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Journal of Dermatology Research and Skin Care | Volume 2
May 14-15, 2018 | Montreal, Canada
Spring Dermatology &
Skin Care Expo Conference
T
he immediate sun effect on skin is cutaneous
hyperpigmentation with delay in the formation of new
melanin. However, the prolonged, recurrent sun exposure
implies definitive changes in the quantity and distribution
of melanin in the skin. This process is named melanogenesis,
wherein a lot of biomolecular mechanisms take place in order
to set up the pigmentation of the skin. The crucial threshold
in this process is tyrosinase, an enzyme which converts
tyrosine into DOPA and, subsequently, in dopaquinone. Since
physical appearance has currently become an aspect of great
importance in the modern world, hyperpigmentation due to
an excess of melanin production cause psychosocial disorders
due to their unaesthetic nature. Based on introduction provide
in these few paragraphs, this lecture will provide an overview
of the melanogenesis process, which is fundamental to help
scientists to dig into new compounds and products that can be
helpful for the clinical approach of different hyperpigmented
skin disorders, such as melasma.
Speaker Biography
Adilson Da Costa is a Brazilian Dermatologist that lives in Atlanta, GA, USA. He got
his MD from Santa Casa of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, wherein he also completed
his specialization in Dermatology. He obtained his MSc in Dermatology from Federal
University of Sao Paulo, PhD from the University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine and
he did his Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Dermatology at Emory University School
of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. Currently, he is a Tenured Professor for the PhD and MSc
Programs at the State of Sao Paulo Workers’ Welfare Institute, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
He is a very experienced Researcher in Dermatology and has served as a Principal
Investigator in more than 150 projects, either clinical or
in vitro
, which helped him to
take place as an Advisory Board Member for important companies, such as Galderma,
Sinclair, Avon, L’Oréal, Hypermarcas, and Natura; moreover, his research skills has
helped him to be a common scientific resource for the general media, and an frequent
speaker in international scientific meetings. He has already two books published
“Dermatology in Pregnancy” (Guanabara Koogan) and International Textbook of
Cosmeceuticals
(Elsevier) and is now working on an international masterpiece on
dermatological procedures. He has more than 60 manuscripts and chapter of books
already published.
e:
adilson_costa@hotmail.comAdilson Da Costa
Welfare Institute, USA
The process of melanogenesis