Future Leaders Academy 2025

THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2025

11.00-12.30 Registration
12.30-13.30 Lunch
13.30-14.15 Welcome and Introductions
Sandrine Dubrac (Austria), Sara Brown (UK), Knut Schäkel (Germany)
14.15-14.45 Veronica Kinsler: How to proceed when you have nothing to offer your patients 
14.45-15.37 Oral Presentations by 4 Mentees (8 minutes plus 5 minutes discussion)
15.37-16.20 Coffee Break
16.20-17.00 Breakout Session #1
17.00-17.26 Oral Presentations by 2 Mentees (8 minutes plus 5 minutes discussion)
17.26-18.30  Linsey McGoey: Profits, Power and Agnotology: a social sciences perspective 
18.30 – Break followed by Networking Dinner

FRIDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2025

07.30-08.30 Breakfast
08.30-09.00 Catherine Smith: Translational research in inflammatory skin disease 
09.00-10.05 Oral Presentations by 5 Mentees (8 minutes plus 5 minutes discussion)
10.05-11.00 Coffee Break and Group Photo
11.00-11.30 Georg Stary: Skin-specific T cell responses in inflammation and cancer 
11.30-12.25 Oral Presentations by 4 Mentees (8 minutes plus 5 minutes discussion)
12.25-14.00 Lunch and group photo
14.00-14.30 Christina  Zielinski: Decoding human T cell regulation in health and disease – a personal journey. 
14.30-15.10 Breakout Session #2
15.10-16.15 Oral Presentations by 5 Mentees (8 minutes plus 5 minutes discussion)
16.15-16.28 Coffee Break
16.28-16.58 Reiko Tanaka: AI and computational dermatology
16.58-17.42 Presentation from Industry Partners
17.42 Break followed by Networking Dinner

SATURDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2025

07.30-09.00 Breakfast
09.00-09.30 Lionel Larue: Melanocyte lineage, Melanoma Initiation and the Hidden Role of Sex in Cancer progression
09.30-10.22 Oral Presentations by 4 Mentees (8 minutes plus 5 minutes discussion)
10.22-10.45 Coffee Break
10.45-11.35 Breakout Session #3
11.35-12.30 Presentation of Break-out Sessions to Plenum
12.30-12.45 Closing Remarks Sandrine Dubrac (Austria), Sara Brown (UK), Knut Schäkel (Germany)

GENERAL INFORMATION

• The program is primarily open to European residents currently engaged in skin-related research (MD, PhD, Post-Doc, Resident etc).
• A LIMITED number of places will be made available for participants residing outside Europe.
• Participants must be 40 years old or under by 1 November of the year the FLA takes place. Exceptions may be made for career breaks, maternity/paternity leave etc.
• Applications are reviewed on scientific merit by the ESDR Scientific Program Committee.
• ESDR committees are also responsible for inviting senior faculty.
• ESDR covers accommodation costs for all participants and travel costs for ESDR members. If you are not a member you may apply prior to the Academy.
• Participants must commit to staying for the entire duration of the Academy and should travel alone.
• All participants give oral presentations of their work and be expected to attend mentoring events.
• Past participants are not eligible for consideration.