EXCITING NEWS! The PeDRA Board of Directors is thrilled to announce a matching gift challenge to support the future of pediatric dermatology research! From now until the end of the year, every donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $12,500, to help fund the inaugural PeDRA Founders’ Fellowship in 2025. This prestigious one-year fellowship includes a $25,000 award to a meritorious applicant of the 2025 PeDRA Research Fellowship program. The Founders’ Fellow, selected by the PeDRA Board, will engage in a standard mentored Research Fellowship while enjoying special recognition and the opportunity to present their work at the 2026 PeDRA Annual Conference. Make a gift today and help us launch the PeDRA Founders’ Fellowship!
Overview
Childhood skin diseases are associated with severe burden on patients, families, and health care providers. Despite this burden, effective treatments remain sparse and the pace of research slow. To help overcome these challenges, the PeDRA Research Fellowship program supports one year of mentored research for post-graduate trainees and medical students in the field of pediatric dermatology.
Goals
The Research Fellowships program is driven by PeDRA’s mission to create, inspire, and sustain research to prevent, treat, and cure childhood skin disease. Fellowships are intended to support the development of the next generation of physician scientists and the advancement of active research projects in the field of pediatric dermatology.
Important Details
- Up to $25,000 to support a one-year fellowship stipend for a trainee or medical student conducting a project relevant to pediatric dermatology.
- Research Fellowship terms to take place at the institution of the fellowship mentor.
- Fellowship mentors must be Active Members of PeDRA.
- Application deadline was Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 11:59 PM PT.
Previous Research Fellowships Program Recipients
Kennedy Gallagher & Amy Paller, MD
2024 Research Fellowship Award
Northwestern University
Using Dupilumab to Improve Circadian Function, Sleep and Pruritus in Children with Moderate/Severe Atopic Dermatitis
Elizabeth Garcia Creighton & Lucinda Kohn, MD, MHS
2024 Research Fellowship Award
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Developing an Acne Patient Decision Aid with and for Hispanic Teenagers
Robyn Guo & Daniela Kroshinsky, MD, MSPH
2024 Research Fellowship Award
Duke University School of Medicine
Drug Survival of Biologics in Pediatric Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa seen at Duke, MGH and UMass Memorial Health
Sarah Kamsiah Zemlok & Jeff Yu, MD
2024 Research Fellowship Award
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assessment of Parent-Child Comprehension of Pediatric Patch Testing and Barriers to Improvement
Daniel Liu & Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD
2024 Research Fellowship Award
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Defining predictive noninvasive biomarkers for pediatric atopic dermatitis patients
Rebecca Urbonas & Joy Wan, MD, MSCE
2024 Research Fellowship Award
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Long-Term Management of Systemic Treatments for Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis: A Pilot Clinical Trial and Multi-Center Registry Development
Courtney Smith & Howa Yeung, MD, MSc
2024 Research Fellowship Award
Emory University School of Medicine
Acne incidence and treatment in transgender adolescents: a multi-center, validated cohort study
Special thanks to Incyte & Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for their support of 2024 PeDRA Research Fellowships. We also extend our gratitude to individual donors and the PeDRA Board of Directors for their support in funding an additional 2024 Research Fellowship through a successful end-of-year fundraising campaign in 2023.
Jessica Crockett & Kelly Cordoro, MD
2023 Research Fellowship Award
University of California, San Francisco
Pediatric Autoimmune Disease: Comprehensive Characterization of a Rheumatology-Dermatology Cohort and Prospective Registry Development
Charles Huang & Albert Yan, MD
2023 Research Fellowship Award
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Thermography to Monitor Proliferation in Evolving Hemangiomas at Risk for Aggressive Growth: Use of Infrared Assessment (TEMPERATURE) Study
Eun Jae Kim & Jennifer Huang, MD
2023 Research Fellowship Award
Harvard Medical School
Quality of life in childhood cancer and transplant survivors with permanent hair loss: a nested observational study
Mariana McCune & Amy Paller, MD
2023 Research Fellowship Award
Northwestern University
Cardiovascular Risk in Pediatric Psoriasis
Piru Pathmarajah, MD & Dawn Siegel, MD
2023 Research Fellowship Award
Stanford University
A Randomized Phase 2 Clinical Trial to Evaluate a Temporary Skin Substitute (Spincare™ Matrix) for Wound Healing in Patients with Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB)
Carolena Steinberg & Joyce Teng, MD, PhD
2023 Research Fellowship Award
Stanford University
Assessment of the Clinical Use and Outcomes of Sirolimus Treatment for Complex Vascular Anomalies
Hsing-Jou (Chloe) Su, MD & Joy Wan, MD, MSCE
2023 Research Fellowship Award
Johns Hopkins University
Integrating patient-reported outcomes into pediatric atopic dermatitis care
Renae Tessem & Marcia Hogeling, MD
2023 Research Fellowship Award
University of California, Los Angeles
Barriers to care for pediatric atopic dermatitis patients and the effects on treatment adherence and follow-up: A cross-sectional survey study
Molly Thapar & Lucinda Kohn, MD, MHS
2023 Research Fellowship Award
University of Colorado School of Medicine and Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health
Investigating Access to Pediatric Dermatology Care for Minoritized Youth
Special thanks to AbbVie, Pfizer, Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and individual donors for their support of 2023 PeDRA Research Fellowships.
