New NAAF Website is Live

If you haven’t already visited our brand-new website, check it out!  It has a new look, new updated information, and new features including:

• Easier navigation
• Faster ways to find support
• An all-new Doctor Finder!
• An all-new Be an Advocate page!

Go to www.naaf.org and see all NAAF has to offer the alopecia areata community.   

Big Names Lining Up for 2023 Conference

Molly Tuttle, Angela Christiano and Brett King

See and hear Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Molly Tuttle!  Learn the latest alopecia areata treatment development news from esteemed researchers Drs. Angela Christiano and Brett King!  Join them and hundreds of other members of the alopecia areata community at Reaching New Summits Together, the 38th annual National Alopecia Areata Foundation Conference in Denver, CO, Friday, June 30 – Sunday, July 2, 2023.

Our Conference registration will be live very soon! Watch our social media and your inbox to be the first to know and get the early bird rates!  

Clinical Trial Opportunity

A clinical research study is currently recruiting patients with alopecia areata for a study that evaluates the safety and effectiveness of an oral investigational drug. Would you like to know more about this study? This study is testing an investigational drug called deucravacitinib (the “study drug”) in people with alopecia areata. The purpose of the study is to learn whether the study drug is safe and effective at different dose levels. You may qualify to participate in this study if you are 18 to 65 years of age, have been diagnosed with alopecia areata for at least 6 months, and have been experiencing your current episode of scalp hair loss for at least 6 months with no significant spontaneous regrowth over the last 6 months.

This study will occur at multiple clinical trial sites throughout the United States.  For more information on the study, visit BMSStudyConnect.com.

Next Webinar: Mental Health
and Living with Alopecia Areata

Lisa Lombard, PhD 

NAAF is hosting its next live webinar, Mental Health and Living with Alopecia Areata on Wednesday, April 19th at 7:00pm ET/ 6:00pm CT/ 4:00pm PT. 

Join psychologist Lisa Lombard, PhD, as she discusses the impact of alopecia areata on mental health. Dr. Lombard will share her expertise on navigating the emotions that come with a diagnosis of alopecia areata. Guided imagery and breathing exercises for stress management will also be discussed. Register today!

This webinar is part of NAAF’s You Are Not Alone: Education and Empowerment Webinar Series. NAAF gratefully acknowledges support for this webinar series from Eli Lilly and Company.

2023 Travel Grant Applications Now Open

Travel Grant applications are now open for 2023 research meeting presentations. Travel Grants help early career researchers cover the cost of attending a scientific congress or meeting to present research related to alopecia areata. Travel Grants are awarded on a rolling basis.  To learn more and download an application, visit www.naaf.org/research-grants/.

Interested in email updates on grants from NAAF?  Send your name and email address to Lisa Anderson to subscribe to our grants interest list and to receive announcements.

In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb

That’s an old saying about March, but with Tax Day just around the corner on April 18, it can feel like that lion is still roaring! It is a common practice this time of year to be looking for ways to impact your future income tax burden in your favor. A charitable contribution to NAAF may help you reduce what you will pay in 2024 while providing support to AA programs and services today. A cash gift, a distribution from a retirement plan, or even gifting a car you no longer use are just a few of the many ways you can go about creating a win-win. Check out NAAF’s new website or contact Robbie Baker for more information.

Team Up for Alopecia Areata

Now’s the time to start coordinating a TeamUp awareness game with your favorite sports team and get it on the schedule for Alopecia Areata Awareness Month in September!

And your TeamUp event doesn’t just have to be a baseball game. Basketball, football, soccer, and hockey games also make for great events where you and other NAAF families and friends in your community can get together to have fun and spread awareness. Contact Gary Sherwood and visit our new website to learn more.

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Gary Sherwood
Communications Director