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What's
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| It's Not Too Late To Register!
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| The 2009 DF Clinical Symposia will be held January 28-31, 2009
at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, FL and there is still space
available. Click here for program, faculty, and registration information. |
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| The Jackson Gabriel Silver Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
Career Development Award
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The DF is pleased to offer a new career
development award this year, funded by a generous gift from the
Grossmann/Silver family. Learn more.
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| 2008 Leaders Society Challenge
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Join the Leaders Society now and your pledge of $1,500 will earn
an additional contribution of $750 for dermatologic research.
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| Call for Honorary Award Nominations
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The DF is now accepting nominations for the 2008 Finnerud and Practitioner of the Year Awards. Nominations are due by
September 15, 2008. Click here for more information.
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| The
DF Mission |
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The Foundation is
a non-profit
501(c)3, charitable
organization founded
in 1964. Its mission
is to provide
research support
that helps develop
and retain
tomorrow's teachers
and researchers in
dermatology, and
enables advancements
in patient care.
To keep
dermatology strong
and expand its
scientific
foundation, the DF
has set a goal to
allocate $10 million
to research. This
new aim is ambitious
but necessary and it
requires all those
who are concerned
about the future of
dermatology to do
more - to contribute
more and to
encourage others to
join in the support
of the specialty.
The DF's mission
is critical to the
future of
dermatology because
it enables new
generations of
talented,
research-focused
dermatologists to
have the support
they need to stay on
the academic and
research career
path. The Foundation
provides the best
and brightest
investigators with
hard-to-find
research funding
that helps bridge
the gap between
residency/fellowship
and independent
funding.
With early
research support
from the DF,
tomorrow's educators
and leaders are able
to conduct quality
research that later
enables them to
compete successfully
for federal funding.
Researchers' success
in obtaining federal
grants is crucial to
their ability to
develop new
therapies and
concepts about skin
disease, to train
others for the
future, and
therefore, to
advance the
specialty.
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| Support
the Future of
Dermatology |
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The Foundation
receives annual
support from
dermatologists,
grateful patients,
and the cosmetic and
pharmaceutical industry. In
2007, contributions
totaled $3.2 million
from members of the
specialty. Industry
and specialty
societies reinforced physician
support by providing
an additional $2.9
million.
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Become a member and
shape the future of
dermatology. See the DF
Membership
information.
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| Research
Awards Program |
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In its early years,
the Foundation
provided modest
grants of $5,000
representing less
than $100,000 in
annual funding.
Today, the
Foundation remains
fully committed to
furthering the
specialty of
dermatology by
offering a variety
of career
development awards,
fellowships and
research grants
through its Research
Awards Program. In
2008, 5.25 million
was allocated to
fund research.
Sixty-seven (67)
projects/recipients
were selected for
the DF awards.
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To learn more about the
Foundation's funding
opportunities, and to
view past award
recipients and research
projects, see Research
Awards Program.
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| 2009
Research Awards |
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The DF is now accepting applications for the
2009 research awards. Applications are due Wednesday, October
15, 2008. Click here for more
details.
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DF Web Site Terms of Use
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Headquarters
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1560 Sherman Avenue
Suite 870
Evanston, IL 60201-4808
Phone: (847) 328-2256
Fax: (847) 328-0509
Send an e-mail.
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Executive
Committee
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Bruce U. Wintroub, M.D.
President
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Jouni U. Uitto, M.D.,
Ph.D.
Chairman, Board of
Trustees
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Richard L. Edelson, M.D.
Vice President
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Michael D. Tharp, M.D.
Secretary-Treasurer
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Neil A. Swanson, M.D.
Assistant Secretary -
Treasurer
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Members at Large:
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Gerald G. Krueger, M.D.
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Stuart R. Lessin,
M.D.
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James J. Leyden, M.D.
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John J. Voorhees, M.D.
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