Kristian Berg (Oslo, NO) Photochemical internalization (PCI) in cancer therapy: from bench to bedside medicine with a novel drug delivery technology
Douglas Brash (New Haven, US) Cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers: where they went and what they did there - the path to skin cancer
Johan Hofkens (Leuven, BE) Towards the rational design of fluorescent proteins tailored for super resolution imaging
Markus Böhm (Münster, DE) Novel twists in alpha-MSH-mediated protection against UV irradiation of the skin
Mathieu Coppey (Paris, FR) Subcellular control of signaling pathways with nanoparticles and light
Mladen Korbelik (Vancouver, CA) Engagement of sphingolipids in light-tissue interaction
Janet Morgan (Buffalo, US) Strategies for targeting cancer stem-like cells with photodynamic therapy
Santi Nonell (Barcelona, ES) Genetically-encodable fluorescent singlet oxygen photosensitisers
Roman Ulm (Geneva, CH) UV-B photoreceptor signalling
Photochemistry and photophysics of nanoparticles Chair: David A. Russell (Norwich, UK)
Photosensitised processes: addressing environmental and biomedical problems Chairs: Giulio Jori (Padova, IT), Mark Wainwright (Liverpool, UK)
Photosensitization in PDT: photophysics and photochemistry Chair: Benjamin Ehrenberg (Ramat Gan, IL)
Molecular, cellular and vascular aspects of PDT Chair: Patrizia Agostinis (Leuven, BE)
Drug delivery and nanotechnology in PDT Chair: Kristian Berg (Oslo, NO)
Development in applications and protocols for topical PDT Chair: Colin Morton (Sterling, UK), Lesley E. Rhodes (Manchester, UK)
Chemistry of the interaction between UV radiation and biomolecules Chair: Thierry Douki (Grenoble, FR)
DNA repair and susceptibility genes to skin cancer Chairs: Evelyne Sage (Paris, FR), Antony R. Young (London, UK)
Melanocytes, melanoma and UV (ESP-ESPCR joint symposium) Chairs: Dorothy C. Bennett (London, UK), Lionel Larue (Paris, FR)
Photoimmunology: UV and PDT effects Chairs: Jakub Golab (Warsaw, PL), Vivienne E. Reeve (Sidney, AU)
Vitamin D: impact of environmental and artificial sources of UVR Chairs: Frank de Gruijl (Leiden, NL), Ann R. Webb (Manchester, UK)
New directions in photoprotection (ASP-ESP joint symposium) Chairs: Henry W. Lim (Detroit, US), Dominique D. Moyal (Clichy, FR)
Photoinduced responses in skin cells and their impact in photoprotection Chair: Marjan Garmyn (Leuven, BE)
Progress in the photosensitivity disorders (ESP-ESPD joint symposium) Chair: James Ferguson (Dundee, UK), John L. Hawk (London, UK)
Phototherapy and photophoresis: where lies the future? Chairs: Sally H. Ibbotson (Dundee, UK), Robert Knobler (Vienna, AT), Peter Wolf (Graz, AT)
Light, circadian rhythm and human applications Chair: Joan E. Roberts (New York, US)
Retinoid and visual pigments Chair: Yiannis Koutalos (Charleston, US)
Photosensory biology of opsin-based photoreceptors: from basic research to optogenetic applications Chair: Carlo Musio (Trento, IT)
Photoreceptors in plant and micro-organisms Chairs: Francesco Lenci (Pisa, IT), Pill-Soon Song (Jeju, KR)
UV radiation and climate change: consequences for healthy food Chair: Janet F. Bornman (Perth, AU)
Powering the future with solar energy Chairs: Nicola Armaroli (Bologna, IT), Massimo Trotta (Bari, IT)
Photoreactivity of drugs (ESP-Photostability Group joint symposium) Chair: Miguel A. Miranda (Valencia, ES)
Ultrafast photochemistry, photophysics and spectroscopy (ESP-EPA joint symposium) Chair: Eric Vauthey (Geneva, CH)
High resolution fluorescent imaging Chair: Ranieri Bizzarri (Pisa, IT)
Imaging and photodiagnosis Chair: Norbert Lange (Geneva, CH)
