I have covered most of the World Congress for Hair Research biennial meets that have occurred since 2013. The 13th edition of the World Congress for Hair Research takes place from April 6-9, 2024 in Dallas, Texas.

13th World Congress for Hair Research

The 13th World Congress for Hair Research (#WCHR2024) takes place from April 6-9, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. You can check out the official hair2024 website for more information. It is organized by the American Hair Research Society (AHRS) and the sister societies of the International Federation of Hair Research Societies.

Due to the total Solar Eclipse that will take place across North American on April 8, the organizers have run with that theme and logo. Interestingly, Dallas (and much of Texas) will be among the best places for viewing the eclipse.

The final Full Program Guide is very interesting. Dozens of globally renowned hair loss researchers are presenting. Among the especially well known ones that I have covered numerous times on this blog include: Dr. Cheng Ming Chuong; Dr. Angela Christiano; Dr. George Cotsarelis; Dr. Rachita Dhurat; Dr. Sergio Vano Galvan; Dr. Luis Garza; Dr. Claire Higgins; Dr. Mayumi Ito; Dr. Colin Jahoda; Dr. Manabu Ohyama; Dr. Ralf Paus; and Dr. Rodney Sinclair.

There are numerous presentations of special interest to us, including on: stem cells; low-dose oral Minoxidil; regenerative medicine; biologics; follicle cryopreservation; mesenchymal-epithelial interactions; iPSCs; and hair graying. Of course there are also numerous hair transplant related sessions, workshops and discussions.

Make sure to check out the American Hair Research Society’s social media channels for updates:

• Facebook.
• Instagram.
• Twitter.
• YouTube.

Interestingly, Cosmo Pharmaceuticals’ key partner Sun Pharma is a Gold level sponsor of this conference. Perhaps further evidence that Breezula will be on the market in 2026 as expected.

I have covered most of the World Congress for Hair Research events since starting this blog in 2013.

11th World Congress for Hair Research

The 11th World Congress for Hair Research started today in Barcelona, Spain. It will run from April 24-27 2019.

There have already been some interesting presentations per the commentary and photos I saw on Twitter via #WCHR2019.

Two of the main Spanish organizers of the Congress are very active on Twitter and worth following:

1. Dr. Sergio Vañó
2. Dr. Ramon Grimalt

The scientific program is as impressive as always at these annual events.

Shiseido (Japan)’s Dr. Jiro Kishimoto’s presentation is titled: “Autologous cell-based therapy for hair loss using dermal sheath cup cells.” Perhaps he will give some hints regarding how much further along Shiseido is in its development and enhancement of Replicel’s hair multiplication product?

There are a number of potentially interesting presentations focusing on the dermal papilla, prostaglandins, neogenesis, stem cells and hair genetics. One presentation has the strange title of: “Minoxidil and dutasteride drug tattooing for androgenetic alopecia”.