The La Roche-Posay North American Foundation’s 2017 research grant recipients and the 5th annual winner of the Dermatologist from the Heart program were recognized at the 2017 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.
A scientific committee of 6 dermatology members selected the 3 research grant recipients: Bryan Sun, MD, assistant professor, University of California, San Diego; Dennis Kim, MD, incoming Mohs fellow at Brigham and Women's Hospital 2017; and Kyle Amber, MD, University of California Irvine, department of dermatology.
Dr Sun received the first prize of $10,000 for his project that will investigate the function of the proteasomal protein, PSMD8, on the health of epidermal stem cells and epidermal tissue. The goal is to identify and characterize genetic changes that contribute to decreased epidermal cell function during the aging process, in hopes of identifying key therapeutic molecular targets that can promote skin health and function, explained Dr. Sun.
Dr Kim and Dr Amber each received a prize of $5000. Dr Kim’s project is designed to help create a new, effective and inexpensive treatment for snakebites. Dr Amber will continue his research on the expression of VCAM-1 on HET1A keratinocytes and their role in the pathobiology of eosinophil mediated cutaneous diseases and eosinophilic esophagitis.
Additionally, the Foundation gave out its award for the 5th Annual Dermatologist from the Heart program, which provides grant money to fund community-oriented projects that make dermatology available to all patients. The 2017 winner, John Strasswimmer, MD, PhD, and president of Dermatology Medical Missions, Inc, was selected by a panel of 4 dermatologists who evaluated proposals on originality, creativity, impact on patients’ quality of life, method and feasibility. Dr Strasswimmer received a $6500 grant for his initiative Healthy Skin for All—the first research-validated global sun safety and skin health education program to educate all patients regardless of ethnicity, skin color, or literacy.
The La Roche-Posay North American Foundation’s 2017 research grant recipients and the 5th annual winner of the Dermatologist from the Heart program were recognized at the 2017 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.
A scientific committee of 6 dermatology members selected the 3 research grant recipients: Bryan Sun, MD, assistant professor, University of California, San Diego; Dennis Kim, MD, incoming Mohs fellow at Brigham and Women's Hospital 2017; and Kyle Amber, MD, University of California Irvine, department of dermatology.
Dr Sun received the first prize of $10,000 for his project that will investigate the function of the proteasomal protein, PSMD8, on the health of epidermal stem cells and epidermal tissue. The goal is to identify and characterize genetic changes that contribute to decreased epidermal cell function during the aging process, in hopes of identifying key therapeutic molecular targets that can promote skin health and function, explained Dr. Sun.
Dr Kim and Dr Amber each received a prize of $5000. Dr Kim’s project is designed to help create a new, effective and inexpensive treatment for snakebites. Dr Amber will continue his research on the expression of VCAM-1 on HET1A keratinocytes and their role in the pathobiology of eosinophil mediated cutaneous diseases and eosinophilic esophagitis.
Additionally, the Foundation gave out its award for the 5th Annual Dermatologist from the Heart program, which provides grant money to fund community-oriented projects that make dermatology available to all patients. The 2017 winner, John Strasswimmer, MD, PhD, and president of Dermatology Medical Missions, Inc, was selected by a panel of 4 dermatologists who evaluated proposals on originality, creativity, impact on patients’ quality of life, method and feasibility. Dr Strasswimmer received a $6500 grant for his initiative Healthy Skin for All—the first research-validated global sun safety and skin health education program to educate all patients regardless of ethnicity, skin color, or literacy.
The La Roche-Posay North American Foundation’s 2017 research grant recipients and the 5th annual winner of the Dermatologist from the Heart program were recognized at the 2017 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.
A scientific committee of 6 dermatology members selected the 3 research grant recipients: Bryan Sun, MD, assistant professor, University of California, San Diego; Dennis Kim, MD, incoming Mohs fellow at Brigham and Women's Hospital 2017; and Kyle Amber, MD, University of California Irvine, department of dermatology.
Dr Sun received the first prize of $10,000 for his project that will investigate the function of the proteasomal protein, PSMD8, on the health of epidermal stem cells and epidermal tissue. The goal is to identify and characterize genetic changes that contribute to decreased epidermal cell function during the aging process, in hopes of identifying key therapeutic molecular targets that can promote skin health and function, explained Dr. Sun.
Dr Kim and Dr Amber each received a prize of $5000. Dr Kim’s project is designed to help create a new, effective and inexpensive treatment for snakebites. Dr Amber will continue his research on the expression of VCAM-1 on HET1A keratinocytes and their role in the pathobiology of eosinophil mediated cutaneous diseases and eosinophilic esophagitis.
Additionally, the Foundation gave out its award for the 5th Annual Dermatologist from the Heart program, which provides grant money to fund community-oriented projects that make dermatology available to all patients. The 2017 winner, John Strasswimmer, MD, PhD, and president of Dermatology Medical Missions, Inc, was selected by a panel of 4 dermatologists who evaluated proposals on originality, creativity, impact on patients’ quality of life, method and feasibility. Dr Strasswimmer received a $6500 grant for his initiative Healthy Skin for All—the first research-validated global sun safety and skin health education program to educate all patients regardless of ethnicity, skin color, or literacy.
