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PeDRA Research Grants – ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
OverviewChildhood skin diseases are associated with severe burden on patients, families, and health care providers. Despite this burden,…
Study Support Grants – ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
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Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant – CLOSED
Overview Nearly 10 million U.S children under the age of 18 are affected by eczema, with one-third affected…
Research Fellowships Program – CLOSED
OverviewChildhood skin diseases are associated with severe burden on patients, families, and health care providers. Despite this burden,…
Consensus Grant
Up to $25,000 for one year to support the creation of consensus guidelines or best practice recommendations for the management…
William Weston Career Development Award
Run in partnership with the Society for Pediatric Dermatology $40,000 for one year of support for early-career pediatric dermatologistsTo…
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PeDRA Research Grants – ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
OverviewChildhood skin diseases are associated with severe burden on patients, families, and health care providers. Despite this burden,…
Research Fellowships Program – CLOSED
OverviewChildhood skin diseases are associated with severe burden on patients, families, and health care providers. Despite this burden,…
William Weston Career Development Award
Run in partnership with the Society for Pediatric Dermatology $40,000 for one year of support for early-career pediatric dermatologistsTo…
I have a developed idea or want to pursue a special project…
Study Support Grants – ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Study Support Grants are available to PeDRA Members only. Please login or join PeDRA to access this content.
Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant – CLOSED
Overview Nearly 10 million U.S children under the age of 18 are affected by eczema, with one-third affected…
Consensus Grant
Up to $25,000 for one year to support the creation of consensus guidelines or best practice recommendations for the management…
I have an early-stage idea or am an early-career investigator…
PeDRA Research Grants – ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
OverviewChildhood skin diseases are associated with severe burden on patients, families, and health care providers. Despite this burden,…
Research Fellowships Program – CLOSED
OverviewChildhood skin diseases are associated with severe burden on patients, families, and health care providers. Despite this burden,…
William Weston Career Development Award
Run in partnership with the Society for Pediatric Dermatology $40,000 for one year of support for early-career pediatric dermatologistsTo…
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2021 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 Grant Recipients:
Kristen Berrebi, MD
Research Grant
University of Iowa
A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study on the Utility of Ancillary Studies in the Risk Assessment and Management of Spitz Nevi, Atypical Spitzoid Tumors, and Spitzoid Melanoma in the Pediatric Population
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Yvonne Chiu, MD, Michele Ramien, MD, & Beth Drolet, MD
Research Grant
Medical College of Wisconsin
Clinical and Genetic Characterization of Recurrent Reactive Infectious Mucocutaneous Eruption
Sonia Kamath, MD
Research Grant
University of Southern California
Characterization of the presenting cutaneous manifestations of juvenile dermatomyositis
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Amy Paller, MD & Antonia Reimer-Taschenbrecker, MD
Research Grant
Northwestern University
Deciphering the “ugly duckling” – Natural history and molecular characterization of epidermolysis bullosa nevi
Jennifer Boles-Scott, MD & Amy Paller, MD
Research Grant
Northwestern University
TNF inhibitor-induced psoriasiform dermatitis in children: Clinical and mechanistic analyses
Carrie Coughlin, MD
Research Grant
Washington University
Beyond the phenotype – A targeted sequencing study to identify the spectrum of genetic mutations in pyogenic granulomas
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Reid Oldenburg, MD, PhD
Research Grant
University of California, San Diego
Optimizing Clinical Application of Lymphocyte Activation Tests for the Detection of Causative Medications in severe cutaneous Adverse Reactions
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2020 Weston Pediatric Dermatology Career Development Award Recipient:
Co-funded with the Society for Pediatric Dermatology.
Emily Gurnee, MD
Weston Career Development Award
University of Colorado Denver
Investigating the role of Staphylococci in Pediatric Skin Disease
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2020 Consensus Grant Recipient:
Lara Wine Lee, MD, PhD
Consensus Grant
Medical University of South Carolina
Capillary Malformation-Arteriovenous Malformation Syndrome Guidelines
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2020 Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant Recipient:
Co-funded with the National Eczema Association.
Junko Takeshita, MD, PhD, MSCE
Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant
University of Pennsylvania
Understanding Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Utilization for Childhood Atopic Dermatitis
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2020 Research Fellowship Recipients:
Laila Abbas & Heidi Jacobe, MD, MSCS
Research Fellowship Award
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Investigating Constitutive and Cell-Driven Fibroblast Activation in Pediatric Morphea
Stephanie Lee, MD & Lawrence Eichenfield, MD
Research Fellowship Award
University of California, San Diego
Rady Childrens Hospital
Utilization of the Topical Steroid Volume Calculator and its Effect on Atopic Dermatitis Clinical Outcomes
Muskaan Sachdeva, BHSc & Cathryn Sibbald, MD, MScPhm, FRCPC, MSc
Research Fellowship Award
University of Toronto
Keratinocyte Carcinoma in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Patients
Carmel Aghdasi & Kelly Cordoro, MD
Research Fellowship Award
University of California, San Francisco
Discovering the Immune Phenotype of Morphologic Subsets of Atopic Dermatitis at the Single Cell Level
Danny Linggonegoro & Jen Huang, MD
Research Fellowship Award
Harvard Medical School
The impact of dilute bleach compresses on the incidence and severity of radiation dermatitis
Special thanks to AbbVie, Pfizer, Sanofi Genzyme and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for their support of 2020 PeDRA Research Fellowships.