See What We’ve Funded
Since 2016, PeDRA has awarded more than $1.3 million in funding to support pediatric dermatology research. View past awardees and learn more about the projects we’ve funded by clicking on the names of the grants and fellowships below.
CAREER BRIDGE RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS

Dawn Siegel, MD
2022 Career Bridge Research Grant
Stanford University School of Medicine
Biomarkers of Neurovascular Complications in PHACE Syndrome
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Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD
2021 Career Bridge Research Grant
Massachusetts General Hospital
Noninvasive Molecular Diagnostic Tests for Pediatric Pigmented Lesions
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CHILDHOOD ECZEMA CHALLENGE GRANT RECIPIENTS
Co-funded with the National Eczema Association

Emily Croce, PhD, MSN, ADPRN, NPNP-CP
2022 Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant
The University of Texas at Austin
Childhood Atopic Dermatitis: The Role of Outdoor Air Pollution on Disease Burden and Racial and Ethnic Disparities
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Jen Schoch, MD
2021 Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant
University of Florida
Neonatal cutaneous microbiome predictors of infantile eczema
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Junko Takeshita, MD, PhD, MSCE
2020 Childhood Eczema Challenge Grant
University of Pennsylvania
Understanding Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Utilization for Childhood Atopic Dermatitis
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CONSENSUS GRANT PROGRAM RECIPIENTS


Irene Lara-Corrales, MD, MSc & Michele Ramien, MDCM, MSc
2022 Consensus Grant
University of Calgary
Management of Reactive Infectious Mucocutaneous Eruption (RIME) in Children

Lara Wine Lee, MD, PhD
2020 Consensus Grant
Medical University of South Carolina
Capillary Malformation-Arteriovenous Malformation Syndrome Guidelines
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Nanette Silverberg, MD
2021 Consensus Grant
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Pediatric and Adolescent Vitiligo Guidelines
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Alex Zvulunov, MD & Elena Pope, MD, MsC
2019 Consensus Guidelines Award
Ben-Gurion University
Consensus-based recommendations for management of pediatric Mycosis Fungoides: the ARMFUL (AppRoach Mycosis FUngoides in chiLdren) study
EMERGING INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH GRANT RECIPIENTS


Kaylin Beiter, PhD & Anna Cristina Garza-Mayers, MD, PhD
2023 Emerging Investigator Research Grant
Massachusetts General Hospital
Geomapping of Pediatric Dermatologists: A practical intervention towards health equity
PEDIATRIC ALOPECIA AREATA CHALLENGE GRANT RECIPIENTS
Co-funded with the National Alopecia Areata Association

Chantal Cotter, MD
2022 Pediatric Alopecia Areata Challenge Grant
St. John’s Institute of Dermatology
Alopecia & Us: studying the impact of alopecia areata to adolescents and the family
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PEDIATRIC PSORIASIS CHALLENGE GRANT RECIPIENTS
Co-funded with the National Psoriasis Foundation
PeDRA RESEARCH GRANTS RECIPIENTS

Yakir Levin, MD, PhD
2022 Research Grant
Massachusetts General Hospital
Pilot study of novel therapy for the treatment of disfiguring congenital melanocytic nevi
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Anna Garza-Mayers, MD, PhD
2021 Research Grant
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Assessment of hearing and vision in pediatric vitiligo patients
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JiaDe Yu, MD
2021 Research Grant
Massachusetts General Hospital
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Popular Over the Counter Ointments in Atopic Dermatitis: A Double Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
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Jennifer Boles-Scott, MD & Amy Paller, MD
2020 Research Grant
Northwestern University
TNF inhibitor-induced psoriasiform dermatitis in children: Clinical and mechanistic analyses

Carrie Coughlin, MD
2020 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
2020 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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Steven Feldman, MD, PhD
2019 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
2019 Research Grant
Johns Hopkins
Examining How Virtual Reality Improves Children’s Coping During Dermatologic Procedures
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Jennifer Huang, MD
2019 Research Grant
Boston Children’s Hospital
Preventative Skin Care for Children Undergoing Targeted CNS Tumor Therapy
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Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD
2018 Pilot Grant—Single Site
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Fecal Microbiome in Alopecia Areata

Marcia Hogeling, MD
2018 Pilot Grant—Collaborative
University of California, Los Angeles
Genomic and Non genomic Causes of Segmental Pigmentation Disorder

Hazel Wilkie, PhD
2022 Research Grant
Boston Children’s Hospital
Needle-free delivery of intralesional triamcinolone for pediatric alopecia areata: a pilot study of patient tolerability
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Sonal Shah, MD
2021 Research Grant
Case Western Reserve University
Needle-free delivery of intralesional triamcinolone for pediatric alopecia areata: a pilot study of patient tolerability
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Kristen Berrebi, MD
2020 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
2020 Research Grant
Medical College of Wisconsin
Clinical and Genetic Characterization of Recurrent Reactive Infectious Mucocutaneous Eruption

Sonia Kamath, MD
2020 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
2020 Research Grant
Northwestern University
Deciphering the “ugly duckling” – Natural history and molecular characterization of epidermolysis bullosa nevi

