Mentorship Grants:

These awards support resident trainees, postdoctoral fellows, scientists and dermatologists in the early stages of their career for short-term projects while they learn about hair disease with researchers experienced in investigation, diagnosis and treatment of hair disorders.

NORTH AMERICAN HAIR RESEARCH SOCIETY
MENTORSHIPS

SCIENTISTS-IN-TRAINING, DERMATOLOGY
& DERMATOPATHOLOGY RESIDENTS,
FELLOWS, AND JUNIOR FACULTY

DESCRIPTION: Grants up to $3000 each can be awarded to scientists in training, dermatology or dermatopathology residents, fellows, or junior faculty to enable study with a hair research mentor. Either the mentor or the applicant must be a member of the North American Hair Research Society.

PURPOSE: To enable young physicians and scientists to acquire additional academic or research skills that will further their careers as leaders in hair research. Note that the focus of the program is on establishing a mentoring relationship, not a specific research project.

TIME PERIOD: March, 2010 – February, 2011

APPLICATION PROCESS: All applications must include:

1. A completed application form.
2. A budget outlining expenses to be incurred (up to a maximum of $3000).
3. A letter from the proposed mentor to include a statement of willingness to provide the time necessary for this mentorship, any significant and pertinent details of the planned mentorship, and a specific mention of whether the time frame and budget are appropriate for the proposed mentorship.
4. A letter from the department chair attesting to the applicant’s character and potential to benefit from the mentorship.
5. A curriculum vitae.

POST-MENTORSHIP: A one page written report by the applicant summarizing the experience and what was learned is required after the mentorship has been completed.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Completed applications must be received by November 30, 2009 for awards to be announced by February, 2010.

CONTACT INFORMATION: for information and application forms, contact:

This program is supported by educational grants from Bosley and Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products, a Division of McNeill-PCC, Inc.

2010 NAHRS Mentorship Grants:

14 grants, totaling $27,865

1. Renee Beach, MD, University of Ottawa dermatology resident, Nonhlanhla Khumalo, MD, Cape Town, South Africa, Cytokine profiles in Afro-textured hair, pediatric dermatology, adult academic dermatology
2. Lisa Chan, MD, University of British Columbia dermatology fellow, Ken Washenik, MD, PhD, Bosley, Hair disorders and hair transplantation
3. Jing Gao, MD, Stanford University dermatology research associate, Vera Price, MD, UCSF, Laminin-511 in hair disease
4. Angela Kyei, MD, Cleveland Clinic dermatology resident, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Histopathology of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
5. Anna Levin, MS, medical student, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Maria Hordinsky, MD, University of Minnesota, Relationship of nutritional status to hair loss
6. Assaf Monselise, MD, University of British Columbia hair fellow, Kevin McElwee, PhD, University of British Columbia, The effect of NSAIDs on minoxidil induced keratinocyte proliferation
7. Jennifer Nguyen, MD, University of Columbia dermatology resident, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Bologna, Italy, Dermoscopy of hair and scalp disorders
8. Oge Onwudiwe, MD, Howard University dermatology resident, Valerie Callender, MD, Callender Skin & Laser Center, Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
9. Rashid Rashid, MD, PhD, MD Anderson, University of Texas Houston dermatology resident, Paradi Mirmirani, MD, Kaiser Permanente, Vallejo;  and Vera Price, MD, UCSF, Hair disease
10. Ana Rostaher, University of Munich veterinary dermatology resident, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, DACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Hairshaft abnormalities in cats
11. Pallavi Singh, PhD, Columbia University dermatology post doctorate research, Rachael Clark, MD, Harvard Skin Disease Research Center, Immunobiology of skin-specific T-cells—Isolation and characterization
12. Pamela Summers, MD, Cleveland Clinic dermatology research fellow, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
13. Stephen Tourjee, MS, Vanderbilt University medical student, Lloyd King, MD, Vanderbilt, Proscope HR evaluation of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
14. Zhe Wang, Purdue University PhD candidate, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, DACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Role of the Sharpin gene in hair development
    

Committee: Janet Hickman, Chair
                 Andrzej Dlugosz
                 Jeffrey Donovan
                 Madeleine Duvic
                 Dirk Elston
                 Amy McMichael
                 John Sundberg

Sponsors:
Bosley-Ken Washenik
Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products, A Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc.

