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CORPORATE BENEFACTORS 2007
CANADIAN DERMATOLOGY FOUNDATION
CANADIAN DERMATOLOGY FOUNDATION
HISTORY - now
PLATINUM Benefactors ($50,000+)
HISTORY - then
The Canadian Dermatology Foundation has awarded over $4,000,000 in support of advancing dermatological research. Following its establishment Founding of the Canadian Dermatology Foundation
in 1969, the CDF amalgamated first with the British Columbia Dermatology In the 1960’s, the Syntex Corporation of America, then the major Foundation, followed in 1979 by the Dr. George S. Williamson Fund for corticosteroid manufacturer, presented a cheque to the Canadian Dermatology Association for $10,000 (no mean sum in those days) for research. The late GOLD Benefactors ($25,000+)
The Capital Fund has received some major infusions: In 1990, a Gibson E. Craig, secretary-treasurer at that time, knew that the C.D.A. had grateful patient bequeathed her estate worth $470,000 to the Williamson no mechanism to deal with this bequest so he turned the problem over to Fund, which became the basis for the Winefride M.P. Raye Memorial Grant. the late William (Bill) Garbe of Toronto, the president-elect. A gift by Dr. Zoltan Fekete in 1991 established the Dr. Frederick Kalz Fund. In the late spring of 1969, I received a call from Bill telling (ordering) RESEARCH
The first Edwin Brown – CDA Endowment research grant was awarded in me to be at the Airport Hotel at Dorval for a meeting. I believe there were 2004, based on a $320,000 legacy received by Canadian Dermatology ten or twelve of us present: Bill Garbe, Stuart Maddin, Emerson Trow Jr., Association from the estate of Edwin Allan Brown.
John Mitchell, Jean Grandbois, Robert Jackson, Arthur Birt, Georges Leclerc, SILVER Benefactors ($10,000+)
The first research grant was awarded from the CDF Colin Ramsey plus I think four laymen and the Medical Director of Syntex, who represented Endowment Fund in 2006. This fund was established thanks to endowments the donor. At this meeting, the idea of forming a foundation was discussed of $350,000 from BiogenIdec Canada and $175,000 from Astellas Pharma and in the end, the officers were named with Bill Garbe as the first President Canada. Dr. Colin Ramsay (1936 - 2003) played a major role in the CDF and in the growth of the Capital Fund, as a Director from 1984 -1993, On return to Toronto, Bill lost no time in recruiting a number of Corporate Supporters ($1,000+)
his legal friends to volunteer the time and they soon had the Foundation LIFE MEMBERS AND BENEFACTORS
incorporated and the fundraising began. - R.Roy Forsey Canderm Pharma Inc.
Dermtek Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
The strength of the CDF today owes a great deal to the loyal support Origin of the Dr. Frederick Kalz Fund
of our Members, Life Members and especially our Benefactors. This year, the CORPORATE ENDOWMENTS
Dr. Frederick Kalz came to Montreal from Prague in 1939. He was a first Benefactor Life Members’ CDF Research Grant is being awarded in well-trained dermatologist with numerous publications in his literature. recognition of their generous contribution to “keep the dream growing”.
He was appointed to the Royal Victoria Hospital and McGill University. He CORPORATE BENEFACTORS
was interested in research and tried to instill this interest in the students and ENDOWMENTS
residents. In 1963, he left the Royal Victoria and took over the dermatology The Corporate Benefactor Program invites sponsored grants from service at the Montreal Children’s Hospital. Within a short period, he pharmaceutical industry partners. Research grant recipients are selected established the Children’s as a mecca for paediatric dermatology in Montreal.
by the CDF Medical Advisory Committee through a peer-review process. Industry sponsors are invited to meet the successful grant recipients at the The late Dr. Zoltan Fekete was a resident at the Royal Victoria and later practiced for many years in Oshawa, Ontario. He was greatly influenced by BENEFACTOR LIFE MEMBERS
Dr. Kalz and while he was not a researcher, he never forgot Fred Kalz and GIFTS AND BEQUESTS
tologists to further their expertise in expertise to their community. Residents are urged to apply to the Dedicated to excellence. Committed to our profession.
