DALLAS, May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- American Skin
Association (ASA) announced the recipients of the 2024 Inaugural
Founders Award and the 2024 Research Achievement Awards
at the 2024 Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual
Meeting.
For over three decades, ASA has honored members of the
dermatology community who embody the characteristics that made the
late Dr. David Martin Carter an
inspiration to dermatologists, investigators, and medical students
throughout the world. Dr. Carter and ASA's late co-founder, Dr.
George Hambrick, worked tirelessly
to grow the organization into a leading force to defeat melanoma,
skin cancer and other skin diseases. This year, the organization is
presenting the first ever Founders Award to highlight the enormous
contributions of both Dr. Carter and Dr. Hambrick to the field of
dermatology.
The 2024 Inaugural Founders Award was
presented to Kim Yancey, MD of UT
Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Yancey is a professor and the
former Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at UT Southwestern
Medical Center. He has been a National Institutes of Health-funded
researcher for more than 25 years. An eminent dermatologist,
medical scientist, and lecturer, Dr. Yancey has devoted much of his
career to mentoring the next generation of dermatologists. He is
also a distinguished author, editor, and scholar. ASA is proud to
recognize his four decades of teaching, leadership, and
investigative research in the field of dermatology.
"Congratulations to Dr. Yancey and the 2024 Research Achievement
Award recipients. We are honored to recognize these outstanding
physicians in the field of dermatology for their vital work," said
Howard P. Milstein, Chairman of
ASA.
"We are excited to present the 2024 Inaugural Founders
Award to Dr. Kim Yancey," said
David A. Norris, MD, President of
ASA. "Dr. Yancey is the first honoree to receive this reimagined,
prestigious award. Throughout his distinguished career in
dermatology, he has prepared a generation of young scientists for
careers in dermatology."
ASA's Research Achievement Awards were instituted
in 1989 to identify established scientists in investigative
dermatology and cutaneous biology. This year, ASA acknowledged
individuals who significantly progressed research in autoimmune and
inflammatory skin conditions, vitiligo, skin cancer, melanoma,
pigment cell disorders, psoriasis, and translational research, as
well as community education and outreach.
The following 2024 Research Achievement Awards were
presented:
2024 Research Achievement Award in Psoriasis
Joseph F. Merola, MD, MMSc, FAAD,
FACR
UT Southwestern Medical Center
2024 Research Achievement Award in Autoimmune & Inflammatory
Skin Disorders and Vitiligo
David Fiorentino, MD, PhD
Stanford Medicine
2024 Research Achievement Award in Skin Cancer, Melanoma and
Pigment Cell Disorders
Madeleine Duvic, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of
Texas
2024 Research Achievement Award in Discovery
Thomas S. Kupper, MD, FAAD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital,
Harvard Medical School
2024 Research Achievement Award in Translational Research
Laura Korb Ferris, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
2024 Research Achievement Award in Community
Education/Outreach
SPOTS - Sun Protection Outreach Teaching by Students
Sofia Chaudhry, MD, St. Louis University School of Medicine
M. Laurin Council, MD, MBA, FAAD,
FACMS, Washington University School of
Medicine in St. Louis
"We are excited to present the Research Achievement
Awards this year to such exceptional doctors. Drs. Merola,
Fiorentino, Duvic, Kupper, Ferris, Chaudhry, and Council have all
made impressive contributions in their respective fields. ASA is
pleased to celebrate their many exciting achievements," said
David A. Norris, MD.
ABOUT AMERICAN SKIN ASSOCIATION
A unique collaboration of patients, families, advocates,
physicians and scientists, ASA has evolved over nearly four decades
as a leading force in efforts to defeat melanoma, skin cancer and
other skin diseases. Established as a 501(c)(3) organization to
serve the now more than 100 million Americans – one-third of the
U.S. population – afflicted with skin disorders, the organization's
mission remains to: advance research, champion skin health –
particularly among children, and drive public awareness about skin
disease. For more information, visit americanskin.org.
American Skin Association has earned Candid's 2024 Seal of
Platinum Transparency and Four-Star Rating from Charity
Navigator.
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