Barbara A. Gilchrest, MD of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston received the David Martin Carter Mentor Award at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Dr. Gilchrest plus the recipients of The Research Achievement Awards, were lauded at a luncheon hosted by American Skin Association’s (ASA) Medical Advisory Committee.

For more than 30 years, Dr.  Gilchrest has influenced the field as a  dermatologist researcher, mentor and educator.   Dr. Gilchrest is also the editor-in-chief of The Journal for Investigative Dermatology and former president of both the Society for Investigative Dermatology and the ASA.

“A world-renowned dermatologist and researcher, Dr. Gilchrest is the 24th honoree to receive this prestigious award. She has been a devoted mentor and educator for over three decades,” said award presenter David A. Norris, MD, Chair of ASA's Medical Advisory Committee, in a news release.

Since 1989 ASA's David Martin Carter Mentor Award has honored members of the dermatology community who embody the characteristics of the late David Martin Carter, MD, PhD. Dr. Carter and, Dr. George Hambrick, the late founder of the ASA, worked together as friends and colleagues to grow the ASA.

The Research Achievement Awards, instituted in 1989, to identify established scientists in investigative dermatology. This year they recognize those who have advanced work related to autoimmune and inflammatory skin diseases, melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, and vitiligo and pigment cell disorders.

The following awards were presented:

• Research Achievement Award in Autoimmune and Inflammatory Skin Disorders Research to Kim B. Yancey, MD of UT Southwestern Medical Center
• Research Achievement Award in Melanoma and Skin Cancer Research to Boris C. Bastian, MD, PhD of University of California, San Francisco
• Research Achievement Award in Vitiligo and Pigment Cell Biology Research to Pearl E. Grimes, MD, FAAD of University of California, Los Angeles