CANADIAN DERMATOLOGY FOUNDATION
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Suite 305 - 99 Northfield Drive East, Waterloo, ON N2K 3P9 Now
Then.
Supported by a grant from Stiefel Canada Inc. 200707R RESEARCH GRANT AWARDS
Dr. Charles Walter Lynde
Dr. Scott Walsh
LIFE MEMBERS
Toronto Western Research Institute Dr George S. Williamson Research Grant (CDF) $10,000
CDF Research Grant
Transcriptional profiles of the response to griseofulvin, Clonal types and phenotypic traits of Staphylococcus aureus itraconazole and terbinafine in Trichophyton tonsurans strains isolated from patients with severe atopic dermatitis Dr. Jan Peter Dutz
Dr. Danielle Marcoux
Dr. Beatrice Wang
Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center - EMD Serono Canada Research Grant
Mechanisms of topical TLR activation for optimization of CDF Research Grant
- Johnson & Johnson Professional Dermatology
Incontinentia pigmenti: correlation between clinical Research Grant
The role of the metastasis suppressor KISS1 in cutaneous Dr. Marco Garate
Dr. Kevin John McElwee
- TaroPharma Research Grant
Dr. Haishan Zeng
Role of the tumor suppressor ING1b in cell cycle progression - Stiefel Canada Research Grant
Stress response in a model for alopecia areata - L’Oréal Canada Research Grant
Dr. Aditya K. Gupta
Fluorescence EEM spectroscopy for noninvasive skin Toronto Western Research Institute Dr. David McLean
Benefactor Life Members’
CDF Research Grant
Winefride M. P. Raye Research Grant (CDF) $10,000
Dr. Jianhua Zhao
The cloning and characterization of the antifungal resistance - Talecris Biotherapeutics Research Grant $10,000
Dr. P. Regine Mydlarski
Hyper-spectral imaging for noninvasive skin cancer diagnosis Dr. Peter Robin Hull
- Dermik Research Grant
Edwin Brown - CDA Endowment –
CDF Research Grant
Dr. Youwen Zhou
University of British Columbia
CDF Research Grant
The role of GW bodies in cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas - Amgen Canada/Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Gene copy number and gene expression in the disease Dr. Elena Pope
Research Grant
Prognostic value and biological functions of alpha-1 Dr. Sunil Kalia*
- Procter & Gamble Research Grant
The efficacy of trimethoprim in wound healing of patients with epidermolysis bullosa: A randomized, double blinded, CDF Colin Ramsay Endowment
placebo-controlled, cross-over pilot study Fund Research Grant
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2007-2008
Melanin quantification: In vitro and in vivo analysis through Dr. Jerry Shapiro
Dr. Neil H. Shear
infrared fluorescence and Raman scattering - Prempharm Research Grant
Dr. Richard Langley
Dr. Kenneth A. Kobayashi
Identifying molecular signatures of lichen planopilaris and - Leo Dermatology Research Grant
Dr. Harvey Lui
In vivo confocal scanning laser microscopy of benign lentigines Dr. Neil H. Shear
Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre DIRECTORS
Dr. Tim K. Lee
- Galderma Canada Research Grant
Dr. Chantal Bolduc
Dr. Bruno Maynard
Prospective phase II study of PET scan in comparison to CT Dr. Jan Dutz
Dr. Cheryl Rosen
- Neutrogena Research Grant
scan in sequential CTCL patients who are offered standardized Dr. Laura Finlayson
Dr. Zohair Tomi
Plasma vitamin D and risk of skin cancers treatment algorithm according to disease stage Dr. Gilles Lauzon
Dr. Jack Toole
Dr. Gang Li
Dr. Ming-Wan Su
Mr. Richard J. MacKay CDA President
- Schering Canada Research Grant
- Graceway Canada Research Grant
EX OFFICIO
Melanoma gene therapy by conditional replicative adenovirus Targeted therapy for melanoma using synthetic Dr. H. John Albers

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