Honoring Research That Gives Hope to K17-pEDD-PC Patients
Congratulations to Marianne de Brito on being named one of five winners of the Everett C. Fox Award at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting in March. This award recognizes the most outstanding clinical and laboratory research presentations, and each winner received a $700 grant.
Marianne’s work, “Spatial Transcriptomics Provides New Insights Into the Early Pathogenesis of Steatocystoma Multiplex,” was also one of only 18 presentations selected from more than 100 applicants for a special symposium highlighting groundbreaking research by dermatology residents and fellows.
Marianne’s research focuses on the painful cysts (steatocystomas) that so many of our K17 PCers experience. At PC Project, we often talk about the severe foot pain that affects daily life, but it is equally important that those living with inflamed, painful cysts know they are seen, supported, and never forgotten. These challenging features of PC matter deeply to our community, and we are encouraged to see them receiving this level of scientific attention.
Thanks to Marianne, and to her supervisor, Professor Edel O’Toole, for their excellence and commitment to improving life for PC patients. Once the findings are published, we will share with our community. Finally, thank you to the K17 patients who provided biopsies for this work.
