Minnesota Support Group Continuing Education Meeting – Join In Person or Virtually

NAAF Minnesota Alopecia Areata Support Group
Continuing Education Meeting

Department of Dermatology | University of Minnesota
We look forward to seeing you in person or on Zoom!

Refreshments will be provided!

Saturday, November 14, 2026
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

Dermatology Department Conference Room
1st Floor- Phillips-Wangensteen Building
516 Delaware Street SE
Phillips-Wangensteen Bldg, Suite 1-400 Minneapolis, MN 55455

Join Zoom Meeting
https://umn.zoom.us/j/92000177335?pwd=QEzrwMB4lT8VSlr4XnGqNw6q3Ak6yl.1&jst=2
Meeting ID: 920 0017 7335
Passcode: gQ8S2h

Meeting Agenda

Welcome/Introductions

Maria Hordinsky, MD, Professor and Vice-Chair of Research

JAK Inhibitors in Alopecia Areata

Katie Beier, Clinical Research Fellow

Clinical Trials in Alopecia Areata

Allison Hanka, Clinical Research Fellow

Tracking Immune Cells in the Scalp Following Microbiome Therapy in Alopecia Areata

Javed Shaik, PhD, Clinical and Transitional Research Lead

Psychological Functioning in Persons with Alopecia Areata

Kristina Gorbatenko-Roth, PhD, Adjunct Faculty

Open Discussion

DIRECTIONS:

1.Enter on the 3rd Floor (Street Level)Use the main entrance to the Phillips-Wangensteen Building from Delaware Street SE. This entrance brings you directly onto the 3rd floor area.

2.We will badge participants between 9:45-10am. If you arrive after that time or have difficulty entering, please call 612-710-5507.

3.Important: Do Not Follow the Signs Near the Elevators to the 4th floor. The signage for the Dermatology Department is not up to date.

4.Take the Elevator Down 2 Levels to the 1st Floor.Follow Signs to the Dermatology Department.

Please email Support Group Leader, Heidi Odmark, for any additional information you may need.