Nicholas V. Perricone, MD, is is the chairman of the prestigious annual International Symposium on Aging Skin, which brings together leading researchers from around the world to exchange recent scientific breakthroughs on prevention of the aging process. Perricone has been granted 12 U.S. patents and dozens of international patents for associated technology. He is the author of the book The Wrinkle Cure. Perricone received his degree in medicine from Michigan State University, and he is certified by The American Board of Dermatology. He is a member of the Society of Investigative Dermatology, the Editorial Board Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, as well as the New York Academy of Sciences. Perricone is currently assistant clinical professor of dermatology at the Yale Medical School. He is also in private practice in Connecticut.