Research grants
When the National Psoriasis Foundation was founded in 1968, there was very little activity in the field of psoriasis research. One of the initial goals of the founding members of the Psoriasis Foundation was to spark greater interest in psoriasis research. Today, thanks in large part to the work of the Foundation, research activity in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis is at an all-time high.
The Psoriasis Foundation is committed to supporting research, and through financial support, advocacy and other means, we move closer to a cure. Each year, the Psoriasis Foundation spends hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of research.
The Foundation's seed grant program emphasizes innovative psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis research projects in genetics, immunology or clinical research focused on understanding the mechanism of the disease. The program is designed to provide researchers with funding to generate preliminary data that can be used in grant applications to the National Institutes of Health. Our seed grant program is integral to our research and advocacy strategies.
2008 grant recipients
The National Psoriasis Foundation has awarded four $50,000 grants to the following researchers:
Allen Bruce, M.D., Ph.D., University of Michigan, "Phenotype and Function of IL-17-secreting T-cells in Psoriasis"
Hyon Choi, M.D., Ph.D., University of British Columbia, "Epidemiology of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Women"
Carl Edwards, III, Ph.D., University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, "Role of FKBP52 in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Plaque Psoriasis"
Eniko Sonkoly, M.D., Ph.D., Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, "MicroRNAs: Novel Regulators Involved in the Pathogenesis of Psoriasis?"
The Psoriasis Foundation congratulates the grant recipients and wishes to thank all applicants for submitting their grant proposals.
Past grant recipients
The 2007 grant recipients:
- Georgina Clark, Ph.D., Mater Medical Research Center, Australia
- Carl Edwards, Ph.D., University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
- Christopher Ritchlin, M.D., University of Rochester
The 2006 grant recipients:
- Andrew Blauvelt, M.D., Oregon Health & Science University
- Kristina P. Callis, M.D., University of Utah Health Sciences Center
- Shane A. Curran, Ph.D., Columbia University
- Carl K. Edwards, Ph.D., University of Colorado at Denver Health Sciences Center
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