ADF Poster Awards

At the ADF, outstanding scientific posters will be recognized with a prize of €1,000 each. The best poster submissions will be selected by an independent poster committee and awarded during the conference.

No separate application is required. All posters submitted by the submission deadline will automatically be considered for the Poster Awards.

Past awardees of the ADF Poster Awards

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2026

-sponsored by Almirall Hermal GmbH & Co. OHG, Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH-

P218:
„Effect of PI3K-gamma/delta inhibition, alone and in combination with KIT Inhibition, on the phenotype of mastocytosis in a novel KitD814V-mutant mouse model“
Tiago Almeida Fonseca, Basel

P169:
„Lanadelumab treatment is effective and safe in patients with Factor XII associated cold-induced autoinflammatory syndrome: results from an open-label proof-of-concept study“
Hanna Bonnekoh, Berlin

P157:
„Understanding confined functions of neutrophils and platelets in the pathophysiology of diabetic wound healing“
Jonathan Kessler, Leipzig

P131:
„Promotion of psoriasis-associated inflammation in TH17 cells and keratinocytes by the epigenetic modulator H2A.J“
Tanja Kübelbeck, Mainz

P097:
„Inherited loss-of-function mutation in the adaptor protein STING is associated with elevated infection rates“
Sarah Rösing, Tübingen

P075:
„Development and Functional Characterization of CD3- and CD16a-Directed Bispecific Engagers Targeting Melanoma-Associated Antigens“
Mercedes Sanchez-Diaz, Berlin

P023:
„Single cell analysis reveals dynamic changes of distinct cell populations in human nickel allergy“
Marc Schmidt, Würzburg

P190:
„The Influence of melanoma extracellular vesicles on the vascular endothelium in the context of metastasis and clinical progression.“
Carlos van Werde, Hamburg

P051:
„Endothelial Cell Apoptosis and Fibroblast Senescence in Diabetic Angiopathy -Implications for a Novel Therapeutic Approach“
Yongfang Wang, Ulm

P009:
„Exploring novel genetic variants and the pathogenicity of autoantibodies in patients with pemphigus vulgaris and their first-degree relatives“
Kiana Zarabadi, Lübeck

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2025

P164:
„The hair canal serves as an EGFR-regulated antimicrobial gatekeeper“
Lena Artner-Gent, Wien

P120:
„AHR-deficient tumour cells escape CD8+ T cell immune therapy“
Susan Gellert, Magdeburg

P157:
„Enhanced frequency of EMP1 LMNA /cDC in DC2 and monocytes derived DC3 in lupus patients“
Christoph Loeser, Dresden

P059:
„The Proliferation-associated protein 2G4 (PA2G4) as a multi-functional disease driver in psoriasis, mediating keratinocyte proliferation and inflammation“
Theresa Raunegger, München

P028:
„DEC205, the prototypic antigen-uptake receptor in Langerhans cells, is also expressed by endothelial cells of the nervous system and regulates inflammation in the Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE)“
Sonali Singh, Heidelberg

P184:
„Tick feeding induces lymphatic emigration and pro-tolerogenic immune response in human epidermal Langerhans cells“
Johanna Strobl, Wien

P059:
„Link between system xCT/Slc7a11 and ferroptosis in systemic sclerosis.“
Jessica Tiemann, Münster

P003:
„Regulation of the AhR signaling pathway during skin allergy“
Santiago Valle Torres, Bonn

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2024

P038:
„Natural Killer Cells from Old Donors Fail to Efficiently Remove Senescent Fibroblasts from Aged Skin“
Albert Koroma, Ulm

P061:
„Effects of tirbanibulin on keratinocytes and squamous cell carcinoma cell lines in vitro“
Viola DeTemple, Minden

P105:
„IL-9 sensitizes human pathogenic Th2 cells to pro-inflammatory IL-18 signals in atopic dermatitis“
Stefanie Schärli, Bern

P113:
„A Th2-Immunocompetent and Sensory Innervated Full-Thickness Skin Model for Neurocutaneous Inflammation in Atopic Dermatitis“
Katharina Hahn, Goettingen

P138:
„VSNL1 – a novel factor in keratinocytes that promotes psoriatic skin inflammation“
Jessica Eigemann, Munich

