And the winners are … The American Skin Association (ASA) research scholar awards and research grants are:

ASA Carson Research Scholar Award in Psoriasis

Cory L. Simpson, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania 
Role of Autophagy in Psoriasis Pathogenesis

ASA Milstein Research Scholar Awards in Melanoma/Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
Willy Hugo, PhD
UCLA Dermatology/Medicine
A Novel Combination of MAPK and Immune Checkpoint Inhibition for Melanoma

ASA Calder Research Scholar Award in Vitiligo/Pigment Cell Disorders
Jillian M. Richmond, PhD
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Determining Mechanisms of Melanocyte Killing in Vitiligo

ASA Research Scholar Awards
Anjali Mishra, PhD
The Ohio State University
Targeting IL-15 Signaling Pathway in Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma

Kavita Sarin, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Repurposing Systemic Therapies to Improve Outcomes in Advanced Basal Cell Cancer

ASA Research Grant for Psoriasis/Inflammatory Skin Diseases
Eddy Wang, PhD
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Reversal of Alopecia Areata via Topical Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors

ASA Research Grant for Childhood Skin Disease/Disfigurement
Joy Wan, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Investigation of Systemic Medications and Phototherapy for Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis

ASA Research Grant for Quality of Life/Health Services/Outcome Studies
Aaron M. Secrest, MD, PhD
University of Utah Dermatology
The Effect of Pain and Pruritus on Quality of Life in Patients with Autoimmune Bullous Disease

ASA Research Grant for Skin Cancer and Melanoma
Chiara Vardabasso, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Towards Selective Inhibition of BET Proteins in Melanoma

ASA Research Grant for Vitiligo and Pigment Cell Disorders
Victor Huang, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Variation of Serum and Local Inflammatory Markers in Individuals with Autoimmune Depigmentation

ASA Hambrick Medical Student Grants Targeting Melanoma & Skin Cancer Research
Ms. Hyunje Grace Cho
Stanford School of Medicine
Clinical and Genetic Risk Factors in Individuals with High Frequency of Basal Cell Carcinomas

Mr. Anand Rajan
The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Evaluating the Role of AIM2 in Melanoma

Ms. Sarah Ahmed
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Genetic Engineering of Melanoma - Targeting T-cells in Tumor-Bearing Host

Ms. Amanda Truong
University of Utah School of Medicine
Investigating Enhanced Melanoma Invasion as an Emergent Property of Targeted Therapy Resistance

Mr. Michael F. Gowen
New York University School of Medicine
Impact of a Germline Variant on Response to Target Therapy in BRAF Wild-type Melanoma

Ms. Pooja Hitendra Rambhia
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Investigating the Functional Role of a Novel Germline XPC Mutation in a High Risk Melanoma Family

Ms. Andrea Schneider
Penn State University College of Medicine
IL-6 Drives the Expression of an EMT-like Phenotype in Squamous Cell Carcinomas

Mr. Edward Kim
Boston University School of Medicine
p300 Mediates Melanoma Cell Growth and Survival Through the Transcriptional Regulation of MITF

ASA's Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) oversees the annual grant review and award process. Under its aegis, the program has supported the work of more than 250 investigators.