2009 NAHRS Mentorship Grants:

10 grants, totaling $25,500

1. Jeffrey Donovan, MD, Univ of Toronto dermatology resident, George Cotsarelis, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Hair disorders: clinical and molecular approaches
2. Ronda Farah, Univ Minnesota medical student, Maria Hordinsky, MD, Univ Minnesota, Development of clinical research skills needed for patient-oriented studies investigating alopecia areata
3. Kathie Huang, MD, Stanford Univ dermatology resident, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University, Management of hair disorders in ethnic patients
4. Angela Kyei, MD, Cleveland Clinic dermatology resident, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
5. Yolanda Lenzy, MD, MPH, Boston Univ dermatology resident, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University, Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
6. Dr. med Nina Otberg, from Germany, Hair Fellowship, Univ Brit Columbia, Bosley Medical, David Whiting, MD, Dallas, TX, Hair transplantation; hair pathology
7. Margareth Pierre-Louis, UNC-Chapel Hill, med school, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University, Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
8. Isabel Restrepo, MD, from Columbia, Hair Fellowship, Univ Brit Columbia, Bosley Medical, David Whiting, MD, Dallas, TX, Hair transplantation; hair pathology
9. Robert Rice, PhD, Dept of Environmental Toxicology, Univ. California, Davis, John Sundberg, DVM,PhD, DACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Mouse hair pathology
10. Kendra Wolk, Sr. vet med student, Ohio State College Vet Med, John Sundberg, DVM,PhD, DACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Mouse models for cicatricial alopecia

Committee: Janet Hickman
                 Madeleine Duvic
                 Dirk Elston
                 Amy McMichael
                 John Sundberg
                 Andrzej Dlugosz

Sponsors:
Bosley-Ken Washenik
Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products, A Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc.

2008 NAHRS Mentorship Grants:

6 grants, totaling $17,040

1. Hiad Agha, MD, Dermatology resident, Department of Dermatology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Professor Abraham Zlotogorski, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Investigating Genetic Diseases of the Hair
2. Holly Bartell, MD, Dermatology resident, Duke University, David Whiting, MD, Baylor, Dallas, Hair Disorders: Hair Clinic Procedures and Clinical Research
3. Kelli Boyd, DVM, PhD, Veterinary Pathology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Investigating a New Mouse Model of Alopecia Areata
4. Ian Welch, DVM, Laboratory Animal Pathology, University of Western Ontario, Canada, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Characterizing and Elucidating the Pathogenesis of Severe Skin and Hair Lesions; Mouse Model with a Mutation in the ILK Gene
5. Wen-Yu Wu, MD, PhD, Fellow, Department of Dermatology University of British Columbia, Canada, Ken Washenik, MD, PhD, Bosley, New York, Diagnosis and Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia
6. Bin Zhang, MD, PhD Candidate, Department of Dermatology, Sun Yat-sen University, China, Kevin J. McElwee, PhD, University of British Columbia, Hair Research Laboratory, Investigating the Role of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis in the Onset and Severity of Alopecia Areata

Committee: Janet Hickman
                 Madeleine Duvic
                 Dirk Elston
                 Janet Roberts
                 Amy McMichael
                 John Sundberg
                 Ken Washenik

