Career Support and Training

PeDRA Research Grants – CLOSED

June 20, 2022 By Brandon Weekes

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 Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) is committed to supporting an annual competitive research grants program.

As part of this program, this year PeDRA is offering PeDRA Research Grants to support early-stage research projects where preliminary data may be lacking, and to establish infrastructure and foster collaborations that support larger-scale studies in future. Applications may be submitted by either a single investigator or multiple investigators at multiple institutions to receive:

$40,000 to be used over two years to support larger scale projects.
or
$20,000 to be used over either one or two years to support more modestly sized projects requiring less financial support.
or
Up to $20,000 to be used over one year to support smaller scale pilot projects.

Goals
PeDRA Research Grants are driven by the mission to create, inspire, and sustain research to prevent, treat, and cure childhood skin disease. They are intended to provide financial support for early-stage studies that are unlikely to be funded elsewhere, and to provide a mentorship opportunity for both grant preparation and project execution. Ultimately, PeDRA Research Grants are expected to generate data, establish research infrastructure, and foster collaborations that form the basis for larger scale studies with a high impact on patient lives.

Important Details

May be submitted by individuals or teams.
Applications due Thursday, September 29, 2022.
Optional opportunity to submit a preliminary application by August 15, 2022 to be eligible to receive preliminary reviewer comments and discuss their applications with a representative from the PeDRA Grants Committee.

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

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Last Year’s Research Grant Recipients:

Anna Garza-Mayers, MD, PhD

Research Grant

University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Assessment of hearing and vision in pediatric vitiligo patients

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Sonal Shah, MD

Research Grant

Case Western Reserve University

Needle-free delivery of intralesional triamcinolone for pediatric alopecia areata: a pilot study of patient tolerability

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Naiem Issa, MD, PhD

Research Grant

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Pharmacologic Characterization of NTI-001 as First-In-Class Gαq R183Q Mutant Small Molecule Inhibitor

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JiaDe Yu, MD

Research Grant

Massachusetts General Hospital

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Popular Over the Counter Ointments in Atopic Dermatitis: A Double Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

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William Weston Career Development Award – CLOSED

June 20, 2022 By Brandon Weekes

Run in partnership with the Society for Pediatric Dermatology.

Overview
Childhood skin diseases are associated with severe burden on patients, families, and health care providers. Despite this burden, effective treatments are sparse, the pace of research is slow, and board-certified pediatric dermatologists remain few-in-number. To support the development of the next generation of clinician scientists in the field, the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA), together with the Society for Pediatric Dermatology (SPD), is offering the 2022 William Weston Career Development Award (CDA) to support one early career investigator in the conduct of an innovative research study under the direction of a senior mentor. Applications may be submitted by a pediatric dermatologist no more than seven years out of training for $40,000 per year to support salary and research activities for up to two years.

Goals
The Weston CDA is driven by PeDRA’s and SPD’s commitment to support both research and researchers in the field of pediatric dermatology. It is intended to provide protected research time, resources, and expert mentorship for an early career clinician scientist. Ultimately, the Weston CDA is expected to help position the recipient for a long-term career in the field with the potential to obtain funding from the Dermatology Foundation, NIH, or other agencies in future.

Important Details

$40,000 per year for up to two years of support for early-career pediatric dermatologists
To support the conduct of a research project under the mentorship of a senior investigator
Applications due Thursday, September 29, 2022

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weston application

Previous Weston CDA Recipients:

Rebecca Levy, MD, FRCPC

2021 Weston Career Development Award

Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto

Characterizing the Cutaneous Late Effects in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients

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Lucinda Kohn, MD, MHS

2019 Weston Career Development Award

University of Colorado Denver

Expanding Access to Severe Acne Care for Navajo Adolescents Through Education

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Emily Gurnee, MD

2020 Weston Career Development Award

University of Colorado Denver

Investigating the role of Staphylococci in Pediatric Skin Disease

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Jennifer Schoch, MD

2018 Weston Career Development Award

University of Florida

Unraveling Determinants of the Early Cutaneous Microbiome

Career Bridge Research Grant – CLOSED

June 20, 2022 By Katherine Devenport

To better support the full career trajectory of clinician scientists in the field, the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) is offering the 2022 Career Bridge Research Grant to support one mid-career investigator in the conduct of an innovative research study in the field of pediatric dermatology. Applications may be submitted by a pediatric dermatologist between seven and fifteen years out of training for $80,000 to support salary and research activities for up to two years.

Goals
The Career Bridge Research Grant is driven by PeDRA’s commitment to support both research and researchers in the field of pediatric dermatology. It is intended to provide protected research time and resources for a mid-career clinician scientist conducting high-impact research in the field. Ultimately, the Career Bridge Research Grant is expected to propagate the career of the recipient through the challenging mid-career phase and give them the potential to obtain larger-scale, longer-term funding from the NIH or other agencies.

Priority consideration will be given to mid-career investigators collaborating with senior mentors, projects that address high-priority patient-centered research questions, and projects that align with the focus of any of PeDRA’s Focused Study Groups. Additional priority will be given to applications that support PeDRA’s commitment to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion across all facets of its organization and pediatric dermatology research. Diversity and inclusion strengthen the PeDRA research network and are critical to the pursuit of its mission.

Important Details

$80,000 to support salary and research activities for up to two years for mid-career pediatric dermatologists
Priority consideration to mid-career investigators collaborating with senior mentors, projects that address high-priority patient-centered research questions, and projects that align with the focus of any of PeDRA’s Focused Study Groups
Applications due Thursday, September 29, 2022

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2022 career bridge application

Previous Career Bridge Recipients:

Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD

2021 Career Bridge Research Grant

Massachusetts General Hospital

Noninvasive Molecular Diagnostic Tests for Pediatric Pigmented Lesions

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Research Fellowships Program – CLOSED

January 18, 2022 By Katherine Devenport

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 $20,000 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.
As many as eight fellowships anticipated in 2022
Application deadline of Thursday, March 31, 2022.
View the 2022 Request for Applications.

N-Acetylcysteine for Habit – Based Cutaneous Conditions: A Review of Real-World Use in the Pediatric Population

Special thanks to AbbVie, Incyte, Pfizer, Sanofi Genzyme and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and individual donors for their support of 2022 PeDRA Research Fellowships.

Career Support and Training

Last Year’s Research Grant Recipients:

Anna Garza-Mayers, MD, PhD

Sonal Shah, MD

Naiem Issa, MD, PhD

JiaDe Yu, MD

Previous Weston CDA Recipients:

Rebecca Levy, MD, FRCPC

Lucinda Kohn, MD, MHS

Emily Gurnee, MD

Jennifer Schoch, MD

Previous Career Bridge Recipients:

Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD

2022 Research Fellowship Recipients:

Siri Choragudi & Gil Yosipovitch, MD

Jaron Nazaroff & Jean Tang, MD, PhD

Roseline Okonkwo, MD & Michele Ramien, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Yaron Noam Zafrir & Elena Pope, MD

Austin Johnson & Joyce Teng, MD, PhD

Micah Pascual & Lucinda Kohn, MD, MHS

Jennifer Sui & Dawn Eichenfield, MD, PhD

Diana Zarowin & James Treat, MD

Past Research Fellowships

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