Nearly $1 million in grants to aid dermatology research in diversity, equity, inclusion
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Key takeaways:
- The Sanofi-Regeneron Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mid-Career Award will give grants to three investigators.
- Applicants must submit a project that addresses an issue impacting underrepresented groups.
The Dermatology Foundation and Skin of Color Society have partnered to deliver the inaugural Sanofi-Regeneron Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Mid-Career Award to three investigators, according to a press release.
Starting in 2024, this new award will give $100,000 in annual funding for up to 3 years to three mid-career investigators for a grant total of nearly $1 million.
“The Dermatology Foundation is excited about the opportunity to collaborate with the Skin of Color Society on the Sanofi-Regeneron-sponsored [Diversity, Equity and Inclusion] Mid-Career Award,” Janet A. Fairley, MD, FAAD, Dermatology Foundation president and Strauss Professor and chair of the department of dermatology at The University of Iowa, said in the release. “Our research programs need to reflect the changing demographics and skin problems in the U.S. and this program will help us achieve this aim.”
Eligible participants must be mid-career investigators that devote at least 75% of their time to research with an established trajectory of excellence in basic, clinical or translational science, according to the release. Proposed projects must address an issue that impacts underrepresented or underserved communities.
“We are honored to collaborate with the Dermatology Foundation on this extraordinary opportunity to support highly trained investigators with a special interest in skin of color dermatology whose work will contribute much-needed research into dermatologic diseases affecting our patients of color,” Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH, FAAD, president of the Skin of Color Society and professor of clinical dermatology and vice chair for diversity and inclusion at Weill Cornell Medicine, said in the release.
Applications will be accepted through the Dermatology Foundation’s online portal from Sept. 15 through Dec. 1. Funding for chosen recipients will begin July 1, 2024.