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Hair follicles (HFs) in the growth stage (anagen) exhibit a great degree of cell division. On top of this, there is a high rate of protein synthesis to support keratinization of the growing hair fiber. As a result, the HF must have access to an ample supply of adequate nutrients, which are then metabolized to […]
Human hair follicles operate an internal Cori cycle and modulate their growth via glycogen phosphorylase Karazyna Figlak, Greg Williams, Ralf Paus, Marta Bertolini, Michael P. Philpott Br J Dermatol, 2021 Hair follicles (HFs) in the growth stage (anagen) exhibit a great degree of cell division. On top of this, there is a high rate of […]
We are proud to inform Monasterium Laboratory GmbH will be taking part in the 46th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology (46th JSID). Here, our own Dr. Ilaria Piccini will host an oral presentation named; “Odorant- dependent Merkel cell chemosensation: implications for wound healing.” The talk will take place in Session C07 […]
Thanks to our great network of collaborating dermatologists and surgeons, we have wide access to tissue specimens of scalp skin from healthy subjects and patients affected by skin and hair follicle disorders. We are delighted to inform that we have updated our “Skin Diseases” and “Hair Diseases” pages in our homepage. Employing our extensive portfolio […]
Ireland’s national dermatology research and education centre, the ‘Charles Institute’ has hosted experts on various topics within dermatology and cutaneous science. Among these guests, our CEO, Prof. Ralf Paus was invited to give the talk entitled “The fascinating functions of Follicles”. This presentation summarizes the recent discoveries accomplished by the Monasterium Laboratory’s research team that the […]
We are proud to inform Monasterium Laboratory GmbH will be taking part in the 46th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology (46th JSID). Save the date! The event will take place the 3–5 of December in virtual form. During the event, there will be numerous seminars, debates, interviews and presentations, including a talk […]
We are proud to announce that our partner Shiseido has won the Top Award at IFSCC Conference 2021 in Cancún for their presentation entitled; “Skin beauty with gentle-touch-receptor Merkel cells—Restore your sense with a pleasant scent.” In this interesting collaborative work between Shiseido Ltd. and Monasterium Laboratory GmbH, we found that skin cells responsible […]
Check out Dr. Janin Edelkamp’s latest interview about “Selective inhibition of tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) protects hair follicles from immune privilege collapse induced by interleukin (IL)-12 stimulation” at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress. Click on the link to see the whole interview here: Interviews mit Experten | EADV 2021 Highlights (eadvhighlights.com) […]
We are happy to announce Monasterium Laboratory will be having a booth in the 5th DDD US Summit. Also, don’t lose your chance to watch there our Principal Scientist and Head of Industry program; Dr. Marta Bertolini’s host a talk entitled: “How to successfully pre-clinically dissect the potential of a drug or a target for […]
Don’t lose your chance to watch our Principal Scientist and Head of Industry program; Dr. Marta Bertolini’s Oral presentation for the 4th Inflammatory Skin Disease Summit.Save the date! Friday, November 5, 2021; 3:15–3:45 pm (EDT) / 9:15–9:45 pm Germany.
A common side-effect of cancer chemotherapy is hair loss, termed chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA). CIA is perhaps the most visual of the side-effects of chemotherapy and is highly distressing for patients who experience it. In most patients, this effect is temporary and the lost hair will regrow within 3 months. In the remaining, the lost hair […]
PPARγ signaling protects hair follicle stem cells from chemotherapy-induced apoptosis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition Ilaria Piccini, Lars Brunken, Jérémy Chéret , Sushmita Ghatak, Yamus Ramot, Majid Alam , Talveen S Purba , Jonathan Hardman , Hanna Erdmann , Francisco Jimenez , Ralf Paus , Marta Bertolini Br J Dermatol, 2021 In this article, the therapeutic potential of the PPARγ agonist N-Acetyl-GED-0507-34-Levo (NAGED) in preventing chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA) is reported. CIA is a common […]
Check our new Expertise - Microbiome Using ex vivo culture of human hair follicles and human full thickness skin, we characterize the microbiome and investigate the microbiome’s impact on hair and skin health, and whether compounds/drugs/formulations protect from dysbiosis. Additionally, we can perform comparative analyses using patient material from lesional and non-lesional scalp, and healthy […]
We are proud to inform that we have recently been awarded with the crédit d’impôt recherche (CIR). This document has been handed by the French Ministry of superior teaching, research & innovation and awards our French customers a wide series of benefits regarding our investigations.
Monasterium Laboratory is searching for patients over 18 years old who suffer from Psoriasis Vulgaris to participate in their research by donating skin samples. The Collection Date will be 28/10/2021 Patients will be awarded with an allowance between 100€ and 320€. The main requirement is that the patient must not have had any systemic treatment […]