NAAF is the Largest Non-Profit Funder of Alopecia Areata Research NAAF drives research to find a cure and accessible treatments for alopecia areata, supports those impacted, and educates the public about the disease. Since 1985, NAAF has Awarded 215 grants to fund 190 distinct alopecia areata research studies Funded more than $6.5 million in alopecia areata research Supported 129 researchers working to cure alopecia areata NAAF-supported research has generated nearly $11.2 million in subsequent funding from the National Institutes of Health, representing a 170% Return on Investment (ROI). In the past four decades, NIH funded 31 studies directly related to alopecia areata research, and only 14 researchers were working in the area of alopecia areata research. [1] Leading the Way Toward More Treatments and a Cure NAAF has supported more than 6 times as many research studies on alopecia areata as the National Institutes of Health. NAAF represents a key source of support for researchers interested in alopecia areata as an area of research, having nearly 10 times the number of researchers as the NIH. Research funded by NAAF contributed to: Understanding the genetic aspects of alopecia areata and identification of potential treatment targets The development of an alopecia areata disease model in mice, which has advanced understanding of alopecia areata as an immune-mediated inflammatory disease and allowed for potential treatment targets to be studied Development of a uniform research protocol for clinical trials in alopecia areata To learn more about NAAF’s research, please visit the webpages on the menu on the right. [1] Source: NIH reporter. https://reporter.nih.gov/. Accessed 12/19/2025.
