The American Hair Research SocietyMentorship Grant Awardees
2025 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2025 Mentorship Grant Awardees with some mentors and members of the Mentorship Committee
2025 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
8 grants, totaling $14,500
- Akriti Agrawal, MD, DNB, PDCC, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Trichoscopic findings in non-scarring alopecia
- Genaro Briseño Gascón, MDm, Mariya Miteva, MD, University of Miami, Fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution
- Alicia Edwards, MS, Deborah Scott, MD, Harvard Medical School, Evaluating the Impact of Common Ingredients in Ethnic Hair Care Products: A Review of Benefits, Risks, and Consumer Concerns
- Mitchell Hanson, BS, Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, PhD, University of California Irvine, Effects of GLP-1 Agonists on Inflammation and Metabolism in Scarring and Nonscarring Alopecia: Population Trends and Patient Perspectives
- Emilly Neves Souza, MD, Maryanne Makredes Senna, MD, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center; Harvard Medical School, Aging hair and scalp disorders in postmenopausal women - clinical features, psychosocial impacts, diagnosis and management
- Sofia Perez, BS, Maryanne Makredes Senna, MD, Beth Israel Lahey Health Hospital and Medical Center, Incidence and characteristics of frontal fibrosing alopecia and its clinical variants
- Barbara Wiese, MD, Maria Hordinsky, MD, FAAD, University of Minnesota "Red islands", a new trichoscopic finding in FAPD
- Kimberly Williams, BS, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Scarring alopecias and
associated comorbidities in skin of color
Committee:
- John Sundberg, Chair
- Valerie Callender
- Dirk Elson
- Amy McMichael
- Paradi Mirmirani
- Christopher Potter
- Curtis Thompson
- Koen van de Wetering
Sponsor:
2024 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2024 Mentorship Grant Awardees with their mentors and members of the Mentorship Committee
2024 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
8 grants, totaling $17,400
- Sara Abdel Azim, MS, Maryanne Senna, MD, Harvard Medical School, Scarring Alopecias and Associated Comorbidities
- Kimberly Arrington, MD, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Scarring alopecia in patients with skin of color
- Louise M. P. Chateaubriand Campos, MD, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Trichoscopic findings and symptoms reported in Fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution (FAPD)
- Li-Chi Chen, MD, MPH, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Trichoscopy of alopecia areata in ethnic skin
- Raymond Ezzat, BS, Medical Student, Maryanne Senna, MD, Harvard Medical School, Psychosocial impacts of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA) in Men
- Ranjitha Krishnegowda, MD, Mariya Miteva, MD, Phillip Front Department of Dermatology, Miller School of Medicine, Trichoscopic and Histopathologic Co-Relation of Various Patterns of Alopecia in Women
- Valia Leifer, BA, Maria Hordinsky, MD, University of Minnesota, Department of Dermatology, Clinical Trial Study of the Microbiome in Alopecia Areata
- Lucy Rose, MA, Maria Hordinsky, MD, University of Minnesota, Department of Dermatology & Kimberly Salkey, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Improving dermatologic support for cancer treatment-induced alopecia
Committee:
- John Sundberg, Chair
- Valerie Callender
- Dirk Elson
- Amy McMichael
- Paradi Mirmirani
- Christopher Potter
- Adriana Schmidt
- Curtis Thompson
- Koen van de Wetering
Sponsor:
2023 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2023 Mentorship Grant Awardees with their mentors and members of the Mentorship Committee
2023 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
16 grants totalling $30,000
- Leila Asfour, MBChB BSc MRCP, Brett King, MD, PhD, Yale University - Mentorship Programme: Clinical and Academic Interface in Hair Research
- Christina de Castro Brommonschenkel, MD, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest School of Medicine - Hair and Scalp Disorders and Skin Disease of Deeply Pigmented Skin
- Shivali Devjani, MS, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami School of Medicine - Hair Loss and Nutrition - Looking at Foods as Drugs
- Adaora Ewulu, BS, Mariya Miteva, MD, University of Miami School of Medicine - Scarring Alopecias
- Ogechi Ezemma, BA, Crystal Aguh, MD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - Improving the Diagnostic Accuracy of Various Alopecias in Black Women
- Peter Feldman, BSc, Trichologist (IAT), Dominique Van Neste, MD, PhD, Dominique Van Neste, MD, PhD - Productivity Measurements of the Hair Follicle and Follicular Unit
- Sophia Fruechte, BA, Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, PhD, University of California Irvine – Alopecia
- Sarah Gabros, DO, Ronda Farah, MD, University of Minnesota - Alopecia Clinical Research Program
- Reneé Haughton, MD, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine - Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia Pathogenesis and Cultural Considerations
- Mariia Konchak, MD, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami School of Medicine - Trichoscopy During JAK Inhibitors Treatment
- Chiemelie Onyekonwu, Temitayo Ogunleye, MD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania - Hair Loss and Scalp Disorders
- Amanda Peres, MD, Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, PhD, University of California Irvine - Hair Disorders
