2023 CDF Research Grant Recipients

Dr. Tashmeeta Ahad
Dr. Mercy Alexis Skin of Color Dermatology research grant
University of British Columbia
Longitudinal Non-Invasive Optical Biopsy of Keratinocyte Cancers to Monitor Efficacy and
Response to Treatment; Innovation Grant – $100,000

Dr. Robert Gniadecki
University of Alberta
Genomic instability and hypermutations in the pathogenesis of skin fibrosis in systemic
scleroderma; Innovation Grant – $100,000

Dr. Philippe Lefrancois
Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research
Precision oncology to define basal cell carcinoma (BCC) with high-risk histopathological
subtypes; Innovation Grant – $100,000

Dr. Elena Netchiporouk
McGill University Health Center Research Institute
Canadian Morphea Registry (C-MORE): characterizing the landscape of morphea in
Canada and understanding predictors of severe disease; Innovation Grant – $50,000

Dr. Haishan Zeng
University of British Columbia
Investigation of Skin Dynamic Response after Precise Multiphoton-Thermolysis Using Noninvasive Multimodality Microscopy and Imaging-guided Micro-Raman Spectroscopy; Innovation Grant – $50,000

Dr. Aaron Drucker
Women’s College Research Institute
Canadian Atopic Dermatitis Cohort for Translational Immunology and Imaging (CACTI); Innovation Grant – $400,000