Research

NAAF Student Internship Awardees Publish Research on Alopecia Areata

The National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF) is thrilled to report that two recent Student Internship Awardees have had their NAAF-supported…

LEQSELVI (Deuruxolitinib) Now Available in U.S. for Adults with Severe Alopecia Areata

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (Sun Pharma) today announced LEQSELVI™ (deuruxolitinib) is now commercially available for the treatment of severe alopecia…

NAAF President & CEO Nicole Friedland and NAAF Board of Directors Member Brett King, MD, PhD, Spotlighted by the University of California, Santa Cruz

UC Santa Cruz alumni at the forefront of alopecia research and advocacy NAAF President & CEO Nicole Friedland and NAAF…

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Q32 Bio Receives Fast Track Designation for Investigational Treatment for Alopecia Areata

Q32 Bio announced that it has received a Fast Track designation for bempikibart, its investigational treatment for alopecia areata (AA),…

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Announcing NAAF’s Newest Grant Recipients

NAAF is thrilled to announce the recipients of the 2024 Early Career Awards and Research Grants! Three investigators have been…

Lisa Anderson, PhD, George Gondo, Nicole Friedland, Dr. Arash Mostaghimi

Alopecia Areata Took Center Stage at AAD Annual Meeting

Alopecia areata (AA) took center stage at the 2025 American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. NAAF…

Challenges in Alopecia Areata and Opportunity to Drive Change

Last year, Nicole Friedland, NAAF President and CEO, participated in an expert steering committee, the Alopecia Areata Consensus Task Force,…

FDA Approves LEQSELVI™ for Adults with Severe Alopecia Areata

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved LEQSELVI™ (deuruxolitinib) for alopecia areata, marking the third FDA-approved treatment for…

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NAAF Awards New Research Grants

NAAF awards research grants to researchers with promising proposals to learn more about alopecia areata – what is happening in…

Emma Guttman

NAAF Applauds NIH Award to Mount Sinai for Alopecia Areata Research

The National Alopecia Areata Foundation applauds the announcement that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $6.6 million…