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About The Foundation
Established in 2011 by Dr. Michael H. Tirgan, the KRF is a non for profit medical research and educational organization.
The mission of KRF is to foster scientific research in keloid disorder and to promote education, advocacy, and service to those who suffer from this disorder.
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KRF's vision is by 2015, to be a well established, well funded, fully functional, research and educational organization with:
- Over 10,000 members
- Over 50 scientist members
- Have 5 or more active clinical trials
- Have 5 or more active basic science research projects
- Establish its tissue bank with over 500 preserved specimens
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To have an impact on keloid, KRF is committed to the “Bench to Bedside” approach and research in the following areas:
- Genomics Analysis of Keloid
- Proteomics Analysis of Keloid
- Signal Transduction Pathways
- Development of Animal Model
- Development of Keloid Cell Lines
- Epidemiological and Ethnic Analysis
- And more...
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As a non for profit entity, KRF needs your support. Here is how you can help:
- Become a Member
- Join us as a Volunteer
- Join us as a Researcher or a Clinician
- Help us with Public or Private Fund Raising
- Provide us with your Ideas
Volunteer Opportunities
As a non for profit organization, KRF needs your help. This is a brand new entity and we need help in the following areas:
Information Technology (IT)/ Web Development:
We need to improve our site and enhance our membership functionality.
Legal:
On July 21, 2011, KRF appointed Attorney Ronald R. Benjamin of Binghamton, New York as its General Counsel. He will oversee all legal matters that concern operations of KRF.
Medical Writing:
We need to develop several medical documents, brochures, research protocols, research consent forms, etc.
Patient Advocacy:
On July 18, 2011, Mr. Alexander Duggan was appointed to the patient advocacy arm of KRF. We continue to welcome others who would like to collaborate with KRF
Membership Management:
Strength of each organization is dependant on its members. We need to reach out to patients who suffer from keloid, as well as scientist who are interested in conducting research in this disease. As keloid does not recognize geographical borders, our member ship shall be international
Organizing the first Annual Meeting:
KRF plans to have its first Annual Scientific Meeting in late 2012. This meeting will feature lectures, poster presentations, and exhibitions. This is an area of great interest and KRF needs volunteers to make this happen.
Statistical/Data Management Support:
Soul and Heart of research rests in its statistics and analyzing the data. We need to capture and analyze tremendous amount of data.
Physical facility:
KRF does not have a physical home yet. We need to establish a location for the headquarters of KRF in New York City. We hope to find volunteers who can donate a physical location / office space to KRF until KRF is able to raise funds to pay for its physical home.
Following are also other areas we need help with
Public Relations
Advertising
Clerical Support
Please contact Dr. Tirgan at htirgan@aol.com if you would like to help us.- November 11, 2011
- KRF Formally Registered in New York State
- KRF is pleased to announce that its Certificate of Incorporation was accepted and filled by the State of New York. KRF is now able to conduct fund raising activities to support conduct of much needed research in the field of Keloid.
- October 18, 2011
- Grant Approval from Rockefeller University
- KRF is pleased to announce that Dr. Tirgan's proposal to study "Pathogenesis of Keloid" was approved by the Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences. (RUCCTS Grant # 2UL1RR024143 from the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health). We thank Rockefeller University for extending support to our fight against keloid disorder. www.KeloidTissueBank.com is the official website of the main study.
- October 14, 2011
- Dr. James N. Musyoka, joins KRF
- KRF is pleased to announce that Dr. Musyoka has joined KRF. Dr. Musyoka has just completed his PhD with focus on would healing and keloid research and has previously conducted laboratory research in this area. We welcome Dr. Musyoka as a new member of KRF.
- August 4, 2011
- Dr. Djoned Sananto joins KRF
- KRF is pleased to announce that Dr. Sananto, Head of Plastic Surgery Department at Haji General Hospital in Indonesia, has joined KRF. Dr. Sananto has strong interest in keloid disorder, actively treats patients with keloids, has previously conducted laboratory research in keloid and published the study results. We welcome Dr. Sananto as a new member of KRF.
- July 28, 2011
- Advanced Pathology Laboratory Partners with KRF
- KRF is pleased to announce that the Director of Advanced Pathology Laboratory, Dr. Ali Daneshvar, has made a long term commitment to serve as the Tissue Bank arm of KRF. Advanced Pathology Laboratory is a CLIA certified full service pathology laboratory, located in Northfiled, New Jersey.
- July 21, 2011
- KRF Appoints General Counsel
- KRF is pleased to announce appointment of its General Counsel. Attorney Ronald R. Benjamin of Binghamton, New York has been appointed General Counsel for Keloid Research Foundation. He will oversee all legal matters that concern operations of KRF. Mr. Benjamin has been practicing public interest law since 1979.