P158:
„NK cells are activated and possess immunoregulatory functions in patients with pemphigus vulgaris“
Christine Zimmer, Marburg

P193:
„Melanoma cell-derived extracellular vesicles transport miR-92b-3p and mediates the formation of carcinoma-associated fibroblasts by targeting PTEN“
Stefanie Kewitz-Hempel, Halle/Saale

P196:
„Exploring primary malignant melanoma with single-cell multiomics: An investigation of cellular crosstalk and immune escape“
Antonia Stubenvoll, Leipzig

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2023

Presentation of the poster awards to X. Luo (Berlin), Jason Holsapple (Münster), Melike Sümbül (Kiel), Jule Focken (Tübingen), Susan Gellert (Magdeburg), H. Lange (Magdeburg), Akiko Arakawa (Munich), Saptaswa Dey (Graz), Sophie Dieckmann (Innsbruck), and Johanna Strobl (Vienna), with Mario Fabri (ADF Board), left, Natalie Garzorz-Stark (Munich) (Awards Committee), second from left, and Christian Möbs (Marburg) (Awards Committee), right.

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2023

P004:
„Mast cell-derived GM-CSF and physical interaction in the skin promotes bidirectional mast cell-eosinophil activation“
Xiya Luo, Berlin

P011:
„Exploring Neutrophil Nuclear Dynamics and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Using Expansion Microscopy“
Jason Holsapple, Muenster

P042:
„Dynamic Optical coherence tomography (D-OCT) of chronic inflammatory skin disease psoriasis vulgaris: advanced tool for treatment monitoring?“
Melike Sümbül, Kiel

P076:
„How neutrophils influence skin colonization and persistence of Staphylococcus aureus“
Jule Focken, Tuebingen

P104:
„CD4+ effector T cells orchestrate indirect inflammatory killing of IFN-unresponsive tumors“
Susan Gellert, Magdeburg

P116:
„How skin inflammation shapes behavior ? role of the metabolite sensing Hca2/Gpr109a receptor“
Hagen Lange, Magdeburg

P130:
„Gene flow from archaic hominins causes HLA-class I associated diseases, psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis, and Behcet disease“
Akiko Arakawa, Munich

P169:
„Modified microbiota by skin disinfection through topical triple antibiotic treatment delays tumor growth and increases survival in a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma mouse model“
Saptaswa Dey, Graz

„Does aberrant glutamate metabolism in melanoma affect dendritic cell function?“
Sophie Dieckmann, Innsbruck

„A specialized B cell-rich tumor microenvironment delineates cutaneous T cell lymphoma from benign inflammatory skin diseases“
Johanna Strobl, Vienna

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2022

P005:
„Anti CCL17/22 aptamers as possible therapeutic agents to suppress inflammation in contact hypersensitivity“
Marlene Gottschalk, Bonn

P037:
„The Adaptive Response of Old ABCB5+ MSCs is Changed Upon Exposure to LPS“
Philipp Haas, Ulm

P055:
„Skin microbiome changes in atopic dermatitis patients under systemic treatment“
Jan Niko Hartmann, Kiel

P086:
„MC4R mediated melanocortin signaling antagonizes central endogenous opioid signaling to cause high pain thresholds in genetic mouse models of red hair“
Lajos Kemény, Boston

P096:
„The transcription factor CEBPB is a novel hub gene and multi-functional disease driver in skin inflammation“
Menatullah Mubarak, München

P098:
„Immunovirotherapy drives a convergent evolution towards interferon responsive, dedifferentiated cell states in cancer“
Janne Ruotsalainen, Magdeburg

P142:
„Diminished expression of tissue residency markers in skin lesions of patients with pemphigus vulgaris“
Alexandra Polakova, Marburg

P160:
„Application of an inflammatory skin model with induced pluripotent stem cell-derived macrophages to study granuloma formation“
Lisa Kleissl, Wien

P225:
„Hepatic steatosis and NASH-associated liver fibrosis promote adhesion and growth of melanoma cells in the hepatic vascular niche“
Johannes Hoffmann, Mannheim

