Proceedings of the Heinz Maurer-Symposium “Review and Preview in Science for Healthy Skin” June 28th 2014, Jakobsberg, Boppard, Germany^[*]

Introduction

On June 28, 2014 a scienitfic symposium titled Review and Preview in Science for Healthy Skin was held on the occasion of the 10^th conferment of the Heinz Maurer Award, the Jury represented by the Chairman, Prof. Wolfgang Gehring to Prof. Johanna Brandner, Laboratory for Cell and Molecular Biology of the Department of Dermatology of the University Hamburg-Eppendorf for her work on “Contribution of tight junction proteins to ion, macromolecule, and water barrier in keratinocytes”, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology 2013, and to Dr. Peter Arne Gerber, Dermatological Department of the University of Düsseldorf for his publication “EGFR Controls Cutaneous Host Defense and Prevents Inflammation” published in Science Translational Medicine 2013 ([Fig. 1]). The symposium following the conferment of the award provided an overview on past, recent, and future developments in the field of skin research, presented by former Heinz Maurer Award winners.

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