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LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center (SIC)
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The LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center (SIC) paves the way to a better understanding and treatment of the skin diseases that plague a quarter of the world's population.
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Researchers at SIC have analysed the skin’s response to exposure to the contact allergen, nickel. They found that the response became more severe with repeated exposures and was likely due to a strong skin-resident T cell response to nickel.
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Heterogeneous generation and expansion of epidermal-resident memory T cells in individuals allergic to nickel
Repeated nickel exposure in individuals allergic to the metal leads to increased clinical reactions. The clinical reactions correlate with an accumulation
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December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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📣 SIC Summer School 2026 — applications open!
📍Hornbæk, DK | 18–20 May 2026
🎯Theme: Skin Immunity & Homeostasis
💵Free (stay + meals). For PhD students & postdocs.
✍️Deadline: 15 Jan 2026 (23:59 CET).
🔗Full details: sic.ku.dk/summerschool/
🔗Register here: eventsignup.ku.dk/sicss2026
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM