APPLICATION PROCESS

• Send  a short CV, a letter of motivation and the FLA 2024 form to Thomas Florestan at thomas@esdr.org

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.

WEDNESDAY 9 OCTOBER 2024

THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER 2024

FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER 2024

SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER 2024

• Alopecia areata (Sergio Galvan)
• Atopic dermatitis (Tiago Torres)
• Hidradenitis suppurativa (Amit Garg)
• Psoriasis (Curdin Conrad)
• Vitiligo (Julien Senechal)

• Revisiting patient-reported outcomes: example itch
• Unravelling the disease: progress (and obstacles) in understanding the pathogenesis of IMIDs
• Perspectives: disease modification, remission, and cure of IMIDs
• Disease heterogeneity – who needs what, why, and how?