- Ora Raymond, BA, Charlotte LaSenna, MD, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Multicenter Standardization of Trichoscopic Artificial Intelligence Hair Protocol and Dermatopathology Focus
- LuÃsa Reis, Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, PhD, University of California Irvine - Non-invasive Technologies in Scalp and Hair Evaluation
- Corina Isabel Salas Callo, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami School of Medicine - Trichoscopy and Hair Disorders Treatments. Trichoscopic Evaluation in Patients with FAPD (Fibrosing Alopecia in a Pattern Distribution)
- Divya Sharma, MD, FAAD, Maryanne Senna, MD, Lahey Dermatology - Building a Hair Clinic
Committee:
- John Sundberg, Chair
- Valerie Callender
- Dirk Elson
- Amy McMichael
- Paradi Mirmirani
- Christopher Potter
- Adriana Schmidt
- Curtis Thompson
- Koen van de Wetering
2022 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2022 Mentorship Experience Awardees with their mentors and members of the Mentorship Committee
2022 AHRS Mentorship Program Experiences:
12 grants, totaling $20,000
- Andrea Bilger, PhD, John Sundberg, D.V.M., Ph.D., DACVP, The Jackson Laboratory -Â Histopathological Analysis of Hair Follicle Infection and Dysplasia
- Abhinav Grover, MBBS, MD, MS, Pathology Resident, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic - Clinicopathological correlation of lichen planopilaris and frontal fibrosing alopecia cases in association with seborrheic dermatitis, Demodex infestation or Pityrosporum infection
- Song Park, MD, Junior Faculty, Ronda Farah, MD, University of Minnesota -Â Research and trials in clinic operation benchmarking from expert group
- Donna Cummins, MB Bch BAO (Hons) MRCPI MRCP(UK), Trainee, Jerry Shapiro, MD, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine -Â International Observership Program in Dermatology (Hair)
- Genaro Briseño-Gascón, Physician / National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Dermatology resident, Rodrigo Pirmez, Membro Efetivo da Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, Centro de Estudos do Cabelo da Santa Casa de Misericórdia - Trichology training/stay
- Charlotte LaSenna, MD, Early career dermatologist, Maria Hordinsky, MD, University of Minnesota -Â Starting an alopecia specialty practice
- Shreya Deoghare, MBBS, Dermatology Resident, Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, University of California, Irvine-College of Medicine -Â AHRS Mentorship Grant under Dr. Natasha Mesinkovska/Antonella Tosti
- Arash Babadjouni, MS, Medical Student, Melissa Piliang, MD, Cleveland Clinic - Dermatopathology -Â examine multiple eccrine duct dilation (MEDD) as a highly specific marker for cicatricial alopecia
- Briana Paiewonsky, MS4 & Pre-doctoral Research Fellow, Medical Student, Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) & National Institutes of Health - Pediatric Alopecia
- Celine Phong, BS, Medical Student, Maryanne Senna, MD, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital -Â COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccinations, and Alopecia Areata
- Morinola Shobajo, BA, Medical Student, Maria Hordinsky, MD; Chair Department of Dermatology, University of Minnesota-Â Clinica
- Mercy Iribarren, BS Health Sciences, MD Candidate, Medical Student, Amy McMichael, MF, FAAD, Wake Forest School of Medicine -Â Hair Research
Mentorship Committee:
- John Sundberg, Chair
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Dirk Elston
- Janet Hickman
- Amy McMichael
- Paradi Mirmirani
- Adriana Schmidt
- Curtis Thompson
- Valerie Callender
2021 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2021 Mentorship Experience Awardees with their mentors and members of the Mentorship Committee
2021 AHRS Mentorship Program Experiences:
7 Pairings in total
- Flávia Basilio Silva, MD, MSc, Dermatologist-Clinical Research Fellow, Sergio Vaño-Galván, MD, PhD, Ramon Y Cajal Hospital, Tricology - Usefulness of Trichoscopy in Hair Transplantation
- Bruno Florez, MD, Young Dermatologist, Marina Barletta, MD, Sociedad Brasileira De Dermatologia -Â Guideline to Distinguish Cicatricial Alopecia from Androgenetic Alopecia and Concomitant Seborrehic Dermatits to Select Good Candidates for Hair TransplantationÂ
- Carrie Forman, BA, Medical Student, Paradi Mirmirani, MD, Kaiser Permanente -Â Treatments for Chemotherapy-related Hair Loss: Comparing the Use of Medical Therapies and Devices
- Naiem Issa, MD, PhD, Dermatology Resident, Sergio Vaño-Galván, MD, PhD, Ramon Y Cajal Hospital, Tricology - Epidemiology, Clinical, Trichoscopy and Therapeutic Options in Scarring Alopecias
- Betty Nguyen, BS, Medical Student, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami -Â The Types and Prevalence of Alopecia in COVID-19 Patients
- Camille Robinson, BS, Medical Student, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Department of Dermatology -Â Traction and Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia: Advancements, Treatment and Review/Update of Literature
- Hadir Shakshouk, MBBS, Clinical Research Fellow, Antonella Tosti, MD, Univerity of Miami
Mentorship Committee:
- John Sundberg, Chair
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Dirk Elston
- Janet Hickman
- Amy McMichael
- Paradi Mirmirani
- Adriana Schmidt
- Curtis Thompson
- Valerie Callender
Sponsors:
2020 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2020 Mentorship Grant Awardees with their mentors and members of the Mentorship Committee
2020 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
7 grants, totaling $9,300
- Sherman Chu, BS, Medical Student, Maria Hordinsky, MD, University of Minnesota, Approach to Researching and Developing Novel Therapies For Alopecia.
