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Three PeDRA Members Receive 2020 Research Awards from the Dermatology Foundation

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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 University of Wisconsin received a Pediatric Dermatology Career Development Award for a project titled Towards a Precision-based Treatment for Facial Vascular Stains, Leo Shmuylovich, MD, PhD of Washington University received a Dermatologist Investigator Research Fellowship to study Laser Stimulated Thermal Imaging of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer, andJoy Wan, MD, MSCE of the University of Pennsylvania received a Career Development Award for a project titled Neurocognitive Functioning of Children with Atopic Dermatitis. 

Together with Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD (Pediatric Dermatology Career Development Award, year 3) and Jeff Yu, MD (Pediatric Dermatology Career Development Award, year 2), this brings the total of active Dermatology Foundation-funded PeDRA members to five, and impacts projects spanning three of PeDRA’s five working groups. 

Visit the Dermatology Foundation website for information on all Research Awards granted in 2020 and to learn more about future funding opportunities.  To learn about research funding opportunities from PeDRA, visit the Grants & Awards Page.  

Research Fellowship Program – ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

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Overview
Childhood skin diseases are associated with severe burden on patients, families, and health care providers. Despite this burden, effective treatments remain sparse and the pace of research slow. To help overcome these challenges, PeDRA is accepting applications for its 2021 PeDRA Research Fellowship program to support one year of mentored research for post-graduate trainees and medical students in the field of pediatric dermatology.


Goals
The Research Fellowship program is driven by PeDRA’s mission to create, inspire, and sustain research to prevent, treat, and cure childhood skin disease. Fellowships are intended to support the development of the next generation of physician scientists and the advancement of active research projects in the field of pediatric dermatology.

Important Details

  • Up to $20,000 to support a one-year fellowship stipend
  • As many as eight fellowships will be awarded in 2021
  • Applications due Thursday, April 1, 2021
  • View the Request for Applications
Application portal

Last Year’s Research Fellowship Recipients:

Laila Abbas & Heidi Jacobe, MD, MSCS

Research Fellowship Award

UT Southwestern Medical Center

Investigating Constitutive and Cell-Driven Fibroblast Activation in Pediatric Morphea

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Stephanie Lee, MD & Lawrence Eichenfield, MD

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

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Muskaan Sachdeva, BHSc & Cathryn Sibbald, MD, MScPhm, FRCPC, MSc

Research Fellowship Award

University of Toronto

Keratinocyte Carcinoma in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Patients

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Carmel Aghdasi & Kelly Cordoro, MD

Research Fellowship Award

University of California, San Francisco

Discovering the Immune Phenotype of Morphologic Subsets of Atopic Dermatitis at the Single Cell Level

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Danny Linggonegoro & Jen Huang, MD

Research Fellowship Award

Harvard Medical School

The impact of dilute bleach compresses on the incidence and severity of radiation dermatitis

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Webinar: Understanding EB Biology and Recent Advances in EB Clinical Research and Q&A Session

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Join PeDRA on Monday, January 11 at 5:30 PM PST / 8:30 PM EST. PeDRA President-Elect Anna Bruckner, MD, MSCS will give a presentation on basic biology underlying EB and recent advances in EB clinical research. Pre-registration is required. Webinar sponsored by Amryt Research Ltd.

Understanding EB Biology and Recent Advances in EB Clinical Research and Q&A Session, Sponsored by Amryt Research Ltd.
Monday, January 11, 2021, 5:30 PM PST / 8:30 PM EST

Speaker: Anna Bruckner, MD, MSCS

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Speaker

Anna Bruckner, MD, MSCS

Dr. Bruckner is Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics and at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Director of Pediatric Dermatology at Children’s Hospital Colorado. She attended Northwestern University as part of the Honors Program in Medical Education, earning her MD in 1997. She completed residencies pediatrics and dermatology at the University of Colorado followed by a fellowship in pediatric dermatology at the University of California San Francisco. She maintains board-certification in dermatology and pediatric dermatology.

Dr. Bruckner is passionate about improving outcomes and quality of life for children with skin disorders through patient care, research, education and advocacy. Her academic interests include genetic skin disorders – particularly epidermolysis bullosa (EB), vascular anomalies, atopic dermatitis, and complex patients. She is the principal investigator for the Epidermolysis Bullosa Clinical Research Consortium, a network of North American EB care centers collaborating in clinic research aimed at improving the care and outcomes for patients with EB.

Dr. Bruckner is a founding member of the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) and served on PeDRA’s Executive Committee until 2016. She is now the 2022 President-Elect.

    PeDRA will evaluate content for suitability for its audience but is not responsible for the creation of content, selection of speakers, or delivery of presentations. Please email us at info@pedraresearch.org with any questions or concerns. This webinar is being hosted by PeDRA and sponsored by Amryt Research Ltd.
    Date of preparation: December 2020. VV-MED-00552