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2021

P011:
„Modulation of allergic contact dermatitis via unfolded protein response“
Philipp Esser, Freiburg

P025:
„Angiogenin Secreted from ABCB5+ MSCs Improves Healing of Diabetic Wounds by Promoting Angiogenesis“
Kamveer Singh, Ulm

P048:
„Adjuvant melanoma treatment: real-world data from the DACH region“
Christian Posch, Munich

P088:
„A novel NLRP1 mutation causes different phenotypes in siblings“
Mengfeng Li, Freiburg

P121:
„Low invasive microbiopsies are sufficient to perform immune-based molecular classification of inflammatory skin diseases.“
Anaïs Doll, Munich

P126:
„Development of combination therapy to delay resistance in BRAF-inhibitor treated melanoma“
Athanasios Seretis, Innsbruck

P144:
„Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis ? Not only a T cell Driven Disease? Impact of Innate Immunity in Adverse Drug Reactions of the Skin“
Barbara Meier-Schiesser, Zuerich

P155:
„Regulatory T cells prevent neutrophilic infiltration of skin during contact hypersensitivity reactions by strengthening the endothelial barrier“
Sabine Ring, Heidelberg

P179:
„Development and validation of the Prurigo Control Test (PCT) ? A patient reported outcome measure to assess disease control in chronic prurigo“
Martin Metz, Berlin

P218:
„The aryl hydrocarbon receptor differentially modulates inflammatory responses in human and mouse melanoma cell lines“
Miriam Mengoni, Magdeburg

P222:
„Influence of the Fatty Acid Composition of the Tumor Microenvironment on Melanoma Phenotype“
Jana Liebing, Bonn

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2020

No Awards

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2019

P005:
„Human IL-10 DC facilitate cross-tolerance in birch pollen allergic patients with associated food allergy in vitro and in vivo“
Patricia Rostan, Mainz

P026:
„Function of LRRC8 volume-regulated anion channels during hypotonic stress response and differentiation of human keratinocytes“
Janina Trothe, Frankfurt

P057:
„Occurrence of autoimmune thyroiditis predicts response and favorable progression-free survival of melanoma patients receiving PD-1 antibodies“
Nikolaus Wagner, Tuebingen

P061:
„CD23 is a biomarker of clinical response to IgE-specific immunoadsorption in patients with severe atopic eczema“
Rosi Wang, Munich

P088:
„Treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) after the approval of the first biologic agent: results from the german national registry TREATgermany“
Dora Stoelzl, Kiel

P113:
„Development of antigen specific immunotherapy against melanoma with TRP1 targeted CD4+ T cell transfer.“
Naveen Shridhar, Magdeburg

P129:
„The Ornithodoros moubata soft-tick-derived lipocalin Coversin abrogates skin inflammation in a murine model of pemphigoid diseases by sequestering complement factor C5 and leukotriene B4“
Tanya Sezin, Luebeck

P145:
„CRISPitope: A Versatile Approach To Study How The Target Antigen Choice Influences Antigen-Specific T-cell Therapy“
Nicole Glodde, Bonn

P155:
„Detection of low-frequent desmoglein 3-specific T and B cells in an HLA-transgenic mouse model of pemphigus vulgaris“
Christoph Hudemann, Marburg

P158:
„Identification of the mutation c.9886A>G, p.Lys330Glu in the plasminogen gene in a family from Northern Germany with hereditary angioedema“
Andreas Recke, Luebeck

P169:
„Cutaneous over-expression of RANKL leads to suppression of anti-microbial immune responses“
Kondaiah Moganti, Muenster

P184:
„Medical needs related to pruritus in Germany – a 2-year Google search engine analysis“
Barbara Schuster, Munich

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2018

„S. epidermidis-induced reduction of S. aureus skin colonization depends on the activation of Interleukin-1 receptor-induced innate immune signaling pathways“
Katharina Bitschar, Tuebingen

„Think big and scale down: development of a multi-organ-on-the-chip-model for analysis of immune cell – skin interactions“
Christine Consentius, Berlin

„Hyperspektral-Imaging als Neues Verfahren in der Wunddiagnostik“
Georg Daeschlein, Greifswald

