Our Mission, Vision, Core Values & Strategic Priorities

Create, inspire, and sustain research to prevent, treat, and cure childhood skin disease.

Changing lives and healing children with skin disease through collaboration and discovery.

The Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance is committed to:

Integrity with a promise to be respectful, transparent, and kind.
Sustainable collaboration that drives impactful research.
A culture of mentorship that nurtures and supports a healthy future for our field.
Curiosity as a driving force for our science and careers.
A spirit of innovation and discovery that bolsters creative research and tangible outcomes.
Striving for equity, justice, diversity, and inclusion in our research, organization, and community.
Being steadfastly patient focused in all that we do.

Elevate Research Impact

Prioritize patient-centric research through meaningful engagement and the pursuit of meaningful outcomes.
Support the efficient completion of research studies and clinical trials of any size or scope.
Evolve resources, infrastructure, and education to best support projects and investigators.
Harness innovation and technology in pursuit of the PeDRA mission.

Strengthen Community

Cultivate openness to increase participation of patients, parents, basic scientists, advanced practice providers, trainees, and clinicians from diverse disciplines.
Attract, retain, and expand a capable and diverse pediatric dermatology research workforce at all career stages.
Advance membership, funding, and collaborations to raise awareness, facilitate access to novel research, and engage the underserved.