Announcing the 2023 Danby Research Grant Recipients

March 21, 2023

The Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the Danby Research Grant Program. This year, six innovative research proposals were selected to receive $20,000 each in funding. The awarded projects span a diverse range of topics—including immune mechanisms, gene editing, healthcare utilization, and physical activity—all aimed at advancing translational research in HS. We are honored to support the following investigators and their institutions as they work to expand the scientific knowledge base and improve outcomes for people living with Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

Alexandra Charrow, MD, MBE    
Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School    
Decreasing Emergency Room Utilization in Patients with HS

 

Joshy Jacob, PhD    
Emory University School of Medicine    
Elucidating the Specificity of Plasma Cells in HS Lesions

 

Michal Kidacki, MD, PhD    
Yale School of Medicine    
Investigation of Immune Checkpoint Dysregulation in HS

 

Natalie Villa, MD and Matthew Hayden, MD, PhD    
Dartmouth Health and Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College    
Generation of HS Models through Gene Editing of y-Secretase Complex Genes

 

Marita Yaghi, MD and David Mandel, PT, PhD    
University of Miami    
Physical Activity and Hidradenitis Suppurativa