Research Grant

Japanese Dermatological Association Basic Medical Research Grant, funded by Shiseido.

Japanese Dermatological Association Basic Medical Research Grant was founded by the Japanese Dermatological Association in 1967 to promote and support the basic medical researches in the field of dermatology in Japan with donation provided by Shiseido.
Many of the previous recipients play active roles as dermatologists and dermatology researchers across Japan, and 60% of the current professors in dermatology in Japanese universities have been awarded this grant in the past.

2024 Japanese Dermatological Association Basic Medical Research Grant, funded by Shiseido.：List of grant recipients

Name	Affiliation	Research Subjects
Manao Kinoshita	University of Yamanashi	Comprehensive analysis for anti-tumor immunity orchestrated by the innate immune system within the epithelium
Shota Takashima	Hokkaido University	Elucidation of the diversity of epidermal basement membrane proteins and its significance regulated by alternative splicing
Takeya Adachi	Keio University	Elucidation of the Pathogenesis of IgE-Mediated and Non-IgE-Mediated Anaphylaxis via Single-Cell Analysis
Kyosuke Oishi	Kanazawa University	Estimation of prognosis by the presence or absence of PRAME expression in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Mariko Ogawa-Momohara	Nagoya University	Comprehensive Analysis of Autoantigens Using Immunoprecipitation-Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Kazuhiko Yamamura	Kyushu University	The role of sphingosine 1-phosphate and its specific signaling pathways in atopic dermatitis

（Titles omitted, Listed in the order of the branches and Japanese syllabary）

The 2024 award ceremony will be held during the 123rd Annual Meeting of The Japanese Dermatological Association. The research results will be presented as posters at next year’s annual meeting. Application guidelines for the following year will be posted in The Japanese Journal of Dermatology, on the website of The Japanese Dermatological Association, and on this website in late October every year.

2023 Japanese Dermatological Association Basic Medical Research Grant, funded by Shiseido.：List of grant recipients

Name	Affiliation	Research Subjects
Akito Hasegawa	Niigata University	Investigation of the pathogenesis and identification of biomarkers for Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Mika Watanabe	Hokkaido University	Deciphering the epigenetic factors regulating wound repair in human
Yukihiko Kato	Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center	The study of pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis in the very early life stage using the DOHaD model
Ai Kuzumi	The University of Tokyo	Single-cell analysis of residual B cells following rituximab therapy for systemic sclerosis
Toshiaki Kogame	Kyoto University	Analysis of the function of gut-type B cells in inducible skin-associated lymphoid tissue(iSALT)
Hanako Koguchi-Yoshioka	Osaka University	Dissecting the interaction between the tumor microenvironment and T cells in the distinct phenotypes of neurofibromatosis 1