2015 Grants
2015 Recipients of CDF Grants
Dr. Raed Alhusayen
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
CDF – La Roche-Posay Research Grant, $10,000
CDF Research Grant, $5,000
Pregnancy outcomes in patients with psoriasis
Dr. Alain Brassard
University of Alberta
CDF – Celgene Dermatology Research Grant, $10,000
Learning to recognize skin cancer: a perceptual expertise approach
Dr. Toni Burbidge
University of Calgary
Richard J. MacKay Endowment Fund Research Grant, $5,000
Dermoscopy use by Canadian dermatologists and dermatology residents: a cross sectional nationwide survey
Dr. An-Wen Chan
Women’s College Research Institute
CDF – Amgen Dermatology Research Grant, $25,000
Impact of dermatological screening on skin cancer outcomes after solid organ transplantation
Dr. Jan Dutz
University of British Columbia
CDF – Galderma Canada Research Grant, $25,000
Using physician billing as an indicator of eczema cases accessing medical care in British Columbia
Dr. Habib Kurwa
University of Calgary
CDF – LEO Dermatology Research Grant, $50,000
The microbiome of non-melanoma skin cancer
Dr. Kevin McElwee
University of British Columbia
CDF – Janssen Canada Research Grant, $50,000
Defining active immunoprotection in hair follicles
Dr. Régine Mydlarski
University of Calgary
Edwin Brown – CDA Endowment – CDF Research Grant, $20,000
CDF Research Grant, $10,000
MiR-125b: a negative regulator of p53 in squamous cell carcinomas
Dr. Elena Netchiporouk
McGill University Health Centre
CDF – Actelion Dermatology Research Grant, $10,000
Evaluating morbidity and association with autoimmunity and thyroiditis of chronic urticaria in children
Dr. Elena Pope
The Hospital for Sick Children
CDF Benefactor Life Contributors’ Research Grant, $15,000
CDF Research Grant, $5,000
Topical garlic concentrate for alopecia areata in children: a prospective, open-label study
Dr. Nathalie Provost
Université de Montréal
CDF – Eli Lilly Canada Dermatology Research Grant, $10,000
Dr. George S. Williamson Research Grant (CDF), $20,000
Effets des interventions de prévention et de traitement en clinique spécialisée sur la survenue de cancers cutanés chez les patients greffés d’organes solides
Dr. Osama Roshdy
Jewish General Hospital
CDF Colin Ramsay Endowment Fund Research Grant, $15,000
CDF Research Grant, $5,000
Is hypopigmented variant of Mycosis Fungoides (MF) a molecularly different cancer than classic patch/plaque MF?
Dr. Denis Sasseville
McGill University Health Centre
CDF – AbbVie Research Grant, $25,000
Winefride M.P. Raye Research Grant (CDF), $10,000
Elucidating expression and molecular function of poor and favourable prognosis genes in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL)
Dr. Neil Shear
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
CDF – Johnson & Johnson Professional Dermatology Research Grant, $25,000
CDF Research Grant, $5,000
Ear, nose and throat involvement in pemphigus vulgaris patients
Dr. Beatrice Wang
McGill University Health Centre
CDF Research Grant, $5,000
Cutaneous side effects associated with Dabrafenib: A prospective study
Dr. Haishan Zeng
University of British Columbia
CDF- Pfizer Research Grant, $50,000
Dual laser raman spectroscopy for non-invasive skin cancer diagnosis – a pilot study
Dr. David Zloty
University of British Columbia
CDF-Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Research Grant, $10,000
CDF Research Grant, $5,000