The AARS offers dermatology residents, research fellows, and recent graduates the opportunity to apply for clinical research grants. The AARS Grant Committee reviews each grant application and rates each within the following criteria: specific aims, significance, preliminary studies, organizational structure, and experimental design.
2017 Research Scholar Awardee
William H. McCoy, IV, MD, PhD
Washington University Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, St. Louis, Missouri
Project title: The Skin Microbiome Response to Systemic Isotretinoin Acne Therapy
2017 Grant Recipients
Allison Paine, MD
Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
Brittany Barros, MD
Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
Clinical Research Grant
Click here to read the research abstract from Drs. Paine and Barros.
Rivka C. Stone, MD, PhD
University of Miami, Miami, FL
Clinical Research Grant
Vikash S. Oza, MD
New York University, School of Medicine, New York, NY
Clinical Research Grant
Chante Karimkhani Aksut, MD
University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Clinical Research Grant
2016 Grant Recipients
Shehla Admani, MD
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California
Mentorship Grant
Lauren C. Cook, MD
Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: Microbiome of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Lesions
Natanel Jourabchi, MD
John Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Baltimore, MD
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: Investigation of polymorphisms in the androgen receptor gene and clinical associations in patients with Hidradenitis suppurativa (Acne inversa)
Haley B. Naik, M.D., M.H.Sc.
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: Investigating the role of the Skin Microbiome in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Jason M. Rizzo, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan, Department of Dermatology, Ann Arbor, MI
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: Gastrointestinal bacterial colonization in rosacea, a biomarker for aberrant innate immunity?
Joanne Smucker, M.D.
Pennsylvania State University, School of Medicine, Hershey, PA
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: A retrospective analysis of systemic and topical agents in treatment of rosacea: investigating the reality of treating rosacea in the area of new therapies
2015 Grant Recipients
Benjamin H. Kaffenberger, MD
Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: A Low-Cost Alternative Automated Segmentation Acnes Recognition System (ARES) for Acne Image Analysis and Clinical Trial Scoring
Andrew Krakowski, MD
Rady Children’s Hospital and University of California, San Diego, California
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: A Pilot Program to Standardize Acne Data Collection through a Multicenter Electronic Health Platform
William Howard McCoy, IV, MD, PhD
Washington University Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, St. Louis, MO
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: The Skin Microbiome Response to Systemic Isotretinoin Acne Therapy
2014 Grant Recipients
Maryam Afshar, MD
University of California, San Diego
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: The Impact of Case-Based Education on Acne Guideline Knowledge and Implementation in Pediatricians and Pediatric Residents
Carrie C. Coughlin, MD
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: The Preadolescent Acne Microbiome: Effects of Topical Therapy
Young H. Lee, MD
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Department of Dermatology
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: A Meta-Analysis of Laboratory Monitoring During Treatment with Isotretinoin
Jean-Phillip Okhovat, MD
University of California, Los Angeles; David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology
Mentorship Grant
Mentor: Kanade Shinkai, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology
Yang Yu
UCLA Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: Variable Pathogenicity of Different Propionibacterium acnes Strains
2013 Grant Recipients
Rachel H. Gormley, MD
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Dermatology
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: The Acne Microbiome - The Effect of Doxycycline and Spironolactone Therapy on Microbial Flora in Acne Patients
Joslyn Kirby, MD
Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Dept. of Dermatology
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: A Retrospective Analysis of the Duration of Oral Antibiotic Therapy for the Treatment of Acne Among Adolescents: Investigating Practice Gaps and a Potential Cost-Savings
Barbara Rainer, MD
Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Dermatology
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: Comparative Analysis of the Gut and Skin Microbiota in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Acne in Response to Oral Antibiotics using Barcoded Pyrosequencing
Raja Sivamani, MD
University of California, Davis, Davis Medical Center, Dept. of Dermatology
Mentorship Grant
Mentor: Diane Thiboutot, MD
Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
2012 Grant Recipients
Grace Kim, DO
Las Vegas, NV
Mentorship Grant
Mentor: Diane Thiboutot, MD
Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Aslan Pirouz, MD
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine, Dept. of Dermatology
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: The Role of NLRs Pathways in P. Acnes Induction of Innate Immune Response
Kim Quach, MD
Pennsylvania State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Dept. of Dermatology
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: Consumption of Dairy in Teenagers With and Without Acne
Ki-Young Suh, MD
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine, Dept. of Dermatology
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: Mobile Device Application for Acne
Noori Kim, MD
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Dept. of Dermatology
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: Linking the Inflammation of the Skin and Eye in Rosacea
2011 Grant Recipients
Jacquelyn Dosal, MD
University of Miami, Department of Dermatology
Clinical Research Grant
Study sponsor: Jonette Keri, MD, PhD, FAAD
Project title: Effect of Tetracyclines on the Development of Vascular Disease in Veterans with Acne or Rosacea
Luis Garza, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology
Clinical Research Grant
Study sponsor: Sewon Kang, MD, FAAD
Project title: Effects of Antibiotics and Acne on the Skin Microbiome
Emmy Graber, MD
Boston University School of Medicine
Clinical Research Grant
Study sponsor: Diane Thiboutot, MD, FAAD
Project title: Patient and Parent Attitudes towards Isotretinoin: Both Before and After Treatment
Victoria Kuohung, MD
Tufts University/Boston University
Mentorship Grant
Mentor: Alan Shalita, MD
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Dept. of Dermatology
Laura Marinelli, PhD
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Division of Dermatology
Clinical Research Grant
Project title: Characterizing the Mechanisms of Lysis and Lysogeny in Propionibacterium acnes Bacteriophages
2010 Grant Recipients
Anna L. Chein, MD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Clinical Research Grant
Study sponsor: Sewon Kang, MD
Project title: The Role of Photo-induced Collagen Degeneration in the Development of Telangiectasias in Erythematotelangiectatic Rosacea
Melanie Dispenza, MD
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Clinical Research Grant
Study sponsor: Diane Thiboutot, MD
Project title: Modulation of the Immune System by Isoretinoin in Acne Patients
Pranita Vemulapalli, BS
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Clinical Research Grant
Study sponsor: Iltefat Hamzavi, MD
Project title: Randomized Control Trial Comparing Efficacy of Antibiotic Therapy Alone Versus Antibiotic Therapy in Conjunction with Quadruple Pulse Therapy Using NdYag Laser in Treatment of Hidradentis Suppurativa