Joel Fish, MD, FRCS(c)
2019 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
2019 Research Grant
Massachusetts General Hospital
What does a pediatric BAP1 inactivated melanocytic tumor (BIMT) look like?
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Dawn Eichenfield, MD, PhD
2018 Pilot Grant—Single Site
University of California, San Diego
Genetic Variations in Non-coding Regulatory Regions in Linear Morphea
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM RECIPIENTS


Siri Choragudi & Gil Yosipovitch, MD
2022 Research Fellowship Award
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Effects of IBAT inhibitors on itch in pediatric liver disease patients


Austin Johnson & Joyce Teng, MD, PhD
2022 Research Fellowship Award
Stanford School of Medicine
Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex Disease Activity and Response Tool (EBSdart): Scoring Clinical Severity and Outcomes in Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex


Jaron Nazaroff & Jean Tang, MD, PhD
2022 Research Fellowship Award
Stanford University
Online, Home-Based Epidermolysis Bullosa Patient Registry


Roseline Okonkwo, MD & Michele Ramien, MD, MSc, FRCPC
2022 Research Fellowship Award
Alberta Children’s Hospital
Consensus Management of RIME in Children and Adolescents


Yaron Noam Zafrir & Elena Pope, MD
2022 Research Fellowship Award
SickKids Hospital – Toronto, Canada
Hypopigmented mycosis fungoides True lymphoma or T-cell dyscrasia: A Retrospective and prospective cohort study


Micah Pascual & Lucinda Kohn, MD, MHS
2022 Research Fellowship Award
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Daxpe: Native Skin Health Survey


Jennifer Sui & Dawn Eichenfield, MD, PhD
2022 Research Fellowship Award
UC San Diego School of Medicine
Characterization of non-coding genetic loci and transcription factors that drive development of linear morphea


Diana Zarowin & James Treat, MD
2022 Research Fellowship Award
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
N-Acetylcysteine for Habit – Based Cutaneous Conditions: A Review of Real-World Use in the Pediatric Population
Special thanks to AbbVie, Incyte, Pfizer, Sanofi Genzyme and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and individual donors for their support of 2022 PeDRA Research Fellowships.


Wenelia Baghoomian & Eric Simpson, MD
2021 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
2021 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
2021 Research Fellowship Award
University of California, San Diego
Characterization of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver in Pediatric Psoriasis


Angel Pagan & Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD
2021 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
2021 Research Fellowship Award
University of California, San Francisco
Long term outcomes and quality of life in PHACE syndrome


Emily Croce & Moise Levy, MD
2021 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
2021 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.


Laila Abbas & Heidi Jacobe, MD, MSCS
2020 Research Fellowship Award
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Investigating Constitutive and Cell-Driven Fibroblast Activation in Pediatric Morphea


Stephanie Lee, MD & Lawrence Eichenfield, MD
2020 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
2020 Research Fellowship Award
University of Toronto
Keratinocyte Carcinoma in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Patients


Carmel Aghdasi & Kelly Cordoro, MD
2020 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
2020 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.
RESEARCH HOT SEAT RECIPIENTS

Lisa Arkin, MD
2019 Research Hot Seat Award
UW Madison
Towards a precision-based treatment for facial port wine birthmarks
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Maria Teresa Garcia-Romero, MD, MPH
2018 Research Hot Seat Award
National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico City
Development and Validation of the Morphea Activity Measure

Jennifer Schoch, MD
2019 Research Hot Seat Award
University of Florida
The Relationship between the Cutaneous Microbiome and Skin Barrier in Infantile Atopic Dermatitis
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STUDY SUPPORT GRANTS RECIPIENTS

Jennifer Huang, MD
2022 Study Support Grant
Boston Children’s Hospital
Systematic Review of Cutaneous Reactions to MEK inhibitor therapies

Esteban Fernandez Faith, MD
2021 Study Support Grant
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Case-control study of ulcerated and non-ulcerated infantile hemangiomas

Michele Ramien, MD
2020 Study Support Grant
University of Calgary
North American Study of Pediatric Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis: Setting Diagnostic Criteria, Systematic Review and Retrospective Cohort Analysis Comparing Outcomes of Common Treatments

Jillian Rork, MD
2021 Study Support Grant
Dartmouth Medical School
Dermatologic Conditions in Down Syndrome

Esteban Fernandez Faith, MD
2021 Study Support Grant
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Management Practices of Infantile Hemangiomas

Cathryn Sibbald, MD
2020 Study Support Grant
SickKids Hospital
Keratinocytic Cancers in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplants
WILLIAM WESTON CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
Co-funded with the Society for Pediatric Dermatology

Anna Cristina Garza-Mayers, MD, PhD
2022 Weston Career Development Award
Massachusetts General Hospital
Identifying and improving gaps in the care of pediatric vitiligo
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Emily Gurnee, MD
2020 Weston Career Development Award
University of Colorado Denver
Investigating the role of Staphylococci in Pediatric Skin Disease
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Jennifer Schoch, MD
2018 Weston Career Development Award

Rebecca Levy, MD, FRCPC
2021 Weston Career Development Award
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Characterizing the Cutaneous Late Effects in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients
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Lucinda Kohn, MD, MHS
2019 Weston Career Development Award
University of Colorado Denver
Expanding Access to Severe Acne Care for Navajo Adolescents Through Education
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