„Glucocorticoids promote intrinsic human Th17 differentiation“
Juliana de Castro Kroner, Cologne

„BRAF and MEK inhibitors change human immune cell phenotype and function possible consequences for combination therapy“
Stefanie Hoyer, Erlangen

„Aberrant mTORC1 activity induces Stat3 and contributes to the psoriatic differentiation defect“
Victoria Lang, Frankfurt

„Role of CC-chemokine Receptor 6 (CCR6) and CC-chemokine Ligand 20 (CCL20) mediated immunosurveillance in malignant melanoma“
Diego Martin-Garcia, Heidelberg

„Intracellular redox changes alter tyrosinase protein stability and enable UV- and MITF-independent skin color change“
Elisabeth Roider, Zurich

„Type I IFN responsiveness of melanoma is cell state dependent and can be both harnessed and suppressed to enhance oncolytic virotherapy efficacy“
Janne Ruotsalainen, Magdeburg

„Tissue factor-PAR2 signaling mediates inflammation in contact hypersensitivity“
Maria Isabel Schmidgen, Mainz

„Active recruitment of mast cells to the microenvironment of malignant melanoma“
Agnetha Schulz, Luebeck

„Analysis of anti-TNF-induced skin lesions reveals strong Th1 activation with some distinct immunological characteristics“
Elina Stoffel, Tuebingen

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2017

„Potent NLRP3 inflammasome activation by the allergy-inducing HIV reverse-transcriptase inhibitor abacavir“
Christian Adam, Wuerzburg

„Osteopontin as a potential regulator of dermal ABCB5+ MSC maintenance“
Benedikt Herold/Juliane de Vries, Ulm

„Cytoskeletal reorganization during NET formation“
Anja Kwaczala-Tessmann, Goettingen

„Global RNA expression profiling in skin provides insights into disease mechanisms of atopic eczema and psoriasis“
Elke Rodríguez, Kiel

„Type 2 innate lymphoid cells act as regulators of type I driven TNCB contact hypersensitivity“
David Rafei-Shamsabadi, Freiburg

„Investigating immunosuppressive regulatory T cells (Treg) and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) in checkpoint inhibitor therapy of malignant melanoma“
Franziska Krebs, Mainz

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2016

„Senescent fibroblasts enhance cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma progression through secretion of Chemerin and activation of MAPK pathway“
Vida Farsam, Ulm

„Successful immunotherapy in a new mouse model of wasp venom allergy“
Christine Hosp, Wuerzburg

„Myeloid cell-restricted Insulin/IGF-1 signaling controls cutaneous inflammation“
Jana Knüver, Cologne

„In and outside the melanoma cell: The Y-box binding protein 1 as a novel tumour marker and therapeutic target in vemurafenib resistance“
Corinna Kosnopfel, Tuebingen

„Role of protease-activated receptor 2- and tissue factor-mediated signaling in contact hypersensitivity“
Maria Schmidgen, Mainz

„Map kinase p38alpha stress signaling repairs skin barrier defects caused by loss of insulin/IGF-1 signaling“
Emmi Wachsmuth

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2015

„Integrin αE(CD103) – a modulator of regulatory T cell function in allergic contact hypersensitivity“
Andrea Braun, Goettingen

„Epidermal PAR2 overexpression causes atopic dermatitis-like skin disease: Neuro-epidermal communication“
Timo Buhl, Goettingen

„Defective removal of ribonucleotides from DNA promotes systemic lupus erythematosus“
Claudia Günther, Dresden

„The role of beta-catenin in the therapy resistance of malignant melanoma to BRAF inhibitors“
Elena Makino, Tuebingen

„RAGE signaling drives the initiation and maintenance of the psoriatic inflammation“
Kathrin Tarnanidis, Heidelberg

„Unraveling the role of aPKCλ in the regulation of oriented cell division and stem cell homeostasis in the mammalian epidermis“
Susanne Vorhagen, Cologne

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2014

„Integrin αE(CD103) – a modulator of regulatory T cell function in allergic contact hypersensitivity“
Andrea Braun, Goettingen

„Epidermal PAR2 overexpression causes atopic dermatitis-like skin disease: Neuro-epidermal communication“
Timo Buhl, Goettingen

