Dermatology Foundation
2003 RESEARCH AWARDS
PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Evangelos V. Badiavas, Ph.D., M.D. Roger Williams General Hospital The Role of Bone Marrow Cells in Cutaneous Wound Healing
Rachael A. Clark, M.D., Ph.D. Harvard University Production of Human T Cells Using a Skin-Derived Thymic Construct
Nancy E. Thomas, M.D., Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Melanoma NRAS/BRAF Mutations: A Population-Based Study
PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD RENEWAL - YEAR 2
Sumayah Jamal, M.D., Ph.D. New York University Regulation of E-cadherin and MCAM in Melanocytes and Melanoma Cells by Endothelin-1
Alexandra Boer Kimball, M.D., MPH 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 for Predicting the Occurrence of Second Primary Melanomas
Hensin Tsao, M.D., Ph.D. Massachusetts General Hospital The Role of the Xeroderma Pigmentosum C Gene in the Pathogenesis of Melanoma
PHYSICIAN SCIENTIST CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD RENEWAL - YEAR 3
Melanie K. Kuechle, M.D. University of Washington The Role of Caspases in Epidermal Differentiation and Disease
Franziska Ringpfeil, M.D. Thomas Jefferson University Molecular Mechanisms in Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
HEALTH CARE POLICY CLINICAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Joel M. Gelfand, M.D. University of Pennsylvania The Incidence of Cancer in Psoriasis Patients
Jack S. Resneck, Jr., M.D. University of California, San Francisco New Methods for Examining Dermatology Workforce Adequacy
HEALTH CARE POLICY CLINICAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD RENEWAL- Year 2
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 RefinementCLINICAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD IN DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY
John A. Carucci, M.D., Ph.D. Cornell University Identification of Epidemiological Risk Factors and Elucidation of Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Development
of Catastrophic Cutaneous Carcinogenesis in Organ Transplant RecipientsCLINICAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD IN DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY RENEWAL - Year 2
Kristen Marie Kelly, M.D. University of California, Irvine Optimizing Laser Treatment of Port Wine Stain Using Cryogen Spray Cooling
Ken K. Lee, M.D. Oregon Health & Science Univ,Portland VA Med Center Use of Optical Imaging in the Evaluation of Skin Pathology
Jeffrey S. Orringer, M.D. University of Michigan Non-Ablative Laser Therapy: Biochemical Mechanisms and Clinical Correlation
RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Tatiana Efimova, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University p38Delta Signaling and Regulation of Apoptosis in Keratinocytes
Walter G. Hubert, Ph.D. University of Arkansas DNA Replication of Different Human Papillomaviruses Following Coinfection
Yuangang Liu, Ph.D. Oregon Health & Science Univ, Portland VA Med Center Novel AAA-Protein SPAF in Apoptosis and Malignant Melanoma
Zhongkai Shi, M.D. University of Alabama, Birmingham Epicutaneous Anthrax Vaccine by E. Coli Carrier
RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD RENEWAL - Year 2
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 3
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
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Jyotsna Chandra, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University Role of Adhesion-Associated Proteins in Candidal Biofilm Formation on Skin Insertion Sites of Tunneled Catheters
Nirvana J. Croft, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Targets of WNT Signaling in the Initiation of Hair Follicle Development
Gangwen Han, M.D. Oregon Health Sciences University Stage-Specific Roles of Smad7 in Cutaneous Wound Healing
Amy Lynn Sillman, Ph.D. University of California, Davis Reactive Oxygen Species as Second Messengers in Keratinocyte Migration and Wound Healing
Karl James Wilkins, M.D. University of California, San Francisco Cell Mediated Immunity to HPV Infections in HIV Disease
CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP IN PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY
Jonathan A. Dyer, M.D. Northwestern University Exploring the Clinical Characteristics and Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Mosaic Disorders
DERMATOLOGIST INVESTIGATION RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Noah Craft, M.D., Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Host-Pathogen Interaction in Cutaneous Leishmania Infection
Larisa Geskin, M.D. University of Pittsburgh Development of Dendritic Cell-Based Therapy for Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Anita Haggstrom, M.D. University of California, San Francisco Prospective Study of Hemangiomas of Infancy
Mark Herron, M.D. University of Utah Utah Psoriasis Initiative and Prognostic Factors in Psoriasis Patients
Lloyd S. Miller, M.D., Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Innate Immunity to Bacterial Skin Infections
Esperanza C. Welsh, M.D. University of Miami Enzymatic Removal of Biofilm from a Partial Thickness Wound on a Pig Model
RESEARCH GRANT
Chun-Ming Huang, Ph.D. University of Alabama, Birmingham Skin Proteomics: Identification and Characterization of Human and Murine Epidermis Versus Dermis
Luzheng Liu, M.D., Ph.D. Harvard University Mechanisms of Eczema Vaccinatum in Atopic Dermatitis and the Potential Usage of Attenuated Vaccinia Virus
Strain as Surrogate Smallpox VaccineXiao Ni, M.D., Ph.D. University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Strategies for Effective Ex Vivo Priming of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes by
Autologous Dendretic Cells Pulsed with Whole Tumor CellsAndrei A. Panteleyev, Ph.D. Columbia University The Functions of Dioxin-Dependent Regulatory Pathway in Hair Follicle Biology
Aleksandar Sekulic, M.D., Ph.D. Mayo Clinic, Rochester Endothelin Receptor Antagonism as a Novel Therapy for Malignant Melanoma
DERMAPATHOLOGY RESEARCH GRANT
Michael John Murphy, M.D. University of Pennsylvania Srcasm in Cutaneous Disease
PATIENT DIRECTED INVESTIGATION GRANT
Bethany Michele Bergamo, M.D. University of Alabama, Birmingham UVA-1 Therapy for Skin Thickening and Flexion Contractures Affecting the Hands of Patients with Scleroderma:
A Clinical, Histological and Sonographic StudyDenise W. Metry, M.D. Baylor College of Medicine Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections in Children with Atopic Dermatitis
Paradi Mirmirani, M.D. Case Western Reserve University Caspase Induced Apoptosis in Senescent Alopecia Compared to Androgenetic Alopecia
Abrar A. Qureshi, M.D. Massachusetts General Hospital Outcomes Research Approach to Clinical Problems in Dermatology
Lee T. Zane, M.D. University of California, San Francisco Effects of Examination Stress on Acne Vulgaris
ICHTHYOSIS RESEARCH GRANT
Jiang Chen, M.D. Baylor College of Medicine Testing Gene Therapy Approaches for Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis
Gabriele Richard, M.D. Thomas Jefferson University Mapping the Clinical and Genetic Spectrum of Connexin Defects in Disorders of Cornification
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANT
Anthony A. Gaspari, M.D. University of Maryland Enhanced Digital Image System for Dermatology Research
Maria K. Hordinsky, M.D. University of Minnesota Biophysical Cutaneous Research Laboratory (BCRL)
Lee T. Nesbitt, Jr., M.D. Louisiana State University An Investigation of the "Dust-Like Particle" Pattern of Immunofluorescence in Patients with Lupus Erythematosus