Our Society & Common Goals
To promote the study of the physical properties of mammalian skin and adnexa in order to develop understanding of their structure and function in health and disease.
To develop further techniques and instruments, embodying sound engineering principles for the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases.
To promote development of instrumentation and standardized methods for measuring the properties of skin.
To develop further techniques and instruments, embodying sound engineering principles for the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases.
To promote investigation of the effects upon physical properties of skin by such agents as (i) drugs, (ii) toiletries and other products designed for use on the skin, (iii) diseases, (iv) occupational effects, (v) environmental conditions and (vi) aging.
OUR STORY
The International Society for Bioengineering of the Skin (ISBS) was formed informally in 1976 and was formally constituted in 1993. In 2005 the International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) merged with ISBS under the new name of International Society for Biophysics and Imaging of the Skin.
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Global Members Include
Dermatologists
Occupational physicians
Physiologists
Biochemists
Pharmacologists
Toxicologists
Cosmetic scientists
Engineers
OFFICERS
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President
Stacy Hawkins, PhD
USA
![Joachim Fluhr, MD.](https://i-s-b-s.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image-4.png)
Joachim Fluhr, MD.
Program Chairman
Germany
![Stephan El Gammal, MD.](https://i-s-b-s.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/image-2.png)
Stephan El Gammal, MD.
Treasurer
Germany
![Tim Houser, MS](https://i-s-b-s.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Untitled-design-4.jpg)
Tim Houser, MS
Secretary
USA
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
![Bernard Querleux, PhD](https://i-s-b-s.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Untitled-design-6.jpg)
Bernard Querleux, PhD
France
![Karsten König, Phd](https://i-s-b-s.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/K.-König-Germany.png)
Karsten König, Phd
Germany
![Tim Lee, PhD](https://i-s-b-s.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Tim-Lee-Ph.D.-Canada.png)
Tim Lee, PhD
Canada
![Silvia Perez, PhD](https://i-s-b-s.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Silvia-Perez-Ph.D.-Argentina.png)
Silvia Perez, PhD
Argentina
![Martha Tate, PhD](https://i-s-b-s.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/M.-Tate-Ph.D.-USA.png)
Martha Tate, PhD
USA
![Razvigor Darlenski, MD, PhD, DrSci](https://i-s-b-s.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Darlenski-scaled.jpg)
Razvigor Darlenski, MD, PhD, DrSci
Bulgaria
![Sang Wook Son, MD](https://i-s-b-s.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/1-1.png)
Sang Wook Son, MD
South Korea
![Georgios Stamatas, PhD](https://i-s-b-s.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2.png)
Georgios Stamatas, PhD
France