Career Support and Training

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.

Application portal

Last Year’s Research Fellowship Recipients:

Wenelia Baghoomian & Eric Simpson, MD

Research Fellowship Award

Oregon Health & Science University

The Impact of Topical Prescription Drug Delivery Devices in the Adherence and Ease of Use of Corticosteroids in Pediatric Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

Henry Chen & Heidi Jacobe MD, MSCS

Research Fellowship Award

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Identifying Dysregulated Immune-Related Gene Networks at the Single-Cell Level in Pediatric Morphea

Jennifer Gionah Laborada & Wynnis Tom, MD

Research Fellowship Award

University of California, San Diego

Characterization of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver in Pediatric Psoriasis

Angel Pagan & Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD

Research Fellowship Award

Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Investigating the Role of Age, Race and Ethnicity in Response to Immunomodulating Agents in Children with Moderate to Severe Atopic Dermatitis

Mitchell Braun & Erin Mathes, MD

Research Fellowship Award

University of California, San Francisco

Long term outcomes and quality of life in PHACE syndrome

Emily Croce & Moise Levy, MD

Research Fellowship Award

The University of Texas

Effects of poverty and environmental exposures across race and ethnicity in children with atopic dermatitis

Ashley Ng & Beth Drolet, MD

Research Fellowship Award

University of Wisconsin – Madison

Multi Center Phenotype-Genotype Analysis of Vascular Overgrowth Syndromes

Special thanks to AbbVie, Sanofi Genzyme and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and Sun Pharma for their support of 2021 PeDRA Research Fellowships.

2020 Research Fellowships

Career Bridge Research Grant – CLOSED

August 9, 2021 By Katherine Devenport

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. Furthermore, mid-career clinician scientists in the field often encounter challenges after receiving early career start up funds from their institution, traditional career development awards, or small pilot grants, which may contribute to stress, increased prioritization of clinic work over research, and high rates of burnout.

To better support the full career trajectory of clinician scientists in the field, the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) is offering the 2021 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, December 2, 2021

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2021 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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PeDRA Research Grants – CLOSED

June 15, 2021 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.

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

Up to $15,000 for one year to support early stage research, with the opportunity to renew
May be submitted by individuals or teams
Applications due Thursday, December 2, 2021
Optional opportunity to submit a preliminary application by September 9, 2021 to be eligible to receive preliminary reviewer comments and discuss their applications with a representative from the PeDRA Grants Committee in October 2021

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

APPLICATION
PORTAL

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 9, 2021 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 2021 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 to support salary and research activities for one year.

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 for one year 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, December 2, 2021

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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 Support and Training

Last Year’s Research Fellowship Recipients:

Wenelia Baghoomian & Eric Simpson, MD

Henry Chen & Heidi Jacobe MD, MSCS

Jennifer Gionah Laborada & Wynnis Tom, MD

Angel Pagan & Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD

Mitchell Braun & Erin Mathes, MD

Emily Croce & Moise Levy, MD

Ashley Ng & Beth Drolet, MD

2020 Research Fellowships

Previous Career Bridge Recipients:

Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD

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

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