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PeDRA is committed to funding studies, investigators, and high-priority initiatives through its grants and awards. Applicants should carefully review PeDRA’s Grant Guidelines.
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PeDRA Research Grants – APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
Up to $15,000 for one year to support early stage research, with the opportunity to renewMay be submitted by individuals…
Consensus Grant – APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
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 – APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
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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Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant – CLOSED FOR 2020
PeDRA and the National Eczema Assocation (NEA) have collaborated to support targeted clinical research investigations focused on pediatric…
Research Fellowship Program – CLOSED FOR 2020
PeDRA announces its 2020 Research Fellowship program to support one year of mentored research for post-graduate trainees and…
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PeDRA Research Grants – APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
Up to $15,000 for one year to support early stage research, with the opportunity to renewMay be submitted by individuals…
William Weston Career Development Award – APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
Run in partnership with the Society for Pediatric Dermatology $40,000 for one year of support for early-career pediatric dermatologistsTo…
Research Fellowship Program – CLOSED FOR 2020
PeDRA announces its 2020 Research Fellowship program to support one year of mentored research for post-graduate trainees and…
I have a developed idea or want to pursue a special project…
Consensus Grant – APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
Up to $25,000 for one year to support the creation of consensus guidelines or best practice recommendations for the management…
Study Support Grants – APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
Study Support Grants are available to PeDRA Members only. Please login or join PeDRA to access this content.
Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant – CLOSED FOR 2020
PeDRA and the National Eczema Assocation (NEA) have collaborated to support targeted clinical research investigations focused on pediatric…
I have an early-stage idea or am an early-career investigator…
PeDRA Research Grants – APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
Up to $15,000 for one year to support early stage research, with the opportunity to renewMay be submitted by individuals…
William Weston Career Development Award – APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
Run in partnership with the Society for Pediatric Dermatology $40,000 for one year of support for early-career pediatric dermatologistsTo…
Research Fellowship Program – CLOSED FOR 2020
PeDRA announces its 2020 Research Fellowship program to support one year of mentored research for post-graduate trainees and…
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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, and Regeneron/Sanofi-Genzyme for their support of 2020 PeDRA Research Fellowships.
2019 Research Grant Recipients:
Steven Feldman, MD, PhD
Research Grant
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Studying Topical Adherence in Atopic Dermatitis: What We Can Learn from Positive Outliers
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Annie Grossberg, MD
Research Grant
Johns Hopkins
Examining How Virtual Reality Improves Children’s Coping During Dermatologic Procedures
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Jennifer Huang, MD
Research Grant
Boston Children’s Hospital
Preventative Skin Care for Children Undergoing Targeted CNS Tumor Therapy
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Joel Fish, MD, FRCS(c)
Research Grant
The Hospital for Sick Children
An International Study to Develop A Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Scars (The SCAR-Q), and to Determine the Psychosocial Impact of Scarring
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Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD
Research Grant
Massachusetts General Hospital
What does a pediatric BAP1 inactivated melanocytic tumor (BIMT) look like?
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2019 Weston Pediatric Dermatology Career Development Award Recipient:
Co-funded with the Society for Pediatric Dermatology.
Lucinda Kohn, MD, MHS
Weston Career Development Award
University of Colorado Denver
Expanding Access to Severe Acne Care for Navajo Adolescents Through Education
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2019 Consensus Grant Recipient:
Alex Zvulunov, MD & Elena Pope, MD, MsC
Consensus Guidelines Award
Ben-Gurion University
Consensus-based recommendations for management of pediatric Mycosis Fungoides: the ARMFUL (AppRoach Mycosis FUngoides in chiLdren) study
2019 Research Hot Seat Recipients:
Lisa Arkin, MD
Research Hot Seat Award
UW Madison
Towards a precision-based treatment for facial port wine birthmarks
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Jennifer Schoch, MD
Research Hot Seat Award
University of Florida
The Relationship between the Cutaneous Microbiome and Skin Barrier in Infantile Atopic Dermatitis
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December 2018 Research Grant Recipients:
Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD
Pilot Grant—Single Site
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Fecal Microbiome in Alopecia Areata
Marcia Hogeling, MD
Pilot Grant—Collaborative
University of California, Los Angeles
Genomic and Non genomic Causes of Segmental Pigmentation Disorder
Dawn Eichenfield, MD, PhD
Pilot Grant—Single Site
University of California, San Diego
Genetic Variations in Non-coding Regulatory Regions in Linear Morphea
2018 Weston Pediatric Dermatology Career Development Award Recipient:
Co-funded with the Society for Pediatric Dermatology.
Jennifer Schoch, MD
Weston Career Development Award
2018 Research Hot Seat Recipient:
Maria Teresa Garcia-Romero, MD, MPH
Research Hot Seat Award
National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico City
Development and Validation of the Morphea Activity Measure
May 2018 Research Grant Recipients:
2018 Pediatric Psoriasis Challenge Grant
Co-funded with the National Psoriasis Foundation.
December 2017 Research Grant Recipients:
Minnelly Luu, MD
Team Grant
USC/Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles:
An Assessment of Lesional Morphology in Atopic Dermatitis by Race/Ethnicity
Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD
Team Grant
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Quality of Life of Parents with Children with Alopecia Areata
