Mayor of Kingstown Season 3 Episode 5 Review: Iris
Mayor of Kingstown Season 3 Episode 5 opened with a bang -- literally, as Kyle joined Robert and the rest of SWAT for a practice drill. Kyle was more impressive than the SWAT guys, so maybe there is...
View ArticleCelebrate the 2023 Honorary Award Recipients
At this year’s Annual Meeting of Membership, we will recognize 4 distinguished individuals who have been nominated by their colleagues for their outstanding contributions to dermatology. Each...
View ArticleFirst BMS Psoriasis Research Award Recipient Named
Congratulations to Junko Takeshita, MD, PhD, for receipt of the 2023 Psoriasis Research Award — the first of three awards made possible by a generous $1 million grant from Bristol Myers Squibb. This...
View Article$1 Million for Health Equity
The Dermatology Foundation and the Skin of Color Society have partnered together to create and deliver a prominent and impactful opportunity to further health equity in our specialty — the state in...
View ArticleIt’s Never Too Late to Honor Your Calling
Dr. Scharschmidt has received multiple DF research awards including a Research Fellowship in 2012 for “Commensal Skin Bacteria – Our First Line of Defense”; a three-year Career Development Award in...
View ArticleJust A Really Curious Clinician
In 2011 Dr. Okoye received a DF Research Award for her study “Genetic and Molecular Analysis of the Bacterial Flora of Hidradenitis Suppurative. Dr. Okoye joined the DF Board of Directors in 2023. The...
View ArticleHelp Us Recognize 60 Years of Advancing Discovery!
Join us at the AAD annual meeting in San Diego this March for two significant events marking the 60th anniversary of the Dermatology Foundation. All friends and supporters of the DF are invited to...
View ArticleThe Rigorous Innovation of Dermatology
In 2006 Dr. Garza received a Research Fellowship from the DF for his study in “Isolation and Characterization of Human Skin Stem Cells.” The following year he received a Career Development Award for...
View ArticleValuing the Patient Voice
In 2019, Dr. Adamson received a three-year Dermatology Foundation Career Development Award for his study, “Optimizing Care Delivery and Health Equity in Patients with Melanoma.” The DF recently had a...
View ArticleThe DF Started Its 60th Anniversary Events with a Bang!
We kicked off our year long celebration by recognizing six decades of progress in the specialty and the career-long accomplishments of our 2024 honorary awardees at the Annual Meeting in San Diego. Our...
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The DF is grateful to everyone who attended the 60th anniversary kick-off! We look forward to continued engagement and support this year. Because of our dedicated members, the DF has now supported...
View ArticleThe Joy of Advocating for Dermatology
Dr. Resneck received his first DF award, a Dermatologist Investigator Research Fellowship in 2001 for his research, ‘Too Many Dermatologists? A Reassessment of the Specialty Workforce.’ He was awarded...
View ArticleNia Terezakis, MD, 1934-2024
The Dermatology Foundation is sad to communicate the recent passing of Dr. Nia Terezakis. She was a generous Annenberg Circle member, and a DF Clark W. Finnerud Award Recipient. Dr. Terezakis made a...
View ArticleWith Great Privilege Comes Great Responsibility
Dr. Ackerman has been an annual Leaders Society member of the Dermatology Foundation since she completed her residency in 2007. She is now an Annenberg Circle member, as well as a member of our...
View ArticleBreaking Down Barriers: Empowering Research in the LGBTQ Community
Dr. Yeung received a Dermatologist Investigator Research Fellowship in 2017 from the DF for his research project, ‘Characterization of skin cancer risk factors and screening in sexual minority...
View ArticleThe Joy of (Still) Loving What You Do
Dr. Grimes received a DF research grant early in her career for her work, “Immunologic Aberrations In Vitiligo.” We had an opportunity to ask her how the Dermatology Foundation has shaped her career...
View ArticleThe Science of “Floundering”
Dr. Gordon received a 1997 DF Clinical Career Development award from the DF to support his research project, The Immunobiology of Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita.’ We spoke with him about how the...
View ArticleGetting a Better Healing Perspective from 10,000 Feet
As a 2024 recipient of the DF Health Care Policy Career Development Award, we asked her the importance of her Dermatology Foundation funding on her work and her hopes for the future of the DF....
View ArticlePay It Back, Pay It Forward
Dr. Weiss has been a member and volunteer of the DF for many years. We were happy to have an opportunity to talk to him about the Foundation’s contributions to the practice of dermatology and his hopes...
View ArticleDermatology Foundation Receives Generous $1M Grant from Johnson & Johnson
A million-dollar grant from Johnson & Johnson to the Dermatology Foundation (DF) Research Award Program will support three exceptional early-career researchers dedicated to pursuing innovative...
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