News
American Skin Association Receives Major Grant from Galderma to Create New Education Initiative for Tweens and Teens
July 22, 2010 - American Skin Association has received major funding from Galderma Laboratories to create a ground-breaking new education initiative entitled The Skin You're In.
American Skin Association's 11th Annual Gala honors Passion, Achievement & Accomplishment
October 29, 2009 - American Skin Association honors a broad and diverse range of dignitaries from Olympian to volunteer activist and distinguished research scientist from Vienna to snowboard entrepreneur from Vermont.
American Skin Association Featured Charity on ABC-TV's Grey's Anatomy
May 7, 2009 - In conjunction with the long-awaited wedding of characters Meredith Grey (played by Ellen Pompeo) and Derek Shepherd (played by Patrick Demsey), ABC-TV's hit show Grey's Anatomy is encouraging viewers to send contributions to the American Skin Association in lieu of wedding gifts.
American Skin Association Announces The Wonders of Skin Has Expanded to Include Orange County, California
May 7, 2009 - American Skin Association (ASA) announced today that its signature skin health education program, The Wonders of Skin: Looking Good, Being Healthy, has expanded into 27 new school districts in Orange County California, affecting 503,307 school-age children.
American Skin Association Announces Receipt of 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator for 5th Consecutive Year
March 6, 2009 - American Skin Association (ASA) announced today that it has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent evaluator of charities, for the fifth consecutive year.
American Skin Association Announces Another Successful Skin Health Education Training Workshop
February 24, 2009 - American Skin Association (ASA) announced today that its signature skin health education program, The Wonders of Skin: Looking Good, Being Healthy, has expanded into the Fort Worth (Texas) Independent School District, affecting 45,000 school-age children in the Fort Worth region.
American Skin Association Announces 2009 Research Scholar Awards; Research Seeks Treatment, Cures for Skin Disorders Affecting 100 Million Americans and Costing $37 Billion Annually
December 8, 2008 - American Skin Association (ASA) announced today its 2009 Research Scholar Awards to four promising investigators conducting research in the causes, prevention, and treatment of skin diseases and cancers. The grants support new discoveries in basic and clinical sciences, which should advance the understanding and treatment of skin diseases. ASA is a volunteer-led organization that provides public support for research, education, prevention, and treatment of skin disorders and cancers.
American Skin Association Announces 2008 Abby S. and Howard P. Milstein Innovation Award for Melanoma/Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Research
October 30, 2008 - American Skin Association (ASA) announced today the recipient of the inaugural Abby S. and Howard P. Milstein Innovation Award for Melanoma/Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Research. Boris C. Bastian, M.D., Professor in Residence, Dermatology, and Clinical Professor, Pathology, University of Southern California, San Francisco, will receive an award of $250,000 per year for each of three years for his research on the KIT signaling pathway as a therapeutic target in melanoma.
American Skin Association (ASA) Announces Peter Bentley/National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Research Service Awards (NRSA); Seeks to Advance Postdoctoral Education in Skin Disease
September 17, 2008 - American Skin Association (ASA) announced today the Peter Bentley/National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Research Service Awards in honor of ASA's founder and first chairman, Peter Bentley IV (1915-2008).
