Scientific Advisory Committee

The Scientific Advisory Committee is responsible for:

• advising the Foundation on industry trends and emerging research projects;
• advocating for federal support of psoriasis research;
• finding ways to quickly distribute information about Foundation-sponsored research
• advising the Foundation throughout the grant-funding process.

The committee consists of experts in the field of psoriatic disease from both industry and academia:

Kevin D. Cooper, M.D.
Chair
Cleveland

Thomas Barton
Los Altos Hills, Calif.

Anne Bowcock, Ph.D.
London, England

James T. Elder, M.D.
Ann Arbor, Mich.

Joel M. Gelfand, M.D., M.S.C.E.
Philadelphia

Leslie Holsinger, Ph.D.
Menlo Park, Calif.

Prisca Honoré, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
North Chicago

Mandeep Kaur, M.D.
Philadelphia

Ernst Kriehuber, M.D.
Wien, Austria

Gerald Krueger, M.D.
Salt Lake City

Sarah Kurts, P.A.-C
Denver

Lotus Mallbris, M.D., Ph.D.
Indianapolis

David A. Norris, M.D.
Denver

Chip Newton
St. Petersburg, Fla.

Chris B. Russell, Ph.D.
Seattle

Updated July 2015