Mentee Yuliya Kozina, BScWashington University Mentor Carrie Coughlin, MD, MPHSWashington University Overview Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) are a type of birthmark which can be small, medium, large, or giant in […]
Mentee Racquel Bitar, BSUMass Chan Medical School Mentor Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital Overview My project, “Noninvasive Genomic Testing of Large and Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevi,” aims to determine […]
Principal Investigator: Elena Pope, MD, MScThe Hospital for Sick Children Overview: Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma and tufted angioma are rare, benign but locally aggressive vascular tumors with potential for local complications (e.g. […]
Principal Investigator: Joyce Teng, MD, PhDStanford University Overview: Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a common persistent vascular growth that frequently appears in children. Despite being benign, it can bleedpersistently and can […]
Mentee Celine SchreidahColumbia University Co-Mentors Christine Lauren, MDLarisa Geskin, MDColumbia University Overview Estimates on the financial burden of skin cancer treatment have rapidly increased from $3.6 billion for 3.4 million […]
Fellow Eun Jae KimHarvard Medical School Mentor Jennifer Huang, MDHarvard Medical School Overview Many patients think that hair loss (alopecia) is one of the most bothersome side effects of cancer […]
Principal Investigator: Yakir Levin, MD, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital Overview: Congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN), depending on their size and location, can result in significant psychosocial morbidity. The most disfiguring lesions are […]
Fellow Yaron Noam ZafrirSickKids Hospital – Toronto, Canada Mentor Elena Pope, MDSickKids Hospital – Toronto, Canada Overview The most common CTCL in children is hypopigmented mycosis fungoides (HMF). Since its […]
Principal Investigator: Rebecca Levy, MD, FRCPCHospital for Sick Children, Toronto Overview: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a procedure used to cure a variety of potentially fatal diseases, including cancers […]
Principal Investigator: Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital Overview: This research proposal seeks to better understand moles in children: features that may prompt concern for a skin biopsy, and the […]
Principal Investigator: Kristen Berrebi, MDUniversity of Iowa Health Care Overview: Spitz tumors are melanocytic proliferations seen in children and are divided into three categories along a spectrum: (1) benign Spitz […]
Principal Investigator: Carrie Coughlin, MDWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Overview: Pyogenic granulomas are benign growths of blood vessels which can grow quickly and bleed. It can be […]