The SPD and its research arm, the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA), are committed to boosting pediatric research in spite of hurdles and inherent difficulties related to funding research of both rare and common diseases in young children. To support this commitment, a competitive awards program has been established. For more information and to apply by December 2, 2021, please visit: https://pedraresearch.org/grants-awards/
2020 Recipients:
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Research Grant Amy Paller, MD, & Antonia Reimer-Taschenbrecker, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Deciphering the “Ugly Duckling” – Natural History and Molecular Characterization of Epidermolysis Bullosa Nevi |
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Research Grant Jennifer Boles-Scott, MD & Amy Paller, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine TNF Inhibitor-Induced Psoriasiform Dermatitis in Dhildren: Clinical and Mechanistic Analyses |
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Research Grant Reid Oldenburg, MD, PhD, University of California - San Diego Optimizing Clinical Application of Lymphocyte Activation Tests for the Detection of Causative Medications in Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions |
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Research Grant Sonia Kamath, MD, Children's Hospital Los Angeles / University of Southern California Characterization of the Presenting Cutaneous Manifestations of Juvenile Dermatomyositis |
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Research Grant Carrie Coughlin, MD, Washington University School of Medicine Beyond the Phenotype - A Targeted Sequencing Study to Identify the Spectrum of Genetic Mutations in Pyogenic Granulomas |
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Research Grant Yvonne Chiu, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin; Michele Ramien, MD, Alberta Children's Hospital; & Beth Drolet, MD, University of Wisconsin - Madison Clinical and Genetic Characterization of Recurrent Reactive Infectious Mucocutaneous Eruption |
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Research Grant Kristen Berrebi, MD, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital A Multi-Center Retrospective Cohort Study on the Utility of Ancillary Studies in the Risk Assessment and Management of Spitz Nevi, Atypical Spitzoid Tumors, and Spitzoid Melanoma in the Pediatric Population |
2019 Recipients:
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Research Grant Steven Feldman, MD, PhD, Wake Forest University Health Sciences Studying Topical Adherence in Atopic Dermatitis: What We Can Learn from Positive Outliers |
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Research Grant Annie Grossberg, MD, Johns Hopkins Examining How Virtual Reality Improves Children’s Coping During Dermatologic Procedures |
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Research Grant Jennifer Huang, MD, Boston Children's Hospital Preventative Skin Care for Children Undergoing Targeted CNS Tumor Therapy |
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Research Grant Joel Fish, MD, FRCS (c), The Hospital for Sick Children An International Study to Develop a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Scars (The SCAR-Q), and to Determine the Psychosocial Impact of Scarring |
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Research Grant Elena Hawryluk, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital What Does a Pediatric BAP1 Inactivated Melanocytic Tumor (BIMT) Look Like? |
2018 Recipients - December Cycle:
2018 Recipients - May Cycle:
2017 Recipients - December Cycle:
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Collaborative / Team Grant Minnelly Luu, MD, USC/Children's Hospital of Los Angeles Atopic Dermatitis: An Assessment of Leseional Morphology by Race/Ethnicity |
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Collaborative / Team Grant Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Quality of Life of Parents with Children with Alopecia Areata |
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Pilot Grant - Single Site Pranab Mukherjee, PhD, Case Western Reserve University Dermatitis and the Microbiome |
2017 Recipients - May Cycle:
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Team Grant Lisa Arkin, MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine / American Family Children's Hospital Retrospective cohort study of pediatric onset discoid lupus |
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Pilot Project Grant Elena Hawryluk, MD, Harvard Medical School Retrospective study of fatal pediatric melanoma cases |
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Pilot Project Grant Megha Tollefson, MD, Mayo Clinic Department of Dermatology Bone health in children with atopic dermatitis |
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