2013 Recipients of CDF Grants

Dr. Youwen Zhou
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
CDF – Janssen Canada Research Grant – $50,000
Edwin Brown – CDA Endowment – CDF Research Grant – $20,000
Developing an antibody based diagnostic test for cutaneous T cell lymphoma
Link to Project Abstract

Dr. P. Régine Mydlarski
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
CDF – LEO Dermatology Research Grant – $50,000
Dr. George S. Williamson Research Grant (CDF) – $10,000
MiR-125b: unraveling the mechanisms of squamous cell carcinoma
Link to Project Abstract

Dr. Kevin McElwee
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
CDF – AbbVie Research Grant – $25,000
CDF – La Roche-Posay Research Grant – $10,000
Dr. George S. Williamson Research Grant (CDF) – $10,000
Identifying adult mesenchymal stem cells in hair follicles and defining their role in hair loss
Link to Project Abstract

Dr. Denis Sasseville
McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, Montreal, QC
CDF – Galderma Canada Research Grant – $25,000
CDF Colin Ramsay Endowment Fund Research Grant – $15,000
Elucidating the role of ectopic expression of cancer testis antigens in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Link to Project Abstract

Dr. Tim K. Lee
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
CDF – Amgen-Pfizer Dermatology Research Grant – $25,000
Winefride M.P. Raye Research Grant (CDF) – $10,000
Integrated coherence and polarization mapping of skin tissues
Link to Project Abstract

Dr. Jerry Shapiro
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
CDF – Johnson & Johnson Professional Dermatology Research Grant – $25,000
Identification of stress receptors and their function in the leukocytes of patients with alopecia areata
Link to Project Abstract

Dr. An-Wen Chan
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
CDF – Valeant Canada Dermatology Research Grant – $25,000
Population-based malignancy and mortality outcomes after non-melanoma skin cancer in solid organ transplant recipients
Link to Project Abstract

Dr. Neil Shear
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
CDF-Pfizer Dermatology Research Grant – $25,000
Population-based risk of malignancy in patients with chronic urticaria
Link to Project Abstract

Dr. John F. Elliott
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
CDF – Novartis Research Grant – $20,000
MHC gene polymorphisms associated with contact allergy to para-phenylenediamine (PPD)
Link to Project Abstract

Dr. Sunil Kalia
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
CDF – Celgene Dermatology Research Grant – $10,000
Utilization of modern technology smartphone applications to enhance skin cancer prevention awareness and reduction of ultraviolet exposure
Link to Project Abstract

Dr. Monica Ka Yi Li
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
CDF Benefactor Life Contributors’ Research Grant – $5,000
Sun protection knowledge and educational practices of health care professionals involved in the care of organ transplant recipients
Link to Project Abstract

Dr. Dusan Sajic
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
CDF Research Grant – $5,000
Cardiac antibodies as a mechanism for right ventricular hypertrophy in epidermolysis bullosa
Link to Project Abstract

Dr. Ilya Shoimer
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
CDF Benefactor Life Contributors’ Research Grant – $5,000
Burnout among Canadian dermatology residents
Link to Project Abstract