WILMINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPD, Inc. (NASDAQ:PPDI) today announced Sandra Luikenhuis, Ph.D., executive director of PPD® Dermatology, will present at the 2009 Boston Biotech R&D Conference in Boston, Mass., where she will introduce PPD Dermatology and discuss how the team is developing novel, science-based dermatologic therapies using a unique portfolio of in vitro assay systems and highly specialized expertise.