Outcomes of the Catalyst Grant - Skin Diseases and Conditions program, funded by the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research : Skin Diseases and Conditions program, funded by the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Outcomes of the Catalyst Grant: Skin Diseases and Conditions program funded by the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research MARC R. MILOT & JANE E. AUBIN IMHA Analysis & Evaluation Unit University of Toronto November 2011 Prepared for the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR - In [...] Research with potential to inform development of novel treatments for skin diseases The early research of this project examined the skin of patients with graft versus host disease, a debilitating complication of bone marrow transplantation, and investigated the expression of helper T cells important in the protection of the surface of skin against pathogens and implicated in skin inflammation. [...] The SDC grant helped the research team launch a new program aimed at improving the understanding of the molecular determinants of shingles and identifying targets for the development of novel treatments for the disease. [...] One objective of the SDC program was the facilitation of formation of expert teams and networking in the area of skin diseases and conditions. [...] The significant knowledge creation activities and collaborations resulting from the research projects supported by the SDC program are indicators of the important progress made to date in novel research directions in the areas of skin diseases and conditions.