- Kelli Goggans, BS, Graduate Research Assistant, Helen Everts, R.D.N., PhD, Texas Woman's University, Assessment of Retinoic Acid Biosynthesis in the Hair Cycle.
- Zachary Goldstein, MD, Dermatopathology Fellow, Lynne Goldberg, MD, Boston, Fundamentals of the Hair Biopsy and Potential Application to Machine Learning.
- Remi Hamel, MD, Dermatology Resident, Caroline Mann, MD, Washington University School of Medicine, Oral Low-Dose Naltrexone in the Treatment of Lichen Planopilaris and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia.
- Raquel Leite, MD, Dermatology Resident, Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, PhD, University of California Irvine, Emerging Therapies in Tricology.
- Rachel Sennett, MD, PhD, Dermatology Resident, Lynne Goldberg, MD, Boston University, Dermatopathology in Diagnosing Alopecia.
- Susie Suh, BA, Medical Student, Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, PhD, UCI Dermatology, The Efficacy of PDO Threads for Hair Regrowth.
Committee:
- John Sundberg, Chair
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Dirk Elston
- Janet Hickman
- Amy McMichael
- Paradi Mirmirani
- Adriana Schmidt
- Curtis Thompson
- Valerie Callender
Sponsors:
Samumed, LLC
2019 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2019 Mentorship Grant Awardees with their mentors and members of the Mentorship Committee
2019 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
11 grants, totaling $17,000
- Alessandra Anzai, MD, PhD Candidate, Angela Christiano, PhD, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Expression of Scalp Hair Follicles of Patients with Lichen Planopilaris.
- Shashank Bhargava, MD, Dermatology Senior Resident, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Trichoscopy of Androgenetic Alopecia in Patients of Different Ethnicities.
- Thomas Chu, MD, Dermatology Resident, Cheng-Ming Chuong, MD, PhD, University of Southern California, Laboratory Techniques to Illustrate Changing Dermal Milieu and its Effects on Mouse Hair Cycling.
- Marcelo de Souza Teixeira, MD, Dermatologist, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Alopecia in African Descent.
- Chloe Ekelem, MD, MPH, Post-doc Clinical Research Fellow, Maria Fernanda Gavazzoni Dias, MD, PhD, Hospital Universitário Antonio Pedro da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Alopecia Trends and Management in Brazil, with a Focus on Scarring Alopecia and Facial Pigmentation in Skin of Color Patients.
- Lauren Hollins, MD, Dermatology Resident , Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Hair and Scalp Disorders & Dermatologic Disease in Deeply Pigmented Skin.
- Margit Juhasz, MD, MSc, Dermatology Clinical Research Fellow, Jerry Shapiro, MD, FAAD, FRCPC, New York University, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma and Adjuvant Therapies for Alopecia.
- Raoul Kuiper, DVM, PhD, dipl ECVP, Veterinary Pathologist, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Comparative Pathology of Skin and Appendages in Mutant Mouse Models for Human Disease.
- Christine Pham, BS, Medical Student, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Trichoscopy and Scarring and Nonscarring Alopecia.
- Manuel Valdebran, MD, Scholar, Dirk Elston, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Histopathologic Assessment of Inflammatory Infiltrate in Pattern Hair Loss.
- Danielle Westphal, MD, Clinical Research Dermatologist, Jerry Shapiro, MD, FAAD, FRCPC, New York University, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, The Efficacy of Medications for Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia and Lichen Planopilaris.
Committee:
- John Sundberg, Chair
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Dirk Elston
- Janet Hickman
- Amy McMichael
- Paradi Mirmirani
- Adriana Schmidt
- Curtis Thompson
- Valerie Callender
Sponsors:
Samumed, LLC
2018 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2018 Mentorship Grant Awardees with their mentors and members of the Mentorship Committee
2018 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
12 grants, totaling $12,750
- Crystal Aguh, MD, Junior Faculty, Maria Hordinsky, MD, University of Minnesota, Exploring Novel Treatment Options for Alopecia.
- Katherine Ayoade, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Angela Christiano, PhD, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, Scalp Microbiome in Patients with Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia.
- Felicia Ekpo, DO, Dermatology Resident, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, FAAD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Retrospective Cohort Study to Assess the Prevalence of Different Factors of Metabolic Syndrome in CCCA/LPP Patients.
