2025 UW Dermatology SID Sessions & Affiliated Meetings

Faculty and trainees from the UW Department of Dermatology — including the Nghiem Lab, Simpson Lab, and the Merkel Cell Carcinoma Collaborative (MC3) Institute — are looking forward to sharing their latest research and insights at the 2025 Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting, taking place May 7–10 in San Diego.

View a full list of faculty and trainee presentations and poster sessions below. Visit the SID website for a detailed schedule of events. 

Affiliated meetings

International Pachyonychia Congenita Consortium (IPCC) Symposium
May 7, 2025 | Hilton San Diego, Sapphire 410 (A & B)

Title: "A human epidermal model of keratin 5 loss-of-function reveals potential therapeutic strategies for epidermolysis bullosa simplex"
Author: Cory Simpson, MD, PhD
Time: 9:30-9:45 a.m. 

SID Sessions 

Wednesday, May 7

Title: "Hailey-Hailey disease models reveal impaired cadherin expression and localization along with actin dysregulation as key pathogenic drivers that weaken intercellular adhesion"
Author: Jessica Ayers (Simpson Lab) 
Category: Genetic Disease, Gene Regulation, Gene Therapy & Epigenetics
Time/Location: 5:06-5:18 p.m. | Sapphire C/D/G/H/K/L/O/P
Session: Plenary Session #1

Thursday, May 8

Title: "Real world safety analysis of boxed warning adverse events for upadacitinib in atopic dermatitis using the FDA adverse event reporting system"
Author: Aditya Joshi (Shi Lab) 
Category: Clinical Research: Epidemiology and Observational Research
Time/Location: 10:55-11:05 a.m. (CM2-14) | Sapphire A/B
Session: Concurrent Mini-symposium 2: Clinical Research: Epidemiology and Observational Research I
 

Poster Title: "Intralesional talimogene laherparepvec for treatment of advanced Merkel cell carcinoma"
Author: Smitha Chandrasekhar (Nghiem Lab/MC3 Institute) 
Category: Clinical Research: Epidemiology and Observational Research
Time/Location: 4:30-6:00 p.m. | Indigo Ballroom/Foyer
Session: Poster Session #1
 

Poster Title: "Pathologic margin negativity is not a guarantee: The risk of merkel cell carcinoma recurrence can be reduced with a single dose of radiation"
Author: Alex Fu (Nghiem Lab/MC3 Institute) 
Category: Clinical Research: Epidemiology and Observational Research
Time/Location: 4:30–6:00 p.m. | Indigo Ballroom/Foyer
Session: Poster Session #1
 

Poster Title: "Impact of the autoantibody reactome on disease outcomes in Merkel cell carcinoma"
Author: Ally Remington (Nghiem Lab/Ring Lab) 
Category: Adaptive and Auto-Immunity
Time/Location: 4:30–6:00 p.m. | Indigo Ballroom/Foyer
Session: Poster Session #1
 

Poster Title: "Disparities in geographic diversity, enrollment, and reporting trends for hyperhidrosis clinical trials"
Author: Aditya Joshi (Shi Lab) 
Category: Minoritized Populations and Health Disparities Research
Time/Location: 4:30–6:00 p.m. | Indigo Ballroom/Foyer
Session: Poster Session #1
 

Poster Title: "Geographic and demographic disparities in chronic spontaneous urticaria clinical trials"
Author: Aditya Joshi (Shi Lab) 
Category: Minoritized Populations and Health Disparities Research
Time/Location: 4:30–6:00 p.m. | Indigo Ballroom/Foyer
Session: Poster Session #1
 

Poster Title: “Differential expression of splice variants between responders and non-responders to immunotherapy in Merkel cell carcinoma”
Author: Joshua Bloomstein, MD (Nghiem Lab)
Category: Translational Studies: Cell and Molecular Biology
Time/Location: 4:30–6:00 p.m. | Indigo Ballroom/Foyer
Session: Poster Session #1

Friday, May 9

Title: "Real world outcomes of patients receiving salvage therapies for immune checkpoint-resistant Merkel cell carcinoma: A baseline for future clinical trials"
Author: Peter Ch'en (Nghiem Lab/MC3 Institute) 
Category: Clinical Research: Epidemiology and Observational Research
Time/Location: 9:25-9:35 a.m. (CM8-06) | Sapphire A/B
Session: Concurrent Mini-symposium 8: Clinical Research - Epidemiology and Observational Research II
 

Title: "Keratin 5 knockout dysregulates keratinocyte differentiation and epidermal morphogenesis and reveals potential pathogenic drivers of epidermolysis bullosa simplex"
Author: Karina Schmidt (Simpson Lab) 
Category: Epidermal Structure and Barrier Function
Time/Location: 9:35-9:45 a.m. (CM9-07) | Aqua A/B/C
Session: Concurrent Mini-symposium 9: Epidermal Structure and Barrier Function
 

Title: "Spatial transcriptomics analysis of Merkel cell carcinoma reveals novel immune cell subsets and hypoxia as correlates of immunotherapy response"
Author: Tomas Bencomo (Nghiem Lab/MC3 Institute) 
Category: Late Breaking
Time/Location: 9:35-9:45 a.m. | Aqua D/E/F
Session: Concurrent Mini-symposium 11: Late-Breaking Abstracts
 

Poster Title: "Circulating B cell responses associate with Merkel cell carcinoma outcomes"
Author: Macy Gilmour (Nghiem Lab/MC3 Institute) 
Category: Adaptive and Auto-Immunity
Time/Location: 4:30–6:00 p.m. | Indigo Ballroom/Foyer
Session: Poster Session #2

Saturday, May 10

Title: "T-antigen-specific B cell responses in Merkel cell carcinoma tumors predict disease outcomes"
Author: Haroldo Rodriguez (Nghiem Lab/MC3 Institute)
Category: Adaptive and Auto-Immunity
Time/Location: 10:30-10:40 a.m. (CM13-05) | Sapphire M/N
Session: Concurrent Mini-symposium 13: Adaptive and Auto-Immunity