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Grants & Awards

The 2025 Request for Funds Application for the Betty Z. Benedict Grant will be available soon.

Congratulations to Dr. Michael Hughes and Dr. John Pauling, recipients of the 2024 Betty Z. Benedict Grant!

"Optimising the assessment and novel mechanistic insights into digital ulcers in systemic sclerosis: The international ‘100 DU’ study"
2024 Winner

Previous Years

Awards 2022

“CRISTAL: Developing the Combined Response Index for Scleroderma Trials Assessing Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis”

Primary Investigators:
Dr. Dinesh Khanna, Dr. Alain Lescoat

Awards 2021

“Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease Progression (SILPRO) Score: Development of a Disease-Specific Model to Define Progression of SSc-ILD”

Primary Investigator:
Dr. Cosimo Bruni

Secondary Investigator:
Prof. Oliver Distler

Awards 2020

“Sensitivity Analysis of Thermal Imaging in Systemic Sclerosis-Related Digital Vasculopathy (SATISS)”

Primary Investigators:
Andrea Murray, MD

Awards 2019

“Development and Validation of a Disease Activity Index in Systemic Sclerosis”

Primary Investigators:
Mandana Nikpour, MB BS, FRACP, FRCPA, PhD
Murray Baron, BSc, MDCM, FRCP(C)
Laura Ross, MBBS, FRACP

The Betty Z. Benedict Grant is co-sponsored by the Scleroderma Research Foundation!

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