- Anna-Marie Hosking, BS, Medical Student, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Hair and Scalp Disorders.
- Verônica Jeovani, MD, Dermatology Resident, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami, Dermoscopy of the Itching Scalp.
- Lauren Lam, BScH, MD, Dermatology Resident, Carolyn Goh, MD, UCLA, Therapeutics for Hair Loss Disorders.
- LaDawn Tiffany Lyle, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Junior Faculty, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, DACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Molecular and Anatomic Pathology of Animal Models of Cicatricial Alopecia.
- Michelle Oboite, MD, Dermatology Resident, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Hair & Scalp Disease, Medical & Procedural Treatments.
- Uchenna Okereke, MD, Dermatology Resident, Dermatology Resident, Callender Dermatology & Cosmetic Center, Management of Hair and Scalp Disorders and Effective Techniques Used in Successful Hair Transplantation.
- Karina Romero, MD, Dermatology Resident, Antonella Tosti, MD, Miller School of Medicine - University of Miami, Dermoscopy of Inflammatory Scalp Disorders.
- Bruna Toebe, MD, Dermatology Resident, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami, Dermoscopy of the Itching Scalp
- Koen van de Wetering, PhD, DVM, Tenure Track (Research) Dept. of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Pathologic Calcification of the Vibrissae Hair Follicles.
Committee:
- Dirk Elston, Chair
- Valerie Callender
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Janet Hickman
- Amy McMichael
- Adriana Schmidt
- John Sundberg
- Curtis Thompson
Sponsors:
Bosley
Samumed, LLC
2017 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2017 Mentorship Grant Awardees with their mentors and members of the Mentorship Committee
2017 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
17 grants, totaling $17,000
- Marina Barletta, MD, Clinical Research, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Hair and Nail Disorders and Contact Dermatitis/ Professor of Dermatology, MD
- Elena Bernardis, PhD, Research Associate, Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, Time-lapse Biology of Alopecia Areata
- Leslie Castelo-Soccio, MD, PhD, Full Member- Attending physician, Nanette Silverberg, MD, Mount Sinai Medical School, Pediatric Alopecia Areata and Immunotherapy
- Vianca Castro, BS, MR, Medical Student, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, DACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Tissue Distribution of LRRC15
- Aldo Galvez, MD, Dermatology Resident, Leonard Sperling, MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Comparing and Contrasting Histologic Findings in Lichen Planopilaris Versus Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia
- Kaveri Korgavkar, MD, Dermatology Resident, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Hair Disorders Research
- Sarah Linn, BS, Veterinary Medicine Student, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, DACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Mouse Modeling of Skin and Hair Disease
- Daiane Matana, MD, Dermatology Resident, Antonella Tosti, Antonella Tosti, University of Miami, Dermoscopy of Hair Disorders
- Aizuri Murad, MBBS, MRCS, MRCP, Dermatology Resident, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, FAAD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Therapeutics in Lichen Planopilaris and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia
- Allison Mustonen, BS, Veterinary Medicine Student, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Characterization of Mouse Models of Human Hair Diseases
- Jorge Ocampo Garza, MD, Dermatology Resident, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami, Hair Dermoscopy in Children
- Omobola Onikoyi, MS, Medical Student, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Ethnic Skin Mentorship
- Sophia Rangwala, MD, Dermatopathology Fellow, Leonard Sperling, MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Histological Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Complex Hair Disorders
- Belen Rubio Gonzalez, MD, Postdoctoral Clinical Research Fellow, Natasha Mesinkovska, MD, University of California Irvine, Alopecia in Patiens Under Chemoterapy Regiments
- Paula Sobral, MD, Dermatology Resident, Antonella Tosti , MD, University of Miami, Dermoscopy of Hair Disorders
- Christina Tejeda, Medical Student, Medical Student, Antonella Tosti, MD, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Alopecia Areata
- Thusanth Thuraisingam, MD, PhD, Dermatology Resident, Nicole Rogers, MD, FAAD, Hair Restoration of the South and Tulane University, Management of Complex Scarring and Non-Scarring Alopecia
Committee:
- Dirk Elston, Chair
- Valerie Callender
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Janet Hickman
- Amy McMichael
- Adriana Schmidt
- John Sundberg
- Curtis Thompson
Sponsors:
Bosley
Samumed, LLC
2016 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2016 Mentorship Grant Awardees with Drs. Wilma Bergfeld, President (far left), Maria Hordinsky, Secretary-Treasurer (2nd from right), and Janet Hickman, Mentorship Committee (far right)
2016 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
12 grants, totaling $18,950
- Tiffany Alexander, BA, Medical Student, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
- Ruzica Z. Conic, Graduate Student, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Hair Loss- Clinical and Histopathological Evaluation and Database Development
- Ariana Eginli, BS, Medical Student, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Side Effect Profile of 5 Alpha Reductase Inhibitors in Women with Female Pattern Hair Loss and Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia
- Ana Lucia Ariano Junqueria, MD, International Research Fellow, Maria Hordinsky, MD, University of Minnesota, The Treatment of Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia with Platelet Rich Plasma
