booking
Meet our speakers
| Yevgeniy “Eugene” Semenov |
| Rubeta Matin Dr Rubeta Matin PhD FRCP [Derm] is a Consultant Dermatologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at University of Oxford since 2015. She is an academic dermatologist and a nationally recognised skin cancer leader having published >130 peer reviewed publications. At Oxford she is currently Dermatology Skin Cancer Research Lead actively delivering national and international clinical research/trials. |
| Amaya Virós Amaya is a Clinician Scientist who leads the Skin Cancer and Ageing group and undertakes clinical practice in dermatology. Her goal is to elucidate the mechanisms that drive metastasis in skin cancer patients and devise novel therapeutic strategies to treat or prevent metastatic spread. Amaya obtained her medical degree from the University of Barcelona, before her clinical training in Dermatology and Venereology at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona |
| Prof Juan Su Chief Physician, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor. |
| Dr Yeye Guo Dr Yeye Guo is a dermatologist, Associate Professor at Xiangya Hospital, Central South University. She also expanded her research background as a Visiting Scholar at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Her research fundamentally focuses on the tumor microenvironment's role in melanoma progression and translational therapeutics. Dr. Guo has published a series of high-impact articles in prestigious journals, including Science Advances, JECCR, MedComm, and the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. She is currently leading a research project funded by NSFC, investigating the underlying mechanisms of the "immune desert" phenotype in melanoma and exploring potential therapeutic strategies. For her scientific contributions, Dr. Guo has been recognized with the China Postdoctoral Innovative Talent Award and Furong Plan for Young Talents of Hunan Province. |
Event Contact
- Name
- Nikoletta Floros
- N.Floros@alfred.org.au
- Phone
- 0421 024 670
- Organisation
- Sub-Faculty of Translational Medicine and Public Health