2004 Recipients of CDF Grants

Dr. Jan Dutz University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Optimizing vaccine efficacy through the topical use of immunomodulators MEDICIS CANADA – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $10,000 WINEFRIDE M.P. RAYE GRANT (CDF): $10,000
Dr. Vincent Ho University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC The role of tumor suppressor PTEN in melanoma chemosensitivity STIEFEL CANADA – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $25,000
Dr. Richard Langley Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS A prospective, blinded diagnostic study utilizing in vivo confocal reflectance microscopy in lentigo and lentigo maligna 3M PHARMACEUTICALS – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $25,000
Dr. Gilles Lauzon University of Alberta, Edmonton,AB Death receptor ligand-induced apoptosis in squamous cell carcinoma; regulatory roles of the adhesion molecule E-cadherin and of sphingosine kinase HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $10,000 EDWIN BROWN-CDA ENDOWMENT – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $10,000
Dr. Gang Li University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Molecular mechanisms of p33ING1 enhancement in repair of UV-damaged DNA GALDERMA CANADA – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $25,000
Dr. Kevin McElwee University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Identification of hair follicle derived mesenchymal cells as a source of progenitor cells for skin appendages and non-skin organs NOVARTIS CANADA – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $25,000
Dr. Rochelle Mandelcorn-Monson* University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Vitamin D receptor polymorphisms in malignant melanoma L’ORΙAL RESEARCH - CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $25,000
Dr. Rιgine Mydlarski University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Developmental second hits and the concept of a mutation field JOHNSON & JOHNSON – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $35,000
Dr. Elena Pope University of Toronto, Toronto, ON International multicentered registry for pediatric cutaneous t-cell lymphoma: A longitudinal, prospective, observational study of cutaneous t-cell lymphoma in the pediatric population SCHERING CANADA – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $10,000
Dr. Cheryl Rosen University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Regulation of SNARK protein kinase activity in keratinocytes DERMIK – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $10,000 DR. GEORGE S. WILLIAMSON RESEARCH GRANT (CDF): $10,000
Dr. James Shaw University of Toronto, Toronto, ON A study to determine the prevalence of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in adult women with acne vulgaris BIOGEN IDEC CANADA – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $10,000 CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $10,000
Dr. Neil Shear University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Abacavir hypersensitivity reaction: Investigations of immunopathogenesis and generalizability of diagnostic testing using cutaneous challenge, lymphocyte transformation and genetic testing FUJISAWA CANADA – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $20,000
Dr. Gary Sibbald University of Toronto, Toronto, ON The differentiation of infection and prolonged inflammation in chronic wounds ALLERGAN – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $10,000
Dr. Liren Tang University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Roles of osteopontin in melanoma invasion SERONO CANADA – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $10,000 CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $10,000
Dr. Warren Winkelman University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Operationalizing patient-centered dermatology: An institutional ethnographic case study of PERC (Phototherapy Education and Research Centre) at the University of Toronto AMGEN CANADA / WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $10,000
Dr. Haishan Zeng University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Rapid Raman spectroscopy for non-invasive skin cancer diagnosis BAYER HEALTHCARE CANADA - CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $15,000 CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $10,000
Dr. Youwen Zhou University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Endothelin-3 in malignant melanoma LEO DERMATOLOGY – CDF RESEARCH GRANT: $50,000
* Young investigator awardee

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