- Maria Abril Martinez Velasco, MD, Dermatology Resident, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami, Department of Dermotology and Cutaneous Surgery, Visual Scale to Evaluate Hair Shedding in Women with Curly Hair
- Rubina Ratnaparkhi, BS, Medical Student, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Role of Vitamin D Signaling in CCCA Across the Disease Spectrum
- Heather Rosengard, MPH, Medical Student, George Cotsarelis, MD, Department of Dermotology, University of Pennsylvania, Analysis of the Regenerative Capacity of Cultured Keratinocytes
- Alexandria Marier Schauer, DVM, BA, Veterinary Medicine Student, John P. Sundberg, DVM, PhD, DACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Characterizing Spontaneous Mutant or Created Models of Human Hair Diseases
- Vidhi Shah, BA, Medical Student, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Hair Loss and Scalp Disorder with Special Consideration in Ethnic Skin
- Moneé Thomas, MD, Dermatology Resident, Valerie D. Callender, MD, Callender Dermatology and Cosmetic Center, Biology and Hair Disorders of People of Color
- Thusanth Thuraisingam, MD, PhD, Dermatology Resident, Paradi Mirmirani, MD, Department of Dermotology, Kaiser Permanente, Management of Complex Hair Disorders
- Norma Elizabeth Vazquez Herrera, MD, Dermatologist, Antonella Tosti, MD, Miami University Hospital, Dermoscopy of Patients with Scalp Itch
Committee:
- Dirk Elston, Chair
- Valerie Callender
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Janet Hickman
- Amy McMichael
- Adriana Schmidt
- John Sundberg
- Curtis Thompson
Sponsors:
Bosley
Samumed, LLC
2015 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2015 Mentorship Grant Awardees with Drs. Wilma Bergfeld, President (far right), Maria Hordinsky, Secretary-Treasurer (2nd from right), and Ken Washenik, Bosley sponsor (back row)
2015 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
11 grants, totaling $21,000
- Thomas Chu, MD, Clinical and Research Fellow in Hair and Scalp Disorders, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami Hospital, Dermoscopy/Trichoscopy
- Leopoldo Duailibe Nogueira Santos, MD, Clinical Fellow, Lidia Rudnicka, MD, PhD, Medical University of Warsaw, Trichoscopy of Connective Tissue Disorders
- Julio Cesar Jasso Olivares, MD, Dermatology Resident, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami Hospital, Hair and Scalp Activity, Dermoscopy and Pathological Correlation in Patients with Dermatomyositis
- Filamer D. Kabigting, MD, Dermatopathology Fellow, Lynne Goldberg, MD, Boston University School of Medicine, Clinical and Histopathologic Evaluation and Management of Hair Loss Disorders
- Yanna Kelly Formiga da Silva, MD, Dermatologist, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami Hospital, Dermoscopy of Black Scalp
- Raoul Kuiper, DVM, Veterinary Pathologist, John P. Sundberg, DVM, PhD, DACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Accurate Identification of Hair Follicle and Skin Changes in Genetically Engineered Mice
- Lauren Seale, Medical Student, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Clinical Studies in Hair Loss
- Francesco Tassone, MD, Dermatology Resident, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami Hospital, Clinical Work on Inflammatory and Genetic Alopecia
- Yolandas Thomason, DO, Medical Student, Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Alopecia Areata
- Wendi Wohltmann, MD, Dermatopathology Fellow, Leonard Sperling, MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Histopathologic Diagnosis of Multifactorial Alopecia
- Mina Zarei, MD, Post-doctoral Research Scientist, Maria Hordinsky, MD, University of Minnesota, Clinical Approach to Hair Disorders
Committee:
- Dirk Elston, Chair
- Valerie Callender
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Janet Hickman
- Amy McMichael
- Adriana Schmidt
- John Sundberg
- Curtis Thompson
Sponsors:
Bosley – Ken Washenik, MD, PhD
Johnson & Johnson Consumer & Personal Products Worldwide
2014 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2014 Mentorship Grant Awardees with Dr. Wilma Bergfeld, President (far left) and Dr. Janet Hickman, Mentorship Committee (far right)
2014 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
13 grants, totaling $21,250
- Alessandra Anzai, MD, Dermatology Resident, Antonella Tosti, MD, Miller School of Medicine-University of Miami, Dermoscopy for cicatricial alopecia
- Vermurugan Balaiya, PhD, Dermatology Postdoctoral Fellow, John P. Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Characterization of hair that develops in mice upon p63 ablation from hair follicle stem cells: a model for p63-related extodermal dysplasias
- Syu-Jhe (Keith) Chien, Veterinary Medicine PhD Student, John P. Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Pathogenesis of the inflammatory process and alopecia in eosinophilic skin diseases from Sharpincpdm mice
- Navid Ezra, MD, Dermatology Resident, Ken Washenik, MD, PhD, Bosley, Hair Restoration
- Alde Carlo P. Gavino, MD, Dermatology Resident, Antonella Tosti. MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Hair and Scalp Dermoscopy with Clinicopathologic Correlation
- Carolyn Goh, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Dermatology (Junior Faculty), Maria Hordinsky, MD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Approach to research and management of hair loss disorders
- Katya Harfmann, MD, Dermatology Resident, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University, Clinical approach to Hair Disorders
- Claire Higgins, PhD, Dermatology Postdoctoral Fellow, Prof. Colin Jahoda, Durham University, Building on foundations to inspire future development
- Llorenia Muir-Green, MD, Fellow in Hair & Scalp Disorders, Valerie Callender, MD, Callender Dermatology and Cosmetic Center, General Management of Hair Disorders and Techniques used in Successful Hair Transplantation
