The Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation gives two Young Investigator Awards each year to new physicians and scientists in the field of cutaneous lymphoma research.  Following are descriptions of our Young Investigator Awards:

American Society of Hematology Young Investigator Award

Established in 2011, this annual award is given to support travel of a young investigator who is presenting cutaneous lymphoma related research to the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting.

Criteria for selection of this award includes:

Individuals with a M.D. or Ph.D. degree.

1. Individuals with an academic rank no greater than assistant professor.
2. Individuals with demonstrable interest and/or achievement in clinical care, education or research in cutaneous lymphomas.
3. Individuals who have submitted an abstract and will presenting research at the annual ASH meeting.

This award is sponsored by the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation.

About Our 2012 Award Recipient

The Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation (CLF) has selected Giorgia Saporiti, MD, to be the recipient of the 2012 Young Investigator’s Award for her research in CTCL, as well as mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome.  Dr. Saporiti received this prestigious honor at a special reception during the American Society of Hematology annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga.  

As a student studying Experimental Hematology at the University of Milan, Dr. Saporiti has been actively involved in numerous projects, developing special knowledge of clinical data management.  Dr. Saporiti has established herself as a recognized researcher, having authored and co-authored 25 abstracts and 3 scientific papers that have appeared in peer-reviewed journals.

Society for Investigative Dermatology Young Investigator Award

Since 2003, this annual award has been given to support travel to the Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting and participation in the concurrent CTCL Symposium.  Nominations for this award are received from members of the Foundation’s Medical Advisory Board, a candidate is chosen by the organizing committee of the Symposium, and the candidate is approved by the Foundation’s Board of Directors.

Criteria for selection of this award includes:

• Individuals with a M.D. or Ph.D. degree.
• Individuals with an academic rank no greater than assistant professor.
• Individuals with demonstrable interest and/or achievement in clinical care, education or research in cutaneous lymphomas.
• Individuals who have submitted an abstract and will presenting research at the annual SID meeting.

This award is sponsored by the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation and the International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas.

Applications Being Accepted for IID 2013 Young Investigator Award

The Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation is pleased to announce that it is soliciting applications for its Young Investigator Award, which supports travel to the 2013 International Investigational Dermatology (IID) Meeting to be held May 8 -11, 2013 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This award, a $1,500 honorarium, will support travel of a young investigator who is attending the IID Meeting and is presenting cutaneous lymphoma related research.

For more information on how to apply for the award, click here to download pdf.

About Our 2012 Award Recipient

We are pleased to announce that Rei Watanabe, MD, PhD has been selected for this award. Dr. Watanabe is a Research Fellow at the Harvard Skin Disease Research Center in the Department of Dermatology at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA.

Dr. Watanabe's abstract entitled "Mechanisms of Resistance to L-CTCL Patients to Alemtuzumab: What Failure Can Teach Us" was presented at the 2012 SID Annual Meeting and reviewed in conjunction with selection of Dr. Watanabe for this award.

Listing of Past Young Investigator Award (YIA) Recipients

2003: Karen McGinnus, M.D., University of Pennsylvania; SID YIA Recipient

2004: Narin Apisanthanarax, M.D., Case Western; SID YIA Recipient

2005: Larisa Geskin, M.D., University of Pittsburgh; SID YIA Recipient

2006: Christiane Querfeld, M.D., Northwestern University; SID YIA Recipient

2007: Rachael Clark, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard; SID YIA Recipient

2008: Xiao Ni, M.D., Ph.D., MD Anderson ; SID YIA Recipient

2009: Chunlei Zhang, MD., Ph.D., MD Anderson; SID YIA Recipient

2010: Makato Sugaya, M.D., University of Tokyo, Japan; SID YIA Recipient

2011: Oleg E. Akilov, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh; SID YIA Recipient; and Salvia Jain, M.D., NYU; ASH YIA Recipient

2012: Rei Watanabe, MD, PhD, Harvard Skin Disease and Research Center, Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital; SID YIA Recipient; Georgia Saporiti, MD, University of Milan, Italy; ASH YIA Recipient