Sponsor: Bosley Medical Institute: Ken Washenik

2007 NAHRS Mentorship Grants:

7 grants, totaling $18,100

1. Hisham Bazzi, PhD candidate, Genetics and Development, Columbia University, Cheng-Ming Chuong, MD, PhD, USC, Los Angeles, Studying the expression and function of Dkk4 in chick feather follicles.
2. Jiang Chen, MD, Postdoc,, Dermatology Dept, Center for Cutaneous Molecular Biology, Baylor, John Sundberg, DVM,PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Methods and logistics used in analyzing hair abnormalities; mouse model of hereditary hair fragility.
3. Eleanor Ann Knopp, MD, Dermatology resident, Yale, Leonard Sperling, MD, Bethesda, MD, Hair pathology; clinical and pathologic characteristics of psoriatic alopecia.
4. Barrie Miller, MSII, University of Minnesota, Marna Ericson, PhD, Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Hair follicle imaging and analysis; role of topically-applied neurotrophic agents in hair growth induction.
5. Tatyana Y. Sharova, MD, Research Associate, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Vladimir A. Botchkarev, MD, PhD, Boston University School of Medicine, Molecular signature of doxorubicin-induced DNA damage in matrix keratinocytes of cultured human hair follicle.
6. Ronea Stith, MD, Dermatology resident, Howard University, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University, Hair disorders: observation of hair clinic procedures; selection of clinical research focus
7. Amy S. Valet, MD, Medical Scholars Programs, Vanderbilt University, Helen Everts, PhD, Lloyd E. King, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University, Investigating the role of retinoic acid biosynthesis in the pathogenesis of human central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia.

Sponsor: Bosley Medical Institute: Ken Washenik

2006 NAHRS Mentorship Grants:

14 grants, totaling $27,000

1. Mandy O’Hara, BSc Hons BVMS MACVSc Diplomate ACVP, Murdoch University Division of Health, Australia, School of Veterinary & Biomedical Science, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, The pathogenesis of papillomavirus infections in haired skin using transgenic mice containing HPV constructs as a model.
2. Gene Kim, MD, Chief Dermatology Resident, New York University Department of Dermatology, Vera Price, MD, University of CA San Francisco Department of Dermatology, Treatment and diagnosis of hair disorders.
3. Karin Jaeger, Dermatology Resident, Medizinische Universitaet Wien, Austria, Dept. of Dermatology, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Mouse models of human hair diseases; trichothiodystrophy models.
4. Paula Shah, MS, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Helen Everts, PhD (Department of Biochemistry), Lloyd King, Jr., MD, PhD (Department of Dermatology), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Retinoid metabolism in humans and mouse models of Central Cicatricial Alopecia.
5. Michael Fessing, PhD, Research Associate, Boston University School of Medicine Department of Dermatology, Vladimir A. Botchkarev, MD, PhD, Boston University School of Medicine, Role of Edar signaling in hair follicle regression (catagen).
6. Daniela Guzman-Sancez, MD, Research Fellow, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University Dept. of Dermatology, Hair disorders.
7. Bruce Herron, PhD, Research Scientist IV, Genomics Institute, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Analysis of Hair Defects in Repeated Epilation Mice.
8. Andreas Finner, MD, Postgraduate Trainee/Hair Fellow, Hair Research and Treatment Centre, Division of Dermatology, University of British Columbia, Canada, Vera Price, MD, University of CA San Francisco Department of Dermatology, Clinical Training in Diagnosis and Treatment of Hair Disease.
9. Xingqi Zhang, MD, PhD, Research Associate, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Canada, Kevin McElwee, PhD, UBC, Division of Dermatology, Skin Care Center, Role of systemic and local stress hormones in hair growth and in pathogenesis of alopecia areata.
10. Kimberly Scott, MD, Chief Dermatology Resident, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Department of Dermatology, Vera Price, MD, University of CA San Francisco Department of Dermatology, Parnassus Campus, Hair and scalp disorders primarily affecting African Americans.
11. Nina Otberg, MD, Research Fellow, Center for Experimental and Applied Cutaneous Physiology, University Clinic Charite, Berlin, Germany, Kevin McElwee, PhD, Jerry Shapiro, MD, PhD, University of British Columbia, Fellowship in Hair at University of British Columbia: New angiogenesis factors and their role in hair follicle growth and cycling.
12. Heather Richmond, MS, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Medeleine Duvic, MD, University of Texas, Anderson Cancer Center, Alopecia Areata/T-cell disease
13. Gavin Richardson, PhD, Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Durham, U.K., Angela Christiano, PhD, Columbia University, Department of Dermatology, Molecular biology, hair and skin development, mouse models of skin diseases.
14. Michele Thompson, MD, Chief Resident of Dermatology, Oregon Health and Science University, New York State Department of Health, Janet Roberts, MD, Curtis Thompson, Portland, Oregon, Alopecia Areata.