- Margareth Pierre-Louis, MD, MBA, Junior Faculty, Dermatology, Leonard Sperling, MD, Uniformed Services University, Clinical and histopathologic evaluation and management of scarring alopecias
- Tee Wei Siah, MRCP, BSc, MBChB, Clinical Research Fellow in Hair Disorders, Leonard Sperling, MD, Uniformed Services University, Hair Pathology with Clinical Correlations
- Liye Suo, PhD Candidate, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1. Alopecia and Diabetes vs. Controls; clinical review. 2. CCCA and Vitamin A Project
- Yolandas Thomason, DO, Medical Student, Angela Christiano, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center - Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion, Translational Research in Alopecia Areata
Committee:
- Dirk Elston, Chair
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Janet Hickman
- Amy McMichael
- Adriana Schmidt
- John Sundberg
- Curtis Thompson
- Valerie Callender (Board Liaison)
Sponsors:
Bosley – Ken Washenik, MD, PhD
Johnson & Johnson Consumer & Personal Products Worldwide
2013 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2013 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
9 grants, totaling $17,000
- Madallah M. Alenazi, MD, Dermatologist, Jeff Donovan, MD, PhD, Sunnybrook Hospital, Retrospective review of diphencyprone (DPCP) in alopecia areata
- Timothy K. Cooper, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Veterinary Pathologist, John P. Sundberg DVM, PhD, DACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Systematic evaluation of mutant hair and skin phenotypes in genetically engineered mice and comparative epidermal appendages in mammals and fish
- Narat John Eungdamrong, MD, PhD, Dermatology Resident , Jerry Shapiro, MD, University of British Columbia/New York School of Medicine, Autologous platelet rich plasma therapy in androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium
- Edidiong Celestine Ntuen Kaminska, MD, MBS, Dermatology Resident , Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University, Department of Dermatology, General hair disorders/androgenetic alopecia
- Yolanda Lenzy, MD, MPH, Dermatologist, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami, Dermoscopy for hair and scalp disorders
- Temitayo A. Ogunleye, MD, Dermatologist, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University, Department of Dermatology, Ethnic skin and hair management
- Emilia Peuhu, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, John P. Sundberg, D.V.M., PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Hair and Skin pathology of the Sharpin null mouse models
- Rodrigo Pirmez, MD, Dermatology Resident , Vera H. Price, MD, FRCPC, University of California San Francisco, Hair disorders
- Natalie Yin, BS, Medical Student, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University, Department of Dermatology, Clinical approach to hair disorders
Committee:
- Dirk Elston, Chair
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Janet Hickman
- Amy McMichael
- Adriana Schmidt
- John Sundberg
- Curtis Thompson
- Valerie Callender (Board Liaison)
Sponsors:
Bosley – Ken Washenik, MD, PhD
Johnson & Johnson Consumer & Personal Products Worldwide
2012 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2012 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
13 grants, totaling $21,250
- Jennifer Ahdout, MD, Dermatology resident, Paradi Mirmirani, MD, Kaiser Vallejo Medical Center, Traction Alopecia
- Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska, MD, PhD, Dermatology resident, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Cicatricial alopecia, from bench to patients: the role of Vitamin D and PPAR gamma pathways in scarring and non-scarring processes
- Nusrat Banka, MD, Dermatologist, Vera Price, MD, University of California San Francisco, Hair disorders
- Annerose Berndt, PhD, Assistant Professor, John Sundberg, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Histopathological characterization of a potentially novel spontaneous model for studying PXE-like lesions in the mouse
- Mary Jo Kristine S. Bunagan, MD, Hair Disorder Fellow, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Miami, Hair Loss Disorders
- Rayna Dyck, MD, Dermatology resident, Wilma F. Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia with Botulinum Toxin
- Julia Escandon, MD, Dual MD-PhD Student, George Cotsarelis, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Immunostaining in protein expression of various stem cell markers in mouse and human skin
- Shani Francis, MD, MBA, Dermatology resident, Vera Price, MD, University of California San Francisco, Hair disorders
- Silke Heinisch, MD, PhD, Dermatology resident, Joseph C. English, MD, University of Pittsburgh, Methotrexate treatment for alopecia areata
- H. William Higgins, MD, MABMH, Dermatology resident, Robert Leonard, Jr., DO, Leonard Hair Tranplant Associates, Hair Disorders, Neograft Hair Restoration, Adjunctive Medical Therapy Post Hair Transplantation
- Qiaoli Li, PhD, Assistant Professor, Lab Manager, John Sundberg, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Hair follicle diseases in aging inbred strains of mice
- Vinod Easwaran Nambudiri, MD, MBA, Combined Internal Medicine-Dermatology resident, Lynne Goldberg, MD, Boston Medical Center, Dermatology Trainee Education Regarding Hair Diseases
- Ife J. Rodney, PhD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Pathology, Leonard Sperling, MD, Uniformed Services University, Histopathology of Cicatricial Alopecia, with a focus on Central Centrifugal Ciciatricial Alopecia
Committee:
- Dirk Elston, Chair
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Janet Hickman
- Amy McMichael
- Adriana Schmidt
- John Sundberg
- Curtis Thompson
Sponsors:
Bosley – Ken Washenik, MD, PhD
Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products, A Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc.
