Dermaceutics Graduate Course

“Dermaceutics,” an in-depth full semester course from the Center for Dermal Research, is designed for graduate level students as well as scientists in the pharmaceutical/personal care and cosmetic industries who need to learn more about the fundamentals of skin, skin absorption, topical/transdermal compound delivery and methodologies for testing the penetration of compounds into skin. The course will cover in vivo clinical testing as well as issues with regulatory and intellectual property/patent aspects of formulations and actives applied to the skin.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Explain general in vitro testing procedures for topicals and transdermals;
• Discuss regulatory requirements for in vitro absorption testing;
• Understand the complexities in setting up in vivo testing panels;
• List the different stages of percutaneous absorption;
• Be familiar with skin penetration parameters;
• Understand the approaches of enhancing and retarding percutaneous absorption of actives; and
• Discuss the barrier properties of skin, skin biology, skin metabolism of actives.

The course runs from January 22 to May 8 on Thursdays from 6-9pm, at the Life Science Building Auditorium, Piscataway, NJ. More info: Center for Dermal Research.