Five scientists each receive $50,000 from National Psoriasis Foundation for promising research
Dermatology Nursing, Sept-Oct, 2009
The National Psoriasis Foundation awarded five $50,000, 1-year “seed” grants to researchers whose projects have great potential to advance treatments and, ultimately, lead to a cure for psoriasis–one of the most prevalent autoimmune diseases in the country, affecting as many as 7.5 million Americans. “Forty years ago, psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis research was almost nonexistent,” said LawrenceJ. Green, MD, chair of the research committee of the Psoriasis Foundation Board of Trustees. “Today, the Foundation is a driving force for research. These grants are significant, as they bring us one step closer to finding new treatments and a cure.”
The Psoriasis Foundation funds seed grants–1-year pilot project grants–to researchers with innovative, early-stage ideas. If their research looks promising, the scientists then can obtain longer-term funding to continue their work
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Dec 19, 2009
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