2011 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2011 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
18 grants, totaling $21,213
- Ghada Abdulaziz Binsaif, Dermatologist, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Amy McMichael, MD & Gil Yosipovitch, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
- Sabina Anna Cieszynski, Medical Student, Kimberly Salkey, MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
- Rayna M. Dyck, MD, Resident, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic, The use of intralesional steroids in folliculitis decalvans
- Taneeta Mindy Ganguly, Predoctoral Student, Pratima Karnik, PhD, Case School of Medicine, The pathogenesis and epidemiology of primary cicatricial alopecia
- Alde Carlo Patdu Gavino, MD, Resident, David Whiting, MD, Baylor University Medical Center, Histopathology with clinical correlation
- Hiroko Hama, PhD, Lipid Biochemist, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Mouse models of cicatricial alopecia and lipidomics of sebaceous gland function
- Phillip Holler, MD, PhD & Karolyn Wanat, MD, Resident, John Seykora, MD, PhD, University Pennsylvania, Etiologic analysis of viral associated trichodysplasia
- Mikhenan Horvath, MD, Resident, Melissa Piliang, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Alopecia Areata
- Victoria Kuohung, Resident, Leonard Sperling, MD, Uniformed Services University, Hair pathology
- Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska, MD, PhD, Resident, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Lichen Plano Pilaris: therapy with Pioglitazone
- Mariya Miteva, Associate Scientist, Leonard Sperling, MD, Uniformed Services University, Hair pathology
- Peggy Suejin Myung, MD, PhD, Resident, Mayuni Ito, PhD, New York University School of Medicine, The regulation of Wnt signaling in hair follicle melanocyte stem cells by epithelial and dermal cells
- Michael Gerard O'Sullivan, Director of the Univ of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center Comparative Pathology Shared Resource, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Investigation of mutant mice with hair disorders
- Sophia Rangwala, Researcher, Madeleine Duvic, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Alopecia areata, T cell disease
- Patricia Ting, Resident, Vera Price, MD, University of California San Francisco, Hair disorders
- Vasanop Vachiramon, Dermatologist, Bangkok, Thailand, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Hair and pigmentary disorders, laser hair removal
- Nicole Yang, Medical Student, Luis Garza, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, Generating an acral skin gene signature for mRNA, miRNA, and methylation changes and comparing that to gene expression pattern of hair follicle stem cells and androgenetic alopecia
- Ying Zhao, MB, Student, Kevin McElwee, PhD, University of British Columbia, Change of hair cycle signal transduction in the early stage of alopecia areata
Committee:
- Dirk Elston, Chair
- Jeffrey Donovan
- Janet Hickman
- Amy McMichael
- Adriana Schmidt
- John Sundberg
- Curtis Thompson
Sponsors:
Bosley-Ken Washenik
Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products, A Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc.