Sponsor: Bosley Medical Institute: Ken Washenik

2005 NAHRS Mentorship Grants:

7 grants, totaling $19,000

1. Kathrin Giehl, MD, dermatologist, Ludvig-Maximilians Univ Munich, Germany John Sundberg, DVM,PhD Hair Interior Defect (hid) in AKR/J Mice: Potential Animal Model for the Human Pili Annulati Hair Shaft Abnormality
2. Maksim V. Plikus, PhD student, Dept. of Pathology University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA John Sundberg, DVM, PhD Hair Growth Cycle
3. Christopher S. Potter, PhD student, Dept. Medicine, Rheumatology, & Immunology Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC John Sundberg, DVM, PhD Characterization and Comparison with Human Diseases of Two Mouse Mutations with Defects in the Hair Medulla
4. Elizabeth K. Ross, MD, dermatologist, Vancouver, BC Jan P. Dutz, MD Division of Dermatology University of British Columbia Alopecia in Lupus (SLE)
5. Adriana N. Schmidt, medical student, Vanderbilt University Lloyd E. King, Jr., MD Helen Everts, PhD The Role of Estrogen in Retinoic Acid Synthesis in Hair Cycling
6. Rosemarie E. Seymour, DVM, Jackson Laboratory Bar Harbor, ME Harm HogenEsch, DVM, PhD Purdue University Pathogenesis of Chronic Proliferative Dermatitis
7. Andrey A. Sharov, MD, PhD, Dept. of Dermatology Boston University School of Medicine Vladimir Botchkarev, MD, PhD Boston University Role of BMP in Hair Follicle Regression (Catagen)

2004 NAHRS Mentorship Grants:

7 grants, totaling $19,500

1. Helen Everts, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Biochemistry, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Retinoid Metabolism in the Hair Follicle Using Mouse Models.
2. Amanda Friedrichs, MS, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, The Cleveland Clinic, Lupus Erythematosus Associated Alopecia.
3. Amalia Martinez-Mir, PhD, Post-doctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University, Department of Dermatology, Angela Christiano, PhD, Columbia University, Department of Dermatology, Identification of Susceptibility Genes in Alopecia Areata.
4. Divya Railan, MD, Resident, Indiana University Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Systematic Approach to Hair Disorders.
5. Elizabeth Ross, MD, Clinical and Research Fellowship in Hair, University of British Columbia Division of Dermatology, Canada, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Bologna Department of Dermatology, Italy, Diagnostic Techniques for Clinical Evaluation of Hair Disorders.
6. Douglas Taylor, DVM, Veterinary Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan, Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Etiology and Pathogenesis of Dermatitis in C57BL/6J Mice and Pertinence to Human Disease Conditions.
7. Yun You, PhD, Staff Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, New York State Department of Health, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Skin/Hair Morphogenesis in Mice.

Sponsor: Bosley Medical Institute: Ken Washenik

2003 NAHRS Mentorship Grants:

6 grants, totaling $16,350

1. Eileen Tan, MD, University of British Columbia, Canada, Zoe Draelos, MD, North Carolina, Hair Cosmetics and Disorders.
2. Gwendolyn Lorch, DVM, MS, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Biosciences, Ohio State University, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Spontaneous Alopecia and B6 Dermatitis in Murine Models
3. Lin Chen, PhD, Univeristy of Illinois College of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Virginia Fiedler, MD, University of Illinois Chicago, Alopecia Areata Cytokine mRNA
4. Matthew Renninger, DVM, MS, Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Alopecia of Chronic Proliferative Dermatitis Mice
5. Faith Durden, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, School Hospitals of Cleveland, Elise Olsen, MD, Duke University Medical Center, Hair Disorders Clinic and Clinical Research Techniques
6. Jennifer Dempsey, MD, Dermatology Research Fellow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Lloyd King, Jr., MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Cicatricial Alopecia

Sponsor: Bosley Medical Institute: Ken Washenik