Skin of Color Society

The Dean of Black Dermatology

Against the backdrop of severe and persistent racism, including his family’s move to New Jersey in 1922 to escape threats from the Ku Klux Klan, Dr. John A. Kenney Jr. embarked on a journey that ultimately led his residents, mentees, and peers to honor him with the title, the Dean of Black Dermatology (Tuller 2003)….

Dates to Remember

DF Research Award Program application deadlines In 2024, thanks to the support of the Dermatology Foundation’s membership, $2.97 million in funding was provided to over 61 researchers from 23 academic institutions. This funding supported research in 38 different investigative topics across 14 categories. Put your ideas to the test and apply in one of the…

Dr. Donald A. Glass II Receives the 2024 DF Sanofi and Regeneron Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mid-Career Award

Donald A. Glass II, MD, PhD, has received the first 2024 DF Sanofi and Regeneron Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mid-Career Award (SRDEI) from the Dermatology Foundation (DF). The award funds research of exceptional mid-career investigators and comes with funding of $100,000 each year for three years to support basic, clinical, or translational research that leads…

Sanofi and Regeneron $1M donation supports health equity

$1M Donation to Support Health Equity

The DF SRDEI award will fund the research of three exceptional mid-career investigators working in diversity-, equity- and inclusion-related research.