May 7, 2024 – In collaboration with its partners, PeDRA continues its support for pediatric dermatology research by awarding nearly $90K across two grant programs and announcing four competitive 2024 grant programs.
PeDRA is now accepting applications for 2024 PeDRA Research Grants, Career Bridge Research Grant, Pediatric Alopecia Areata Challenge Grant, and the William Weston Career Development Award. Research Grants are given to support early-stage research projects to lay the foundation for larger-scale studies in the future, while the Career Bridge Research Grant is intended to support one mid-career investigator in the conduct of an innovative research study in the field of pediatric dermatology. Run in partnership with the National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF), the Pediatric Alopecia Areata Challenge Grant supports research investigations focused on pediatric alopecia areata. The William Weston Career Development Award (Weston CDA), supported in partnership with the Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD), is intended for pediatric dermatologists no more than seven years out of training and provides $40,000 per year to support salary and research activities for up to two years.
Additionally, three investigators have received funding through the 2023 Weston CDA and the first round of the 2024 Emerging Investigator Research Grants (EIRG) program. Click through the links below to learn more about each of these grant recipients and their funded projects.
2023 Weston CDA – Supported in partnership with SPD
Cathryn Sibbald, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAAD of The Hospital for Sick Children, will conduct a project titled, “Evaluating predictors and outcomes in Pediatric Alopecia Areata.”
2024 March EIRGs
Alejandra Moncayo, MPH from SUNY Downstate will conduct an in-person project titled, “Advancing Laser Therapies for Pediatric Dermatology: Enhancing Safety and Efficacy in Skin of Color” under the mentorship of Jeannette Jakus, MD, MBA at SUNY Downstate.
Vince Wu, HBSc from The Hospital for Sick Children will conduct an in-person project titled, “Retrospective Review of Pyoderma Gangrenosum in Pediatric Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa” under the mentorship of Rebecca Levy, MD at The Hospital for Sick Children.
We are also accepting applications for the Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant and two more rounds of the Emerging Investigator Research Grants Program. To learn more about PeDRA’s funding opportunities, visit PeDRA’s Grants & Fellowships Page.
Interested in supporting research projects focused on childhood skin diseases through the PeDRA Grants and Fellowships Program? Click here to donate now or email us to discuss named grants opportunities.
Special thanks to AbbVie and Sanofi & Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for their support of 2024 EIRGs.
