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“Maruho Research Award” originated from the “Galderma Award,” established in 1999 to support the development of young researchers in dermatology. Research papers in basic and clinical dermatology, collected through a public call for submissions, are rigorously reviewed by a selection committee. Outstanding papers are awarded, and the award ceremony, along with the award lectures, takes place at the JSID.
The application period for the 27th Maruho Research Award is from April 15 to June 30, 2026, in Japan Standard Time (JST) (postmark date valid)
*If mailing from overseas, the application must arrive by the deadline.
>The 27th Maruho Research Award application guidelines
>Entry Form for Asia-Pacific Research Category (ISID Member Society Authors)
>List of past award recipients (from the 26th Maruho Research Award onward).
* The Asia-Pacific Research Category was established beginning with the 26th Award
Recipients of the 27th Maruho Research Award（2026）
Basic Research Award (in order of application)
- Dr. Ayano Nomura（Department of Dermatology, Keio University School of Medicine）
- An unbiased tissue transcriptome analysis identifies potential markers for skin phenotypes and therapeutic responses in atopic dermatitis
Nat Commun. 2025 Jun 2;16(1):4981.
- Dr. Haruna Kimura（Division of Dermatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences）
- Inhibition of formyl peptide receptor-1-mediated cell death as a therapy for lethal cutaneous drug reactions in preclinical models
Nat Commun. 2025 Sep 30;16(1):8708.
Clinical Research Award
- Dr. Emi Kaneda（Department of Dermatology, Course of Integrated Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Osaka）
- Genotype–phenotype correlation for skin and neuropsychiatric features in tuberous sclerosis complex
Br J Dermatol. 2025 May 19;192(6):1122-1124.
Asia-Pacific Research Category
- Dr. Nicholas Muller （Frazer Institute, The University of Queensland Dermatology Research Centre, Brisbane, Australia）
- Consensus versus discordance in the classification of borderline melanocytic lesions between dermatopathologists and artificial intelligence: An Australian cohort study
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Jul;39(7):e577-e580.
Master of Dermatology (Maruho)
Maruho established this prize in 2010 to recognize dermatologists who have made outstanding achievements in clinical dermatology and contributed to the development of the field of clinical dermatology in Japan. From the fiscal year ended September 2017, the prize was renamed Master of Dermatology (Maruho), featuring people who have made a great contribution to the development of dermatology in Japan through clinical, dermatological research, human resources development, social contributions, etc., and is jointly operated with the Japanese Dermatological Association.