Dermatology Foundation
2001 RESEARCH AWARDS
CLINICAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Julide Tok Celebi, M.D. Columbia University Genetic Basis of Atypical Mole Syndrome
Thomas N. Darling, M.D., Ph.D. Uniformed Services Univ. of the Health Sciences Genetic and Biochemical Analysis of Skin Tumors in Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
Steven S. Fakharzadeh, M.D., Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Epidermis-Targeted Gene Therapy for Hemophilia A:Transgenic Mouse and Factor VIII Gene Delivery Models
Michael Huie, M.D. University of California, San Francisco Characterization of Human scFv Antibodies to Angiogenic Factors and Receptors
Angela Yen Moore, M.D. University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center Molecular Predictors of Metastasis and Survival in Intermediate-Thickness Melanomas
Franziska Ringpfeil, M.D. Thomas Jefferson University Molecular Mechanism in Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
Animesh Sinha, M.D.,Ph.D. Cornell University T Cell Epitopes in Pemphigus Vulgaris
Henry K. Wong, M.D., Ph.D. Henry Ford Hospital Gene Regulation in Human Memory CD4+T Lymphocytes
Henry K. Wong, M.D., Ph.D. Henry Ford Hospital Gene Regulation in Human Memory CD4+T Lymphocytes
HEALTH CARE POLICY CLINICAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Suephy C. Chen, M.D. Emory University Cost-Effective Melanoma Screening and Management:Generalist or Dermatologist
Arthur Papier, M.D. University of Rochester Evaluation of Image Searching Within a Computerized Clinical Information System
CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Vitali Yu Alexeev, Ph.D. Thomas Jefferson University Gene Targeted Alteration of Tyrosinase and C-Kit Genes by RNA-DNAOligonucleotides in Vitro, ex Vivo and in Vivo
Vladimir A. Botchkarev, M.D., Ph.D. Boston University A Role for Noggin and BMP-2/4 in the Control of Hair Follicle Cycling and in the Pathogenesis of Hair Growth Disorders
Douglas J. Hanlon, Ph.D. Yale University Identification of Gene Products Aberrantly Produced by CTCL Cells
Peter J. Koch, M.D. Baylor College of Medicine Studies to Determine the Role of Desmosomal Cadherin Desmocollin 1 (dscl) in Epidermal Development and Homeostatis
Michael S. Kolodney, M.D., Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Mechanical Mechanism of Spongiosis
Adriana T. Larregina, M.D., Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh Transgenic Antigen Expression and Presentation by Human Skin Dendritic Cells Transfected in-situ Using Naked DNA
My G. Mahoney, Ph.D. Thomas Jefferson University Transgenic and Targeted Disruption of the Gene for Desmoglein 2, a Desmosomal Cadherin
Sarah E. Millar, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania The Role of WNT Signaling in Morpphogenisis of the Epidermis and its Appendages
Xiang-Dong Ren, M.D., Ph.D. SUNY at Stony Brook Fibronectin-Mediated Cell Migration: Signal Transduction and Integration
Benjamin E. Rich, Ph.D. Harvard University Interleukin-7 in Cutaneous Immunobiology
John T. Seykora, M.D., Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania The TOM1-Like Molecule in Keratinocyte Differentiation
Yiqun G. Shellman, Ph.D. University of Colorado, Denver The Molecular Mechanism of Ras Dependent Resistance of Melanoma to Apoptosis
Laura Timares, Ph.D. University of Alabama, Birmingham Apoptosis-Resistant Langerhans Cells Amplify Antigen-Specific Immune Responses In-Vivo
FELLOWSHIP
Mariya N. Broun, Ph.D. Harvard University Modulation of WNT Signaling by SFRPs During Follicle Development
Tatiana Efimova, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University PKC/MAPK Signaling and Regulation of Involucrin Expression
Claire A. Gaudry, Ph.D. Northwestern University Regulation of the Dynamics of Desmosome Assembly/Disassembly
Wei He, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine Studying the Functions of Smad7 in the Epidermis
