Funding Opportunities
PeDRA is committed to funding studies, investigators, and high-priority initiatives through six different programs. Applicants should carefully review PeDRA’s Grant Guidelines.
Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant – APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
PeDRA and the National Eczema Assocation (NEA) have collaborated to support targeted clinical research investigations focused on pediatric eczema. Up to $50,000 to support one year…
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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 medical students in the field of pediatric dermatology.…
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Study Support Grants – APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
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Consensus Grant – CLOSED FOR 2019
Up to $25,000 for one year to support the creation of consensus guidelines or best practice recommendations for the management of diseases in the field of pediatric dermatologyApplications…
William Weston Career Development Award – CLOSED FOR 2019
Run in partnership with the Society for Pediatric Dermatology $40,000 for one year of support for early-career pediatric dermatologistsTo support the conduct of a research project under…
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PeDRA Research Grants – CLOSED FOR 2019
Up to $15,000 for one year to support early stage research, with the opportunity to renewMay be submitted by individuals or teams Applications due Thursday, December 12, 2019Request for…
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2019 Consensus Grant Recipient:
CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS:
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:
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
PeDRA joined forces with the National Psoriasis Foundation to create the 2018 Pediatric Psoriasis Challenge Grant. The award went to Dr. Amy Paller from Northwestern University, in collaboration with Drs. Nehal Mehta and Aditya Joshi from the National Heart Lunch and Blood Institute, for a project titled “Characterization of Lipoprotein Composition and Function in Pediatric Psoriasis Before and After Treatment.”
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
