American Skin Association Honors Outstanding Researchers During Annual Meeting Of The Society For Investigative Dermatology

CHICAGO, May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Annual Meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology, Dr. David Norris, President of American Skin Association (ASA), presented the David Martin Carter Mentor Award and the Research Achievement Awards.

Since 1989, ASA's David Martin Carter Mentor Award has honored members of the dermatology community who embody the characteristics that made the late Dr. David Martin Carter an inspiration to many dermatologists, investigators, colleagues and medical students throughout the world. Dr. Carter and ASA's late founder, Dr. George Hambrick, were dear friends who worked tirelessly to grow the organization into a leading force to defeat melanoma, skin cancer and other skin diseases.

This year, the David Martin Carter Mentor Award was presented to Dr. Luis Diaz of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and Dr. John Stanley of the University of Pennsylvania.

For five decades, Dr. Diaz has influenced the field of dermatology as a distinguished researcher, mentor and educator.  He is also a notable author, having worked on hundreds of scholarly articles.  Dr. Diaz is the C.E. Wheeler Jr. Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Dr. Stanley is a renowned dermatologist with nearly forty years of experience in education and leadership in dermatological research and immunology. He is Emeritus Professor of Dermatology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Norris said: "We are honored to present Drs. Diaz and Stanley with the 2019 David Martin Carter Mentor Award. Renowned researchers and educators, Drs. Diaz and Stanley are the 27^th and 28^th honorees to receive this prestigious award. Throughout their distinguished research careers, both doctors have prepared a generation of young scientists for careers in investigative dermatology."

Recent recipients of the David Martin Carter Mentor Award include: Dr. Gerald Lazarus of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2014), Dr. Howard Baden of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (2015), Dr. Barbara Gilchrest of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (2016), Dr. Richard Edelson of Yale School of Medicine (2017) and Dr. Kathleen Green of Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University (2018).

ASA's Research Achievement Awards were instituted in 1989 to identify established scientists in investigative dermatology and cutaneous biology. This year, ASA recognized those who have greatly advanced work related to autoimmune and inflammatory skin diseases, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, as well as vitiligo and pigment cell disorders.

The following awards were presented:

Nicole Ward, PhD
Case Western Reserve University
Research Achievement Award in Psoriasis

Victoria Werth, MD 
University of Pennsylvania 
Research Achievement Award in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Skin Disorders

William Pavan, PhD
National Institutes of Health
Research Achievement Award in Vitiligo and Pigment Cell Biology

Paul Nghiem, MD, PhD
University of Washington
Research Achievement Award in Melanoma and Skin Cancer

Mary Margaret Chren, MD
Vanderbilt University 
Research Achievement Award in Public Policy and Medical Education

"We are delighted to present the Research Achievement Awards this year to such exceptional doctors. Drs. Ward, Werth, Pavan, Nghiem and Chren have all made tremendous contributions in their respective fields. ASA is proud to celebrate their brilliant achievements," said Dr. Norris.

ABOUT AMERICAN SKIN ASSOCIATION
ASA is a unique collaboration of patients, families, advocates, physicians and scientists, and has evolved over thirty-one years into a leading force in efforts to defeat melanoma, skin cancer and important inflammatory and genetic skin diseases. Established 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.

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SOURCE American Skin Association

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