Patient Advisory Committee

The charge of the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance Patient Advisory Committee (PeDRA-PtAC) is to inject the perspectives and priorities of patients and parents into PeDRA’s research activities, and to identify high-priority, cross-disease studies to be pursued by PeDRA investigators.

Updated December 9, 2025

Meredith Weiss, JD
Chair

Gorlin Syndrome community


Becky Abbott

Ectodermal Dysplasias community


Jennifer Austin

GlobalSkin


Callista Brand

Hidradenitis Suppurativa community


Karen Camp

Psoriasis community


Michelle Hall

Epidermolysis Bullosa community


Lauren Isbell

Congenital Melanocytic Nevi community


Paige Moore

Alopecia Areata community


Whitney Pacheco

PHACE Syndrome Community


Sarah Pry

Eczema community


Celia Rivera

Vitiligo community


Mack Rottenberg

Scleroderma community


Mariana dos Santos

Eczema community


Jan Schwartz

Pachyonychia Congenita community


Andrea Smith

Melanoma community


Francesca Tenconi, MBA

Children’s Skin Disease Foundation


Julia Terrell

Sturge-Weber Syndrome community


Lara Wine Lee, MD, PhD

Studies Committee Liaison


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