Blog Collection

New Webinar for Women with Alopecia Areata - Hosted by Women with Alopecia Areata!
November 29, 2020
In September, Dr. Angela Rodgers sent us an email saying that she and Dr. Renee Thomason would like to host a new webinar series for women with ... Read more
A Great Honor – NAAF Research Summit Proceedings Published in JIDSP
October 21, 2020
We are delighted to announce the publication of NAAF’s seventh Alopecia Areata Research Summit, Forging the Future, in the prestigious Journal ... Read more
Social Media Sensation Nico Srut On What Drives Him
September 29, 2020
Only 20-years-old, Nico Srut already has close to 300,000 TikTok followers and has gone viral eight times with his upbeat and unique videos about ... Read more
Concert Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for CTP-543 for the Treatment of Alopecia Areata
July 10, 2020
Designation Based on Phase 2 Data Demonstrating Significant Hair Regrowth in Patients with Alopecia Areata
US Rep Ayanna Pressley Announces Diagnosis of Alopecia
January 17, 2020
On January 16, Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) published a video on The Root in which she compellingly described the physical and emotional ... Read more
NAAF Awards $140,000 in Research Grants
December 31, 2019
We are pleased to announce that we have awarded $140,000 to support two new research projects by deserving scientists to explore mechanisms that ... Read more
Thin Blue Line Dons Thin Blue Bracelets
November 25, 2019
Jenn Ragucci of Wyckoff, NJ, sent us a wonderful photo of the Wyckoff NJ Police Department who she described as “proudly wearing alopecia areata ... Read more
NAAF Travel Grant Awardees Report from the 2019 World Congress of Dermatology
November 18, 2019
NAAF provided travel grants to Drs. Margit Juhasz and Vivien Lai to attend and present their alopecia areata research at the 24th World Congress of ... Read more
Two Hill Days, More Co-Sponsors for our House Congressional Bill, and a Trip to the House Floor — We’re Back in DC!
September 25, 2019
NAAF’s sixth Day on Capitol Hill for select Legislative Liaisons took place on Thursday, September 12, and was our largest yet, as 22 liaisons and ... Read more
2019 Research Funding Opportunities Announced at Dermatology Meeting
May 31, 2019
We’re excited to publicize the release of NAAF’s Research Funding Announcements (RFAs), which seek research applications related to all aspects ... Read more