Dermatology Foundation
2002 RESEARCH AWARDS
CLINICAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Scott R. Florell, M.D. University of Utah A Longitudinal Outcome Study Comparing p16 Mutation Carriers with the Noncarriers in a Utah Melanoma Kindred
Sumayah Jamal, M.D. New York University Regulation of Ecadherin and MCAM by Endothelin1
Jenny Jiyon Kim, M.D., Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses in Acne Vulgaris
Alexa Boer Kimball, M.D. Stanford University Laminin 5 Beta 3 Gene Transfer for Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa
Kehua Li, M.D. Thomas Jefferson University Targeted Ablation of the Bullous Pemphigoid Antigen 2 Gene
Michael E. Ming, M.D. University of Pennsylvania Development of Clinically Useful Models Predicting the Occurrence of Second Primary Melanomas
Hensin Tsao, M.D., Ph.D. Harvard University The Role of the Xeroderma Pigmentosum C (XPC) Gene in the Pathogenesis of Melanoma
CLINICAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD RENEWAL - YEAR 2
Melanie K. Kuechle, M.D. . University of Washington The Role of Caspases in Epidermal Differentiation and Skin Diseases
Franziska Ringpfeil, M.D. Thomas Jefferson University Molecular Mechanisms in Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
Henry K. Wong, M.D., Ph.D. Henry Ford Hospital Gene Regulation in Human Memory CD4 T Lymphocytes
CLINICAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD RENEWAL - YEAR 3
Julide Tok Celebi, M.D. Columbia University Genetic Basis of Atypical Mole Syndrome
Animesh Sinha, M.D.,Ph.D. Cornell University T Cell Epitopes in Pemphigus Vulgaris
HEALTH CARE POLICY CLINICAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Sarah L. Chamlin, M.D. Northwestern University The Effects of Atopic Dermatitis on the Quality of Life of Children and Their Families: Instrument Development, Testing, and Refinement
CLINICAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD IN DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY
Kristen Marie Kelly, M.D. University of California, Irvine Optimizing Laser Treatment of Port Wine Stain Birthmarks
Ken Lee, M.D. Oregon Health Sciences University Use of Optical Imaging in the Evaluation of Skin Pathologies
Jeffrey S. Orringer, M.D. University of Michigan Nonablative Laser Therapy: Biochemical Mechanisms and Clinical Correlations
RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Carlos Caulin, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine Antitumor Effects of TRAIL (Tumor necrosis factorRelated ApoptosisInducing Ligand) in Skin Carcinogenesis
Fatima Rouan, Ph.D. Thomas Jefferson University Molecular Analysis of Connexin Human Disorders Affecting the Skin
Maria S. Soengas, Ph.D. University of Michigan Inactivation of Apoptotic Factors in Melanoma. Impact on Tumor Progression, Metastasis and Chemoresistance
Peter I. Song, Ph.D. Emory University The Expression and Function of Keratinocyte CD14 and TLR2/TLR4
RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD RENEWAL - YEAR 2
Vitali Yu Alexeev, Ph.D. Thomas Jefferson University Gene Targeted Alteration of tyrosinase and ckit genes by RNADNA oligonucleotides in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo
John Seykora, M.D. University of Pennsylvania The Role of Srcasm in Keratinocyte Differentiation
RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD RENEWAL - YEAR 3
Douglas J. Hanlon, Ph.D. Yale University Identification of Gene Products Aberrantly Produced by CTCL Cells
Adriana T. Larregina, M.D. Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh Transgenic antigen expression and presentation by human skin dendritic cells transfected in situ with naked DNA
Benjamin E. Rich, Ph.D. Harvard University Interleukin7 in Cutaneous Immunobiology
Yiqun G. Shellman, Ph.D University of Colorado, Denver The Molecular Mechanisms of Ras Dependent Resistance of Melanoma to Apoptosis
Laura Timares, Ph.D. University of Alabama, Birmingham Apoptosisresistant Langerhans cells amplify antigenspecific immune responses in vivo
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Tatiana Efimova, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University PKC/MAPK Signaling and Regulation of Involucrin Expression
Mirella Emilova Lazarov, Ph.D. Stanford University Characterization of Ras Action in Human Epidermal Neoplasia
Guanqun Li, M.D., Ph.D. . Baylor College of Medicine Studying the functions of Smad2 in the epidermis and hair follicles
Ryan F.L. O'Shaughnessy, Ph.D. Columbia University The control of hair follicle cycling by dermal papilla specific genes
Qiang Wu, M.D., Ph.D. University of Iowa Role of Lymphotoxin Ligandreceptor Interaction in the Pathogenesis of the Lichenoid Tissue Reaction
CLINCIAL FELLOWSHIP IN PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY
Anita Nijhawan, M.D. University of California, San Francisco Prospective Study of Hemangiomas of Infancy
DERMATOLOGIST INVESTIGATION RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Eileen Crowley, M.D., Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco Constitutive Expression of Damagespecific DNA Polymerase eta in the Skin of Transgenic Mice
Linda H. Lee, M.D., Ph.D. Duke University Development of Aptamers to Dissect the Function of C1 Esterase Inhibitor
RESEARCH GRANT
Jason Jianxing Chen, Ph.D. University of Massachusetts Role of Fibulin in Papillomavirus E6 Oncogenesis
Shawn Edwin Cowper, M.D Yale University Dermpath Info: An Online Dermatopathology Reference Featuring Integrated Virtual Microscopy
Ruby Ghadially, M.D. University of California, San Francisco A Novel, Functional, In Vivo Epidermal Stem Cell Assay
Jenny Jiyon Kim, M.D., Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses in Acne Vulgaris
Melanie K. Kuechle, M.D. University of Washington The Role of Caspase3 and Caspase14 in Skin Disease
George J. Murakawa, M.D., Ph.D. Wayne State University Keratinocyte Cytokine Responses to Staphylococcus Aureus Infection
Douglas Allen Plager, Ph.D. Mayo Clinic, Rochester Gene Transcript Profiles in Atopic Dermatitis
Bin Shen, Ph.D New York University Role of Melanoma Antigen Silver/gp100 in Melanosome Formation
Animesh Sinha, M.D., Ph.D. Cornell University
Structure Function Analysis of MHC Class II Polymorphisms in Pemphigus Vulgaris
DERMAPATHOLOGY RESEARCH GRANT
Michael John Murphy, M.D. University of Connecticut Hypoxic Regulation of the Cell Cycle in Melanoma
PATIENT DIRECTED INVESTIGATION GRANT
Darius James Karimipour, M.D. University of Michigan The Effects of Microdermabrasion on Collagen and Elastin Biosynthesis
Susan T. Nedorost, M.D. Case Western Reserve University Development of Atopy Patch Tests and Cytokine Profiling of Tests to Mites and Yeast
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANT
Vincent A. DeLeo, M.D St. LukesRoosevelt Hospital Center A Psychocutaneous Clinic
Stuart R. Lessin, M.D. Temple University Melanoma Family Risk Assessment Program Registry and Tissue Bank
John C. Maize, M.D. Medical University of South Carolina A Longitudinal Correlative Analysis of Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Melanoma
Gary S. Wood, M.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison Education Technology Infrastructure Development at the University of Wisconsin Madison, Division of Dermatology