PeDRA Launches Two New Grant Programs and Announces 2024 EIRG Recipients
November 5, 2024 – In collaboration with its partners, PeDRA is thrilled to announce the launch of two new competitive grant programs and to recognize the recipients of the Emerging…
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PeDRA Announces 2024 PeDRA Award Recipients
October 26, 2024 – PeDRA is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 PeDRA Awards Program! Each year, PeDRA recognizes outstanding individuals and teams who have made significant contributions…
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Five Investigators Awarded 2024 Emerging Investigator Research Grants
August 15, 2024 – PeDRA awards Emerging Investigator Research Grants (EIRGs) to five trainees through its June 2024 application cycle, totaling $25,000 in funding for the second round of this…
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PeDRA Announces 2024 Research Fellowship Recipients
June 20, 2024 – Seven trainees have been awarded 2024 PeDRA Research Fellowships to conduct one year of mentored research under the guidance of a senior investigator in the field…
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PeDRA Investigator Receives Grant from NIH to Study Cardiometabolic Risk in Down Syndrome Patients with Psoriasis
May 31, 2024 – PeDRA member and recipient of the 2023 PeDRA Volunteer of the Year Award, Dr. Jillian Rork has received an R03 grant from the National Institutes of…
PeDRA Announces 2023 Weston CDA and 2024 EIRG Recipients and Launches Four Grant Programs
May 7, 2024 – In collaboration with its partners, PeDRA continues its support for pediatric dermatology research by awarding nearly $90K across two grant programs and announcing four competitive 2024…
PeDRA Publishes Study on Stigmatization and Mental Health Impact of Chronic Pediatric Skin Disorders: The “Big” Study
April 25, 2024 – A recent cross-sectional study spanning from November 2018 to June 2021 conducted across 32 pediatric dermatology centers in the United States and Canada sheds light on…
NEA and PeDRA Made Eczema Counts Count
March 5, 2024 – Wednesday, January 31, 2024 marked the final day of the Eczema Counts project. This innovative project was run as a 50/50 partnership between the National Eczema…
Three Investigators Awarded Funding Through 2023 Consensus Grant Program and 2023 HS Pilot Grant
February 27, 2024 – PeDRA is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2023 Consensus Grant Program and 2023 Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) Pilot Grant. PeDRA’s Grants and Fellowships Program is driven…
PeDRA Publishes Abstracts from the 2023 PeDRA Annual Conference
February 9, 2024 – Abstracts from the 11th PeDRA Annual Conference, which took place November 9-11, 2023, in Atlanta, GA, are now available online through the journal Pediatric Dermatology. The publication…
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PeDRA Announces 2023 Grant Recipients
January 18, 2024 – In collaboration with its partners, PeDRA continues its support for pediatric dermatology research by awarding nearly $240K across four competitive grant programs. Five investigators have received…
Inaugural Cohort of PeDRA Award Recipients Announced
November 9, 2023 – Three PeDRA members have been recognized for outstanding contributions to the field of pediatric dermatology research as part of the 2023 PeDRA Awards Program. Announcements were…
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Inaugural Emerging Investigator Research Grants Program Year Concludes with Four August Cycle Awardees
September 14, 2023 – PeDRA awards Emerging Investigator Research Grants to four medical students through its August 2023 application cycle, bringing PeDRA’s total investment through the first year of the…
Guidelines for Use of Methotrexate to Treat Inflammatory Skin Disease in Pediatric Patients Published with PeDRA’s Support
June 28, 2023 – Consensus guidelines for the use of methotrexate to treat inflammatory skin diseases in pediatric patients have been published as an open access paper in the June…
14 New Mentored Research Projects Awarded Through 2023 PeDRA Research Fellowships and Emerging Investigator Research Grants Programs
June 15, 2023 – Nine trainees have been awarded 2023 PeDRA Research Fellowships to conduct one year of mentored research under the guidance of a senior investigator in the field…
PeDRA Publishes Proceedings and Abstracts from the 2022 PeDRA Annual Conference
May 2, 2023 – A special online supplement to the journal Pediatric Dermatology has been published featuring proceedings and abstracts from the 10th PeDRA Annual Conference, which took place November…
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PeDRA Fellow Shares First-Time Experience at AAD
March 31, 2023 – My name is Morgan Dykman and I am a third-year medical student at the University of Minnesota. As the PeDRA Fellow, I am fortunate to have…
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PeDRA Announces Recipients of 2022 Consensus Grant, 2022 Weston CDA, 2023 Emerging Investigators Research Grant
March 23, 2023 – PeDRA is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2022 Consensus Grant and William Weston Career Development Award (Weston CDA), along with the first round awardee…
PeDRA Launches New Awards Program
February 9, 2023 – The PeDRA membership community is vibrant, diverse, and full of individuals who distinguish themselves through service to others and to the field of pediatric dermatology research.…
PeDRA Invests $260K Through Four Grants Programs
January 24, 2023 – In collaboration with its partner organizations, PeDRA is thrilled to continue its investment in pediatric dermatology research and commit to $260,000 through four competitive grants programs.…
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A Welcome Message from PeDRA’s New President
January 12, 2023 – (Email sent to PeDRA members from PeDRA’s President, Anna Bruckner, MD) Dear PeDRA Members: I hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday season and…
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The PeDRA Patient Advisory Committee (PtAC) Publishes Novel Paper on Patient-Centered Research Priorities
December 7, 2022 – The Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance Patient Advisory Committee (PeDRA-PtAC), a group of fifteen patient representatives and parents of children with cutaneous disease, recently published an article…
Eczema Counts Game 1 Winners Announced
