WINNERS ANNOUNCED
As part of their commitment to advancing research in the field of psoriasis and TNF-related skin disorders, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals is pleased to announce the winners of the Advances in Psoriasis Research Grant Programme.
Winners were chosen by an Expert Panel of international leaders in dermatology and each will receive a research grant of Euros 100,000.
| The Winners |
Research Title |
Professor W-H Boehncke
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University
Frankfurt, Germany |
Influence on insulin resistance and co-morbidities by systemic anti-psoriatic therapies |
Dr A Costanzo
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Rome, Italy |
Anti-inflammatory activity of IKK-α in psoriasis: cross-talk between the TNF-α and the TGF-β pathways |
Associate Professor L Iversen
Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Denmark |
Inflammatory caspases, inflammasomes and MAPK phosphatases in the pathogenesis of psoriasis |
Professor F Nestle
King’s College London
London, UK |
Investigation of the functional role of the interleukin-23 receptor
gene variant in the immunopathogenesis of psoriasis |
Professor J Schalkwijk
Radboud University Medical Centre
Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
The role of β-defensins in psoriasis |
Professor M Ståhle
Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm, Sweden |
Genetic variation and microRNA-mediated regulation of genes
in the TNF-α pathway in psoriasis |