Dear All,
Applications were invited for grant of 25 lakhs for projects in the specified subjects of pigmentation, hair and photobiology. The blinded application was evaluated in the IADVL-L’Oreal Indian Hair and Skin Research Grant-2018 jury meeting, which was held on 5th November 2017 in Mumbai and was chaired by Dr Yogesh Marfatia (President, IADVL).
The jury members were Dr. Yogesh Marfatia , Dr Sunil Dogra (Editor, IDOJ), Dr Chitra Nayak (Convener, IADVL PG Education Taskforce), Dr Deepika Pandhi (Convener Elect, IADVL Academy of Dermatology), Dr Anupama Wagle (Head, Instrumental & Clinical Evaluation, L’Oreal R&I India), Dr Stéphane Commo (Lab Manager, Life Sciences, L'Oréal Clichy, France), Dr Thierry Passeron (Professor & Chairman, Dept. of Dermatology, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France) and Dr Michèle Verschoore (Medical Director, L'Oréal R&I, Paris, France) (the latter three in absentia).The members who had a conflict of interest recused themselves from the discussion and scoring of projects. Dr. Ramesh Bhat, Dr. Ameet Valia, Dr. Seetharam K, Dr. Umashankar, Dr. Shashikumar B and Dr. Resham Vasani were observers.
The following projects are provisionally selected for IADVL-L’Oreal Indian Hair and Skin Research Grant-2018
| Rank | Grant Number | Title of the Project | Applicant and Institute | Amount Sanctioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LG3 | Role of serum melatonin and other serum markers of oxidative stress in melasma and correlation with modified melasma severity index |
Rashmi Sarkar Vijay Garg Pallavi Allawadi Devadasan Shanthy Choubey Vikrant Goswami Binita MAMC, Delhi |
2,92,000 |
| 2 | LG26 | A split face study to evaluate the efficacy of Platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections vs placebo in treatment of melasma |
Bindu Sthalekar Ami Dedhia Sneha Gupta Smart Skin Solution Clinics, Mumbai |
44,610 |
| 3 | LG31 | Regional variation in the facial sebum secretion: a cross sectional descriptive study |
Meena Makhecha Dipali Rathod Akansha Shrivastava HBT Medical College and Dr. R N Cooper Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai |
2,00,000 |
| 4 | LG20 | Comparison of the blood plasma as media over Conventional reagents dulbeco’s modified eagle’s medium and Trypsin inhibitor in epidermal cell suspension in stable vitiligo And immunocytochemical analysis of viability of melanocytes in both media |
UmashankarNagaraju Abhilasha MD Vamseedhar Annam Rajarajeshwari Medical College, Bangalore |
2,15,000 |
| 5 | LG16 | To compare the mechanism of repigmentation in the repigmented skin following treatment with autologous transplantation of hair follicle suspension and epidermal cell suspension. |
Davinder Prasad Ravinder Kumar Sendhil Kumaran PGMEI, Chandigarh |
6,14,500 |
| 6 | LG24 | Role of Treg cells and proinflammatory cytokines IFN ϒ, IL17,IL 23 and IL31 in pathogenesis of alopecia areata |
Sendhil Kumaran Tarun Narang Alka Bharti Manju Daroach PGMEI, Chandigarh |
4,12,000 |
| 7 | LG4 | Quality of life in patient with lichen planus pigmentosus and its comparison with vitiligo and melasma |
Vinod Sharma Vishal Gupta M Ramam Sujata Satapathy AIIMS, New Delhi |
60,000 |
| 8 | LG5 | Questionnaire about awareness of patient towards cleanser, moisturizes and facial cleansers |
Venkatraman Mysore Priyadarshini Gaddagimath Venkat Charmalaya, Bangalore |
1,00,000 |
| 9 | LG15 | Quantitative assessment of melanocyte and epithelial stem cell population in the lower permanent portion of depigmented hair follicles in vitiligo vs. those depigmented hair follicles which become regimented after non-cultured epidermal cell suspension transplantation. |
Somesh Gupta V K Sharma AIIMS, New Delhi |
4,40,000 |
Regards
Dr Resham Vasani /Dr Yasmeen Bhat
IADVL Research Co-ordinators (IADVL Academy)
Dr Ameet Valia/Dr K A Seetharam/ Dr Deepika Pandhi
For IADVL Academy
Dr. Yogesh Marfatia
President, IADVL
Dr. Ramesh Bhat
President Elect IADVL
Dr. Shyamanta Barua
Hon. Secretary General, IADVL