September 12, 2022 – The first of many games in the Eczema Counts series ended on August 30, 2022. Game 1: The Basics established the foundations of the eczema research…
Eight New Mentored Research Projects Awarded through the 2022 PeDRA Research Fellowships Program
June 7, 2022 – Eight trainees have been awarded 2022 PeDRA Research Fellowships to conduct one year of mentored research under the guidance of a senior investigator in the field…
PeDRA and the National Eczema Association Receive Collaborative Engagement Award from PCORI
January 19, 2022 – PeDRA and the National Eczema Association (NEA) have been approved for a $250,000 funding award through the Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards program, an initiative of…
PeDRA Makes an Early Impact on Issues of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Pediatric Dermatology Research
October 12, 2021 – The Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) announces four important milestones reached behind their pledge to address issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in pediatric dermatology…
2021 Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant Awarded to Dr. Jennifer Schoch of University of Florida
August 3, 2021 – The National Eczema Association (NEA) and PeDRA announce that the second annual Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant has been awarded to Jennifer Schoch, MD of the University…
PeDRA Invests $140,000 in Mentored Research through 2021 Research Fellowships
May 18, 2021 – Seven trainees have been awarded 2021 PeDRA Research Fellowships to conduct one year of mentored research under the guidance of a senior investigator. Now in its…
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PeDRA Invests $149,454 in New Grants and Awards
April 14, 2021 – Nine investigators or teams have received funding through the 2020 PeDRA Research Grants, Consensus Grant, and Weston Career Development Award (CDA) programs. Research Grants are given…
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PeDRA Members Receive 2021 Career Development Awards from the Dermatology Foundation
April 5, 2021 – PeDRA is excited to acknowledge two of its members as recipients of 2021 Research Awards from the Dermatology Foundation. Carrie Coughlin, MD of Washington University and…
PeDRA Launches Mobile App to Support Pediatric Dermatology Research and Education
February 25, 2021 – The Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) is proud to announce the latest benefit being made available to PeDRA Members – the PeDRA Research App. The App…
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PeDRA Use of Retinoids in Ichthyosis Work Group Publishes Consensus Recommendations for the use of Retinoids in Children with Disorders of Cornification
November 10, 2020 – Under the direction of Andrea Zaenglein, MD of Penn State Health and Moise Levy, MD of Dell Medical School, the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance Use of…
2020 Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant Awarded to Dr. Junko Takeshita at the University of Pennsylvania
July 28, 2020 – PeDRA and the National Eczema Association (NEA) have announced that their inaugural Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant will be awarded to Junko Takeshita, MD, PhD, MSCE of…
PeDRA Statement on Racial Justice
June 9, 2020 – The extraordinary events of the past few weeks have highlighted the need to address racism, race-based disparities, and injustices against black lives in our society. As part of its effort to address such disparities, PeDRA has released a statement on racial justice.
Inaugural PeDRA Research Fellowship Recipients Announced
May 13, 2020 – Five trainees have been awarded PeDRA Research Fellowships to conduct one year of mentored research under the guidance of a senior investigator. Research Fellowships are a…
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Pediatric Dermatology COVID-19 Response Task Force Releases Guidance on Use of Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapy
April 22, 2020 – Under the direction of Kelly Cordoro, MD of the University of California, San Francisco the Pediatric Dermatology COVID-19 Response Task Force (PDCRTF) has published a guidance…
PeDRA Invests $112,816 in New Research Grants and Awards
April 15, 2020 – Six investigators have received funding through PeDRA’s 2019 PeDRA Research Grant and 2019 Weston Career Development Award (CDA) programs. Research Grants are given to support early-stage…
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Three PeDRA Members Receive 2020 Research Awards from the Dermatology Foundation
March 24, 2020 – The pediatric dermatology community is proud to recognize three PeDRA members as recipients of 2020 Research Awards from the Dermatology Foundation. Lisa Arkin, MD of the…
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Research Fellowship Program deadline extended to April 15!
March 20, 2020 – UPDATE: Due to the public health crisis related to COVID-19 we have decided to extend the application deadline from April 1 to APRIL 15. PeDRA announces…
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2020 Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant Announced
March 3, 2020 – The National Eczema Association (NEA) and PeDRA announced their collaboration in creating the first-of-its-kind Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant to accelerate research that improves the health and…
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2019 Consensus Grant Awarded
February 1, 2020 – Congratulations to PeDRA’s 2019 Consensus Grant recipients! Co-PI’s Alex Zvulunov, MD and Elena Pope, MD, M.Sc. will lead an international team of experts through an on-line…
PeDRA’s PsIG group publishes important study in JAMA Dermatology
January 1, 2020 – Dr. Inge Bronckers of Radboud University and collaborators in PeDRA’s Psoriasis Investigators Group (PsIG) recently published results of their study comparing the use of methotrexate to…
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PeDRA selected for PCORI Engagement Award funding
November 4, 2020 – PeDRA has been selected for Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award funding for their project, “Building Capacity for Patient Centered Outcomes Research in Pediatric Dermatology”. PeDRA’s award…
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Deadline Approaching! – 2019 Grant and Award Applications Due Thursday, December 12
October 28, 2019 – This year, PeDRA is offering funding to support studies, investigators, and high priority initiatives through five different programs. Visit the Grants and Awards page to learn…