Sherry Li, M.D., Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles Expression and Regulation of Human B-Defensin-2 in Skin Equivalent
Susan R. Opalenik, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University Stem Cells in Wound Healing
Krystyna Ewa Rys-Sikora, Ph.D. University of Rochester Phospholipase A2s in Human Keratinocytes
Michael D. Southall, Ph.D. Indiana University The Epidermal Platelet Activating Factor Receptor Protects Keratinocytes from TNF-and Trail-Induced Apoptosis
Jennifer Y. Zhang, Ph.D. Stanford University Roles of NF-kB Subunits in Epidermal Cell Growth Control
DERMATOLOGIST INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Frederick Beddingfield, M.D. University of California, Los Angeles A Cost-Effectiveness Model of Melanoma Screening with Relevance to Access to Care, Socioeconomic Status, Race and Gender
Scott R. Florell, M.D. University of Utah A Pilot Outcome Study Comparing p16 Mutation Carriers with Non-Carriers in a Utah Melanoma Kindred
Shlomit Halachmi, M.D., Ph.D. Boston University Estrogens in Human Keratinocytes: Basal and Age-Related Activity
Ellen J. Kim, M.D. Boston University The Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Melanocyte Biology
Jo-Ann M. Latkowski, M.D. New York University Spontaneous T-Cell Lymphoma in Transgenic Mice
Jack Resneck, Jr., M.D. University of California, San Francisco Spontaneous T-Cell Lymphoma in Transgenic Mice
GRANT
Karima Djabali, Ph.D. Columbia University The Genetics of Wooly Hair and Keratoderma (Naxos Disease)
Steven S. Fakharzadeh, M.D., Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Mutation Analysis of Candidate Genes in Variants of Basaloid Neoplasma
Katalin Ferenczi, M.D. Harvard University The Role of CCR4-TARC/MDC Pathway in Recruitment of Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells to the Skin
Parul Hazarika, Ph.D. University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Function of Flotillin-2 in Malignant Melanoma
Jenny Jiyon Kim, M.D. University of California, Los Angeles Notch Signaling in Keratinocyte Differentiation
Melanie K. Kuechle, M.D. University of Washington The Role of Caspase 14 in Epidermal Differentiation and Disease
Dennis Hyun Oh, M.D., Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco Regulation of DNA Repair During Human Keratinocyte Differentiation
Xiang-Dong Ren, M.D., Ph.D. SUNY at Stony Brook Fibronectin-Mediated Cell Migration: Signal Transduction and Integration
Vijayasaradhi Setaluri, Ph.D. Wake Forest University Role of Melastatin in Melanoma Metastasis
Peter I. Song, Ph.D. Emory University The Expression and Function of Keratinocytes CD14 and TLR 2/4 LPS Receptors
DERMATOPATHOLOGY GRANT
Stephen R. Lyle, M.D., Ph.D. Harvard University Role of NET1 in Hair Follicle Stem Cell Signaling
PATIENT DIRECTED INVESTIGATION GRANT
Jeffrey S. Orringer, M.D. University of Michigan A Pilot Study Assessing the Utility of Pre-treatment Tretinoin in CO2 Laser Resurfacing for Actinic Damage
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT GRANT
I-Ja Chan, Ph.D. Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center Studies of the Development of Human Cutaneous Mast Cells in Vitro
Algin B. Garrett, M.D. Medical College of Virginia Development of a Scientific Infrastructure to Facilitate and Promote Clinical Scientific Research in Technology within the Department of Dermatology
George J. Murakawa, M.D., Ph.D. Wayne State University Upgrade Current Computer Facilities and Support Network for Easy Access to Clinical and Basic Science Materials. Restart and Obtain Back Issues of Journals to Update the Dermatology Library. Purchase Major Dermatology Textbooks.
Ronald P. Rapini, M.D. Texas Tech University Investigation of a Virus or Viruses as a Causative Agent of Pityriasis Rosea
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