Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research

Official journal of the International Federation of Pigment Cell Societies (IFPCS) and the Society for Melanoma Research (SMR). Published by Wiley.

[Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research @PCMR_Wiley]

📢 Check out our #April 2022 issue, now out!

With papers from @antoniagage, @M_Raza_Zaidi, A.-H. Wei, T. F. Mohammad, L.F. Xiang, Q. Li and their research groups and collaborators!

https://t.co/fBFYeZmIJc

[Becki Lee @BeckiLee]

Speaking soon #SMR2022 really hoping to have some interesting discussion regarding adjuvant therapy trial design in early stage melanoma @societymelanoma

[Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research @PCMR_Wiley]

📢 Check out our July issue, now out!
Volume 35, Issue 4

With papers by the groups of N. van Geel, J. H. Pringle, D. C. Barral, H. Lu, À. Fabra, P. W. Szlosarek & @HelenRizos!

Here: https://t.co/UV6NN1qaD1

[Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research @PCMR_Wiley]

📢 Our July 2022 issue is out now! With studies by van Geel, Pringle, Barral, Lu, Fabra, Rizos & Szlosarek.

Cover image based on "Identification and functional assays of single-nucleotide variants of opsins genes in melanocytic tumors" by Lu et al.

https://t.co/UV6NN1qaD1

[Melanoma Research @MelanomaReAlli]

Melanomas can vary greatly in how they look. Many show all of the ABCDE features. However, some sub-types of melanoma may have only one or two of the ABCDE features or even none at all.

[Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research @PCMR_Wiley]

Beatrice Mintz (1921–2022)
In memoriam

We remember Dr Mintz, her charisma and enormous scientific contributions with this piece by Lionel Larue

https://t.co/etC6rqDiys

(Image courtesy of Fox Chase Cancer Center)

[ESDR @ESDRorg]

We invite you all to follow @ISID2023Tokyo
for the latest news on the 1st International Societies for Investigative Dermatology Meeting to be held in Tokyo from 10-13 May 2023. Join us at the “Olympics” of skin science!
Visit the website: https://t.co/HLafjjAJqc
#ISID2023

[Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research @PCMR_Wiley]

And in this #openaccess article, with 1st author @NBroit, they identify the most commonly mutated tumors, pathways and affected cancer hallmarks in #acral #melanoma. Enjoy! 😀

https://t.co/6eguZMjKYX

[Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research @PCMR_Wiley]

Today we highlight two papers from @antoniagage's group @ThinkUHI! First, a #openaccess #review on the roles that B cells and antibodies play in #melanoma

https://t.co/vMBIFHUZeM

[Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research @PCMR_Wiley]

Oxidative stress is one of the triggering factors for #vitiligo, which leads to #melanocyte destruction in these lesions. Here, Wu et al investigate the role of #ferroptosis in vitiligo & its inhibition in vitro:

https://t.co/HSeAr94uFl

[Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research @PCMR_Wiley]

Here, Yu et al establish & characterize an immortalized #giant #congenital #melanocytic #nevi cell line. They assess gene expression & driver mutation status, & show this line has a ⬇️ proliferation rate & ⬆️ melanin content than primary melanocytes:

https://t.co/fTjtExmFDt

[Parth Upadhyay, Ph.D. @parthupadhyay77]

Small update this morning on our previously published work in @PCMR_Wiley.

[Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research @PCMR_Wiley]

Read this #FreeAccess #Review by Wei Li and collaborators discussing novel insights into #Hermansky–#Pudlak #syndrome (HPS), a condition characterised by defects of multiple tissue-specific lysosome-related organelles:

https://t.co/QO859yLSVs

[Professor De Silva @AshaniTW]

Excited to see my meeps (melanoma peeps) and get their feedback on new work. Also super excited for my first in person lunch with trainees!

[Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research @PCMR_Wiley]

#OpenAccess
#Melanoma has observed a female advantage in incidence, mortality, & overall survival since the 1970s.
In this Review, Dakup et al highlight epidemiological evidence of these sex differences & summarize the landscape of their potential origin:

https://t.co/XuklKz1x7E

[Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research @PCMR_Wiley]

Our #March 2022 issue is out now!
Volume 35, Issue 2:

https://t.co/OsAPh2s43Z

In memoriam: Beatrice Mintz, PhD

With contributions by @David_J_Adams, @julianewtbish, @TorresCabalaMD, M Valdebran, TJ Knackstedt, T Suzuki, LF Xiang, F Yu, S Gaddameedhi & Robsahm

[Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research @PCMR_Wiley]

#freeaccess

#Artificial #intelligence (AI) applications in #melanoma detection, prognosis, and treatment are rapidly developing. Here, Stiff et al @metrohealthCLE discuss contemporary investigational applications a& challenges of #AI in #melanoma:

https://t.co/HaitmtpUyT

[Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research @PCMR_Wiley]

📢 #FreeAccess Review!

New therapies such as immune checkpoint blockers have extended survival of #melanoma patients, but they have debilitating side effects. Here, Robinson et al review the role of #eosinophils in treatment response modulation 👇🏽

https://t.co/762y0xnDYJ

[Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research @PCMR_Wiley]

In this study, Saito et al analyse a Japanese 🇯🇵 patient with a type of #oculocutaneous #albinism. They find a variant in their genome coding for SLC24A5 p.G200R. Then, they characterise this variant with a mouse model, which shows pigmentation defects!

https://t.co/SpxNwzWrnB

[The Herlyn Laboratory @HerlynLab]

Today we remember our dear colleague, Shyam Somasundaram, who died suddenly one year today. His loss is still felt acutely by many, professionally and personally. We took a few moments this morning as a lab to share our memories of this incredible scientist and man.