| The Dermatology Foundation Established in 1964, the Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to enabling advancements in patient care. The DF accomplishes this important work by providing research funding each year to promising early and mid-career investigators whose novel ideas have the potential to shape the future of the specialty. Thanks to its many physician members and industry constituents over more than five decades, the DF funding has had a tremendous long-term effect on the specialty. Foundation support has helped to:
With the continued support of dermatologists, specialty societies and corporate supporters, the DF can continue to further progress in all areas of the specialty, for the benefit of patients everywhere.  DF Stiefel Scholar Awardee Makes Big Strides in Addressing Vitiligo John E. Harris, MD, PhD, Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts, is on the verge of radically transforming care for patients suffering with vitiligo, a common and disfiguring autoimmune disease with (as yet) no FDA-approved medical treatments. He has progressed rapidly in advancing knowledge of the autoimmune pathways that cause this disease and now is closing in on a treatment goal that has remained unmet—skin that remains normal after treatment is stopped. Survey Underscores High Impact of DF Funding The DF's highly-competitive career development award (CDA) has launched the investigative work and careers of many researchers since it was introduced in 1990. A recent article in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology shares the results of a survey of CDA recipients undertaken to measure the effectiveness of this funding mechanism—and the results confirm the importance of Foundation support. The DF's investment in CDAs over the last three decades has benefitted the entire specialty—it has supported innovations that have led to improved patient care, enabled recipients to secure more than $10 in federal funding for every dollar they received from the DF, and has helped to develop and retain an academic workforce. |  Founded in 1964
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