„Defective removal of ribonucleotides from DNA promotes systemic lupus erythematosus“
Claudia Günther, Dresden

„The role of beta-catenin in the therapy resistance of malignant melanoma to BRAF inhibitors“
Elena Makino, Tuebingen

„RAGE signaling drives the initiation and maintenance of the psoriatic inflammation“
Kathrin Tarnanidis, Heidelberg

„Unraveling the role of aPKCλ in the regulation of oriented cell division and stem cell homeostasis in the mammalian epidermis“
Susanne Vorhagen, Cologne

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2013

„Integrin αE(CD103) – a modulator of regulatory T cell function in allergic contact hypersensitivity“
Andrea Braun, Goettingen

„Epidermal PAR2 overexpression causes atopic dermatitis-like skin disease: Neuro-epidermal communication“
Timo Buhl, Goettingen

„Defective removal of ribonucleotides from DNA promotes systemic lupus erythematosus“
Claudia Günther, Dresden

„The role of beta-catenin in the therapy resistance of malignant melanoma to BRAF inhibitors“
Elena Makino, Tuebingen

„RAGE signaling drives the initiation and maintenance of the psoriatic inflammation“
Kathrin Tarnanidis, Heidelberg

„Unraveling the role of aPKCλ in the regulation of oriented cell division and stem cell homeostasis in the mammalian epidermis“
Susanne Vorhagen, Cologne

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2012

„Agonistic VEGF-variants engineered to simultaneously bind to and stimulate VEGFR-2 and alphaVbeta3 integrin“
Stephanie Traub, Cologne

„Is Loricrin a trojan horse antimicrobial peptide mimicking a bacterial microcin B17 precursor?“
L. Froesewitte, Kiel

„The BRAFV600E kinase inhibitor vemurafenib induces apoptosis through a process involving induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress in melanoma cells“
D. Beck, Tuebingen

„Langerhans cell-selective deletion of EpCAM (CD326) attenuates Langerhans cell motility and migration in vivo and enhances contact hypersensitivity reactions“
Maria Gaiser, Bethesda/Heidelberg

„Mast cells play a protumorigenic role in primary cutaneous lymphoma“
Anja Rabenhorst, Cologne

„Tryptase therapy counteracts lethal effects of snake venom: a new treatment for snakebite“
E. Doyle, Berlin

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2011

Beta2 integrin-dependent release of oxygen radicals from macrophages is required for TGF-beta1 activation in cutaneous wound repair“
A. Schlecht, Ulm

„Pro- and anti-inflammatory signalling cascades synergize to induce an M2-like tumor macrophage-associated activation pathway involving the novel CD20 homolog Ms4a8a“
Astrid Schmieder, Mannheim

„Providing T-cell help to dendritic cells to induce better anti-tumor immune responses“
Stefanie Hoyer, Erlangen

„Multiple oncogenic mutations and clonal relationship in spatially distinct benign human epidermal tumors“
Christian Hafner, Regensburg

„Extracellular matrix components in skin barrier function“
Ilknur Senyürek, Tuebingen

„Von Willebrand factor promotes cutaneous inflammation“
Carina Hillgruber, Muenster

ADF POSTER AWARDS 2010

„Endothelial cell-specific functions of RAGE signaling in inflammation and cancer“
Christoffer Gebhardt, Heidelberg

„Dissecting early and late phase mast cell activation pathways: Serum- and glucocorticoid-inducible kinase 1 is critical for early but dispensable for delayed type mast cell responses“
Florian Woelbing, Tuebingen

„The dermato-endocrine regulator melatonin modifies the time- and dose-dependent UV-response in a human full skin model in vitro“
Lena Hardkop, Luebeck

„TCR-RNA-reprogrammed T cells are able to recognize HIV-epitopes“
Christian Hofmann, Erlangen

„The clinical activity of pemphigus vulgaris is directly linked to IgE autoantibodies reactive with desmoglein 3“
Angela Nagel, Marburg

„Neonatal UV irradiation promotes multistage melanomagenesis in the Hgf-Cdk4R24C C57BL/6 mouse tumor model“
Jennifer Landsberg, Bonn