Dermatology Foundation

DERMATOLOGY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES

$2.5 MILLION IN RESEARCH AWARDS FOR 2002

At its 37th Annual Meeting on February 23, 2002, in New Orleans, LA the Dermatology Foundation announced that $2.5 million was allocated for 51 research investigations to begin in 2002.  To support the futures leaders, teachers and innovators in the field of dermatologic surgery the Foundation has established a new three-year Clinical Career Development Award in Dermatologic Surgery.  Three CCDA Awards in Dermatologic Surgery were awarded for funding in 2002.  In addition, in partnership with the American Society of Pediatric Dermatology the Foundation has established a new one-year fellowship in pediatric dermatology. 2002 Awards also include:12 Clinical  Career Development Awards; one Health Care Policy Clinical Career Development Awards; 11 Research Career Development Awards; five Research Fellowships; two Dermatologist Investigator Research Fellowships; one Dermatopathology Grant; six Patient Directed Investigation Grants;   four Program Development Grants for department programs; and 9 Research Grants. Total revenues reached a record $4.1 million in 2001, of which $1.6 million of of physician support came from members of the Leaders Society and Annenberg Circle. Corporate Benefactors in the Honor Society making major contributions to this year's Research Awards Program were: Platinum Benefactors ($200,000 to $500,000) Dermik Laboratories, Inc.; Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc.; Galderma Laboratories, L.P.; and Ortho Neutrogena ; Gold Benefactors ($100,000 to $200,000) Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation and Unilever Home & Personal Care; and Silver Benefactors ($50,000 to $100,000) Avon Products, Inc.; Biogen, Inc.; L·Oreal Recherche; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; and Roche Laboratories. Dermatologic Societies supporting the research base of dermatology through the Dermatology Foundation include: American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Dermatopathology, Society for Pediatric Dermatology, and the Society for Investigative Dermatology.

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