2008 Winners of the WDS Academic Research Grant Program | Grant Programs of the Women's Dermatologic Society

Thanks to the generous sponsorship support of OrthoNeutrogena, the WDS launched the WDS Academic Research Grant Program in 2006 to provide research grants in the amounts of $3,000 - $8,000 each to residents and young physicians. The grant is intended to focus mainly on women’s health issues where further clinical and basic research is needed.

The 2008 grant recipients are:

Mariah Brown, MD
Resident, University of Colorado
Title of Grant: Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis: Analysis of Gadolinium Content of Skin and Related Tissues

Ron Feldman, MD
Resident, Cleveland Clinic
Title of Grant: The Role of Hyaluronic Acid in Defining the Hair Follicle Stem Cell Niche

Allison Hanlon, MD
Resident, Vanderbilt University
Title of Grant: Estrogen's Role in the Recruitment of Regulatory T Cells in Melanoma

Emily Lambert, MD
Resident, University of Rochester
Title of Grant: The Association between Striae Gravidarum and Vaginal Lacerations with Childbirth

Lisa Maier, MD
Assistant Professor, Univ. Of California, San Diego
Title of Grant: Topical Vitamin D For The Treatment of Acne

Dawn Siegel, MD
Assistant Professor, Oregon Health and Sciences University
Title of Grant: Genetic Analysis of PHACES Association

Emma Taylor, MD
Resident, Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Title of Grant: A Novel Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Vehicle for Dermatologic Disease

Adriana Villa, MD
Resident, University of Miami
Title of Grant: Single-Blind Study Determining the Efficacy of Polypodium Leucotomos Extract Supplement in Decreasing UVA Premutagenic and Photoaging Markers

Hellen Yan, MD
Resident, Univ. of NSW, Australia
Title of Grant: Cell Therapy for Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

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This grant program generously sponsored by: OrthoNeutrogena