February, 20072007 Research Award Recipients
Physician Scientist Career Development Award
Patrick E. Burnett, M.D., Ph.D. - Year 2
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
p120-Catenin Loss in Melanoma
Kristina P. Callis, M.D. - Year 2
University of Utah
The Relationship of Phenotypes of Psoriasis to Genomic Susceptibility
Regions in a Large Utah Cohort
Andrew J. Chien, M.D., Ph.D. - Year 2
University of Washington
Investigating Cell Polarity and Cell Motility in Metastatic Malignant
Melanoma
Bryan K. Cho, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Lymphocyte Recruitment and Regulation in the Skin
David H. Chu, M.D., Ph.D.
Rockefeller University
Characterization of Skin Stem Cells and Their Niches
Liang Deng, M.D., Ph.D. - Year 3
Cornell University
Study of the Interaction of Poxvirus with the Skin Immune System and
Anti-Poxvirus Drug Development
Laura Korb Ferris, M.D., Ph.D. - Year 2
University of Pittsburgh
Human Beta Defensin 3: A Novel Molecular Adjuvant for Melanoma Immunotherapy
Luis A. Garza, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Heterogeneous Cell Populations within the Human Hair Follicle Stem Cell
Compartment
Larisa J. Geskin, M.D. - Year 3
University of Pittsburgh
Development of Immunotherapy for Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma
Reza F. Ghohestani, M.D., Ph.D. - Year 2
Jefferson Medical College
Role of the a5 and a6 Chains of Type IV Collagen, the Novel Basement
Membrane Autoantigens, in Skin
Roger S. Lo, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Melanoma in the Skin: Initiation, Progression, and Crosstalk with Dermal
Fibroblasts
Aimee S. Payne, M.D., Ph.D. - Year 2
University of Pennsylvania
Hospital Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms of Autoantibody Pathogenicity in
Pemphigus
Brian P. Pollack, M.D., Ph.D. - Year 2
Emory University School of Medicine
Characterization of Chromatin Modifications Induced by Ultraviolet Radiation
Mary M. Tomayko, M.D., Ph.D. - Year 3
Yale University School of Medicine
Phenotypic and Functional Analysis of Memory B Cells
Robert W. Walters, M.D., Ph.D.
Duke University Medical Center
Beta-arrestin Mediated Signaling in Metastatic Melanoma
Clinical Career Development Award in Dermatologic Surgery
Nanette J. Liegeois, M.D., Ph.D. - Year 2
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
The Role of Methylation in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression
Chrysalyne D. Schmults, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Relative Effects of Immunosuppressive Regimens on Skin Cancer Formation in
Organ Transplant Patients
Steven Q. Wang, M.D.
Cornell University
Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Lentigo Maligna Melanoma Assisted by Confocal
Laser Microscopy
Siegrid Yu, M.D. - Year 2
University of California, San Francisco
Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Identification of Clinical & Molecular Predictors
of Outcome, Optimal Therapy
Medical Dermatology Career Development Award
Amy E. Gilliam, M.D. - Year 3
University of California, San Francisco
Identification of Relevant Markers Predictive of Outcomes in Juvenile
Localized Scleroderma
Christopher M. Hull, M.D. - Year 2
University of Utah
Investigating the Pathogenesis of Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Heidi T. Jacobe, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Immunologic Profiles in Subsets of Morphea Patients
Ellen J. Kim, M.D. - Year 3
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) Agonists in Mycosis Fungoides/Cutaneous T-cell
Lymphoma
Julie V. Schaffer, M.D. - Year 2
NYU Medical Center
Clinical and Molecular Investigation of Genetic and Congenital Skin Diseases
Dawn H. Siegel, M.D.
Oregon Health & Science University
Genetic Analysis of PHACES
Lee T. Zane, M.D., M.A.S.
University of California, San Francisco
Dermatologic Features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Multidisciplinary
Clinical Approach
Women's Health Career Development Award
Anna Di Nardo, M.D., Ph.D. - Year 2
University of California, San Diego
Role of Cathelicidin Antimicrobial Peptides in the Pathogenesis of
Scleroderma: A New Insight Towards Therapy
Science of Human Appearance Career Development Award
Prashiela Manga, Ph.D.
NYU Medical Center
Evaluating the Contribution of the OCA2 Protein to Variation in Normal Skin
Pigmentation
Psoriasis Career Development Award
Wilson J. Liao, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Genetic Risk Factors for Psoriasis
Research Career Development Award
Neil F. Box, Ph.D. - Year 3
Baylor College of Medicine
A Mouse Model for Mole Formation and p53 Tumor Suppressor Function in
Melanoblast Growth: Implications for Human Melanoma
Spiro Getsios, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Coordinated Ephrin/Eph-Receptor Signaling and Cadherin-mediated Adhesion in
Human Keratinocytes
Colin C. Jamora, Ph.D. - Year 2
University of California, San Diego
Regulation of Hair Follicle Invasion into the Dermal Compartment of the Skin
Qiujie Jiang, M.D., Ph.D. - Year 2
Thomas Jefferson University
Mouse Model for PXE: Mechanisms of Connective Tissue Mineralization
Minjung Kim, Ph.D.
