@article{5927cb46789b49fdabd0d653cd0917fe,
title = "The importance of the coalition of skin diseases to dermatologic research",
author = "Bergstresser, {Paul R.}",
note = "Funding Information: Perhaps the most telling observation from these visits is that staffers and congressional representatives embrace the coalition members, but are not especially interested in speaking to the scientists, at least initially. I surmise that my presence (as a scientist) might be seen as self-serving because investigator salaries are included in grant requests to the NIH. On the other hand, members of the coalition have no apparent conflict of interest. They are strictly advocates for research funding, seeking benefits only for patients. They know the diseases, and they describe them well. The visual materials they present are outstanding and overwhelming, as images of skin diseases usually are. In these meetings, it is a relief to hear the coalition members state authoritatively their advocacy for funding by federal agencies, including the NIH and the National Science Foundation. We scientists can then affirm our interest in studying the disease for the benefit of others. ",
year = "2010",
month = may,
doi = "10.1038/jid.2010.41",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "130",
pages = "1193--1194",
journal = "Journal of Investigative Dermatology",
issn = "0022-202X",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
number = "5",
}