2019 Grants

2019 Recipients of CDF Grant

Dr. An-Wen Chan
Patterns of care and outcomes for localized melanoma: Population-based cohort study
Women’s College Hospital
World Congress of Dermatology Research Grant – $100,000

Dr, Sunil Kalia
Comprehensive analytical diagnostic algorithm for non-invasive cancer detection using optical multimodal spectroscopy
University of British Columbia
CDF Research Grant – $100,000

Dr, Vincent Piguet
Tissue Imaging Mass Cytometry to Decipher Psoriasis Inflammation in Plaque and Paradoxical Psoriasis
Women’s College Hospital
CDF Research Grant – $100,000

Drs. Afsaneh Alavi and David Croitoru
Pyoderma Gangrenosum-associated disease activity and the intestinal microbiome
Women’s College Hospital
CDF Research Grant – $50,000

Dr. Mark Kirchhof
Randomized control trials of low-dose naltrexone for the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris and atopic dermatitis
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI)
CDF Research Grant – $50,000

Dr, Jan Dutz
A new mouse model of cutaneous Lupus erythematosus
University of British Columbia
CDF Research Grant – $20,000

Dr. Jennifer Beecker
Indoor Tanning Health Warning Labels for Skin Cancer Prevention
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI)
CDF Research Grant $10,000