Dermatology Foundation Dermatologic Surgery & Laser Center Siegrid S. Yu, MD Associate Professor Director, Procedural Dermatology Fellowship
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SECTION HEADING Dermatology Foundation Career Development Award $55,000 per year for 3 year Salary support Clinically relevant projects that further the practice of dermatologic surgery and develop TEACHING, RESEARCH, and/or LEADERSHIP Aims to fund up to 3 CDAs per year Subsequent years awarded by renewal applications 3
Dermatology Foundation Patient Directed Investigation Grant $20,000 to support translational studies that have potential to benefit patients directly Seed money for dermatologic surgery projects since 1980s 4M awarded to 24 dermatologic surgeons since 2002 SECTION HEADING 4
SECTION HEADING Success in Funding Candidate (45%) Environment (25%) Project (30%) 5
SECTION HEADING Candidate Potential for advancing the science and practice Track record in research (publications, other grants) Additional training (MPH, PhD, etc) Letters of recommendation Involvement in academic clinical programs, other organizations 6
SECTION HEADING Environment Infrastructure Administrative/ancillary support Space Department Strong environment for collaboration and mentoring Track record for developing trainees Commitment from chair Mentorship Mentorship at mid-high level Able to mentor on the subject Track record of developing trainees Mentors outside of department 7
Career Development Awards Brigham and Women s Hospital Case Western Reserve University Cornell University Emory University Indiana University, Indianapolis Mayo Clinic, Rochester Thomas Jefferson University University of California, San Francisco University of Michigan University of Wisconsin Medical School Yale University
SECTION HEADING Project Feasible, Interesting, Novel, Ethical, Relevant Aligns with career goals Parallel projects vs. serial Grant writing Look at their description and write a grant that fits that description. Quality of written application Make it easy for the reviewers - to understand your hypothesis, specific aims, methods and expected results 9
Projects Medical Education 1 Cutaneous Oncology BCC 1 SCC 3 NHL 1 Melanoma 2 Merkel cell 2 Novel Technology 1 Surgery 2 Photoaging 1
Refining Dermatologic Surgical Training in Residency Margaret Mann Pharmacological Treatment of BCC: How Much Do We Really Know? Marcus L. Frohm Identifying Novel Regulators of Ultraviolet-Induced Apoptosis in Human Squamous Cell Carcinoma Sean Christensen Human Papillomavirus as an Etiologic Agent of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Sarah Arron Analysis of Risk and Mechanism of Voriconazole Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Lung Transplant Patients Fiona Zwald Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Skin Cancer Jerry Brewer Mohs Surgery for Melanoma In Situ: Optimization and Outcomes Christine Liang
Archilles Heel in Melanoma CDR-BP as a Potential Prognostic Marker and Therapeutic Target Yaohui Gloria Xu Merkel Cell Carcinoma Pathogenesis: Clues from Keratins? Christopher Bichakjian Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Identification of Clinical & Molecular Predictors of Outcome, Optimal Therapy Siegrid Yu Multicenter Prospective Rare Cutaneous Tumor Database and Tissue Bank Jeremy Bordeaux Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Lentigo Maligna Melanoma Assisted by Confocal Laser Microscopy Steven Wang Protective effects of dermal Rejuvenation on Photocarcinogenesis- Molecular Targeted Therapy for Inhibiting Collagen Fibril Formation and Use in Surgery Faramanz Samie
How does CDA help with careers Protected time in department Establish academic niche Speaking opportunities Focus session at AAD, led to other national, international opportunities Committee involvement Track record of success Leads to additional successful grants, K award 13
Acknowledgments Sarah Arron Jeremy Bordeaux Jerry Brewer Margaret Mann Fiona Zwald Bruce Wintroub 14
The Dermatology Foundation has supported and furthered my career. Join the Dermatology Foundation and expand the clinical and scientific base of medical & surgical dermatology.