2010 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2010 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
14 grants, totaling $27,865
- 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
- Lisa Chan, MD, University of British Columbia dermatology fellow, Ken Washenik, MD, PhD, Bosley, Hair disorders and hair transplantation
- Jing Gao, MD, Stanford University dermatology research associate, Vera Price, MD, UCSF, Laminin-511 in hair disease
- Angela Kyei, MD, Cleveland Clinic dermatology resident, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Histopathology of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
- Anna Levin, MS, medical student, University of Missouri, Kansas City, Maria Hordinsky, MD, University of Minnesota, Relationship of nutritional status to hair loss
- 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
- Jennifer Nguyen, MD, University of Columbia dermatology resident, Antonella Tosti, MD, University of Bologna, Italy, Dermoscopy of hair and scalp disorders
- Oge Onwudiwe, MD, Howard University dermatology resident, Valerie Callender, MD, Callender Skin & Laser Center, Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
- Rashid Rashid, MD, PhD, MDÂ Anderson, University of Texas Houston dermatology resident, Paradi Mirmirani, MD, Kaiser Permanente, Vallejo;Â and Vera Price, MD, UCSF, Hair disease
- Ana Rostaher, University of Munich veterinary dermatology resident, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, DACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Hairshaft abnormalities in cats
- 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
- Pamela Summers, MD, Cleveland Clinic dermatology research fellow, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
- Stephen Tourjee, MS, Vanderbilt University medical student, Lloyd King, MD, Vanderbilt, Proscope HR evaluation of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
- 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 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2009 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
10 grants, totaling $25,500
- Jeffrey Donovan, MD, Univ of Toronto dermatology resident, George Cotsarelis, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Hair disorders: clinical and molecular approaches
- Ronda Farah, Univ Minnesota medical student, Maria Hordinsky, MD, Univ Minnesota, Development of clinical research skills needed for patient-oriented studies investigating alopecia areata
- Kathie Huang, MD, Stanford Univ dermatology resident, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University, Management of hair disorders in ethnic patients
- Angela Kyei, MD, Cleveland Clinic dermatology resident, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
- Yolanda Lenzy, MD, MPH, Boston Univ dermatology resident, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University, Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
- Dr. med Nina Otberg, from Germany, Hair Fellowship, Univ Brit Columbia, Bosley Medical, David Whiting, MD, Dallas, TX, Hair transplantation; hair pathology
- Margareth Pierre-Louis, UNC-Chapel Hill, med school, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University, Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
- Isabel Restrepo, MD, from Columbia, Hair Fellowship, Univ Brit Columbia, Bosley Medical, David Whiting, MD, Dallas, TX, Hair transplantation; hair pathology
- Robert Rice, PhD, Dept of Environmental Toxicology, Univ. California, Davis, John Sundberg, DVM,PhD, DACVP, The Jackson Laboratory, Mouse hair pathology
- 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 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2008 Mentorship grant awardee, Holly Bartell, M.D., is shown with prospective mentor, Dr. David Whiting, and AHRS President, Dr. George Cotsarelis.
2008 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
6 grants, totaling $17,040
- 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
- Holly Bartell, MD, Dermatology resident, Duke University, David Whiting, MD, Baylor, Dallas, Hair Disorders: Hair Clinic Procedures and Clinical Research
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Sponsors:
Bosley Medical Institute: Ken Washenik
2007 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2007 AHRS Mentorship Awardees
2007 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
7 grants, totaling $18,100
- 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.
- 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.
- Eleanor Ann Knopp, MD, Dermatology resident, Yale, Leonard Sperling, MD, Bethesda, MD, Hair pathology; clinical and pathologic characteristics of psoriatic alopecia.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
Sponsors:
Bosley Medical Institute: Ken Washenik
2006 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2006 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
14 grants, totaling $27,000
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- Daniela Guzman-Sancez, MD, Research Fellow, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University Dept. of Dermatology, Hair disorders.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Heather Richmond, MS, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Medeleine Duvic, MD, University of Texas, Anderson Cancer Center, Alopecia Areata/T-cell disease
- 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.
- 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.
Sponsors:
Bosley Medical Institute: Ken Washenik
2005 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2005 AHRS Mentorship Awardees
2005 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
7 grants, totaling $19,000
- 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
- Maksim V. Plikus, PhD student, Dept. of Pathology University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA John Sundberg, DVM, PhD Hair Growth Cycle
- 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
- Elizabeth K. Ross, MD, dermatologist, Vancouver, BC Jan P. Dutz, MD Division of Dermatology University of British Columbia Alopecia in Lupus (SLE)
- 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
- Rosemarie E. Seymour, DVM, Jackson Laboratory Bar Harbor, ME Harm HogenEsch, DVM, PhD Purdue University Pathogenesis of Chronic Proliferative Dermatitis
- 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 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2004 Yun You, Ph.D. Oak Ridge Natl. Laboratory Mentors: John P. Sundberg and Angela Christiano
2004 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
7 grants, totaling $19,500
- 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.
- Amanda Friedrichs, MS, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, Wilma Bergfeld, MD, The Cleveland Clinic, Lupus Erythematosus Associated Alopecia.
- 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.
- Divya Railan, MD, Resident, Indiana University Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, Amy McMichael, MD, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Systematic Approach to Hair Disorders.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Sponsors:
Bosley Medical Institute: Ken Washenik
2003 AHRS Mentorship Program Awardees
2003 AHRS Mentorship Grants:
6 grants, totaling $16,350
- Eileen Tan, MD, University of British Columbia, Canada, Zoe Draelos, MD, North Carolina, Hair Cosmetics and Disorders.
- 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
- Lin Chen, PhD, Univeristy of Illinois College of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Virginia Fiedler, MD, University of Illinois Chicago, Alopecia Areata Cytokine mRNA
- Matthew Renninger, DVM, MS, Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, John Sundberg, DVM, PhD, The Jackson Laboratory, Alopecia of Chronic Proliferative Dermatitis Mice
- 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
- Jennifer Dempsey, MD, Dermatology Research Fellow, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Lloyd King, Jr., MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Cicatricial Alopecia
Sponsors:
Bosley Medical Institute: Ken Washenik