Harvard University
Role of NEDD99 in Melanoma Maintenance and Progression
Shi-Long Lu, M.D., Ph.D.
Oregon Health & Science University
TGFbeta and AKT Interplay in Skin Cancer
Srikala Raghavan, Ph.D. - Year 3
Columbia University
Role of Beta1- Containing Integrins in Cutaneous Basement Membrane
Organization
Xiao-qi Wang, M.D., Ph.D. - Year 3
Northwestern University
Ganglioside Regulation of uPAR Signaling Affects Squamous Carcinoma Cell
Function
Nicole L. Ward, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Neurovascular Interactions in Skin
David J. Wong, M.D., Ph.D. - Year 2
Stanford University School of Medicine
Role of CSN5 in Epidermal Homeostasis
Hong Wu, M.D., Ph.D. - Year 3
Temple University
Novel Biomarkers in Melanoma: Cortactin in Melanocytic Tumor Progession and
Melanoma Cell Biology
Kanyan Xiao, M.D. - Year 2
Emory University School of Medicine
Role of p120-Catenin in Angiogenesis and Vascular Development
Dermatologist Investigator Research Fellowship
Sarah T. Arron, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Identification of Viruses in Keratoacanthoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Isaac Brownell, M.D., Ph.D.
NYU Medical Center
Biology and Molecular Regulation of Skin Stem Cells
Elaine S. Gilmore, M.D., Ph.D.
Yale University School of Medicine
Electrophysiologic Characterization of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in
Keratinocytes
Paul A. Klekotka, M.D., Ph.D.
Washington University Medical Center
The Role of NK Cells in Contact Hypersensitivity
Roger C. Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Investigating the Role of Premalin A Accumulation in HIV Protease Inhibitor
Associated Lipodystrophy
Kurt Lu, M.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Role of UV-induced Interleukin-6 in Promoting Melanoma Growth
Thomas T. Su, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Engineering Immunity for Melanoma Therapy
Stephen Yoo, M.D.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
A Novel Role for LXR in the Skin
Fellowship in Pediatric Dermatology
Vivian A. Lombillo, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University
Identification and Molecular Characterization of p63 Target Genes
Patient Directed Investigation Grant
Reza F. Ghohestani, M.D., Ph.D.
Thomas Jefferson University
Role of the a5 and a6 Chains of Type IV Collagen in Skin Biology and
Pathology
Christopher M. Hull, M.D.
University of Utah
The Pathogenesis of Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Mario E. Lacouture, M.D.
Northwestern University
Identification of Phenotypes and Genotypes at Risk for Dermatological
Toxicities to EGFR Inhibitors
Wilson J. Liao, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Gene Expression Profiling to Predict Etanercept Response in Psoriasis
Alexander Meves, M.D.
Mayo Clinic, Rochester
The Renin-Angiotensin-System in Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris
Ally-Khan Somani, M.D., Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
The Role of IFN-beta Signaling in Dermatomyositis and Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus
Research Grant
Neehar Bhatia, M.Sc., Ph.D.
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Beta T-rCP Ubiquitin Ligase in Photocarcinogenesis
Mayumi Fujita, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Colorado, Denver
Role of Interleukin-1 beta in Malignant Melanoma
Luis A. Garza, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Heterogeneous Cell Populations Within the Human Hair Follicle Stem Cell
Compartment
Spiro Getsios, Ph.D.
Northwestern University
Coordinated Ephrin/Eph-receptor Signaling and Cadherin-mediated Adhesion in
Human Keratinocytes
Ana Luisa Kadekaro, Ph.D.
University of Cincinnati
Post-translational Modification of p53 Differentially Affects the UV
Response of Human Melanocytes
Pratima Karnik, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Scarring Alopecia Phenotypes in PPARgamma Knockout Mice
Maria L. Wei, M.D., Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Regulation of Keratinocyte Lamellar Bodies
Kellie J. White, Ph.D.
Emory University School of Medicine
Molecular Mechanisms of Irritant Dermatitis
Yiru Xu, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
Involvement of Receptor-type Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase-Kappa in Squamous
Cell Carcinomas
Jennifer Y. Zhang, Ph.D.
Duke University Medical Center
Molecular Mechanisms in CYLD-driven Epidermal Neoplasia
Dermatopathology Research Grant
Soheil Dadras, M.D., Ph.D.
Stanford University School of Medicine
Multi-gene Approach to Improve the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Cutaneous
Melanoma
Program Development Grant
Mark A. Bechtel, M.D.
Ohio State University Medical Center
Dermatology Research Program Development at Ohio State University
Christopher R. Shea, M.D.
University of Chicago
Model Systems in Dermatology Research
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