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FEATURED | May 1, 2025

Why I’m Getting Naked for Skin Health 

Guest blog post by Ian Michael Crumm, Celebrity Esthetician, Podcast Host, Key Opinion Leader, Melanoma Advocate and 2025 #GetNaked Spokesperson: Some moments stick with yo...

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June 11, 2020

A Commitment to Our Community

June 11, 2020 – The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) was founded in 1996 by Diana Ashby, a young woman who was frustrated that, despite significant advances in othe...

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June 1, 2020

Meet the Researcher: Mai Nguyen

Mai Nguyen received her BA from Lafayette College in 2015. She is currently working towards her PhD and has been a member of Dr. Andrew Aplin’s Lab since March 2016....

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May 29, 2020

Melanoma Testing During the COVID Pandemic

Guest blog post by Micole Tuchman, MD. Dr. Tuchman is a practicing board-certified dermatologist in private practice in Manhattan as well as a voluntary attending at Lenox ...

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May 20, 2020

New Legislation Introduced to Fund Ocular Melanoma...

Thursday, May 20, 2020 – This week new legislation was introduced in the North Carolina State Senate to fund further research into the incidence of ocular melanoma in the...

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May 15, 2020

Genomics: Transforming Melanoma Diagnosis

Guest blog post by Brook Brouha, MD, PhD. Dr. Brouha is a practicing board-certified dermatologist and dermatopathologist at West Dermatology who has won speaking awards an...

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May 4, 2020

#GetNaked: It Saved My Life

Guest blog post by Ellen Marmur, MD. The recipient of a 2017 MRF Humanitarian Award, Dr. Marmur is a leading dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon, a recognized and admire...

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May 1, 2020

Three Key Battlegrounds Identified as Research Sho...

May 1, 2020 – Two leading organizations have come together to launch a global public awareness campaign in the fight against melanoma. In the ‘2020 Melanoma Skin Ca...

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April 23, 2020

Funding Opportunities for the FY20 Melanoma Resear...

April 23, 2020 – The MRF is pleased to announce that the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program’s Melanoma Research Program is now accepting pre-application...

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April 16, 2020

MRF Joins Partner Organizations in Response to COV...

April 15, 2020 – During this time of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is working harder than ever to help support and advo...

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April 14, 2020

Virginia Removes Barriers for Students to Access S...

Tuesday, April 14 ,2020 – Last week, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed Senate Bill 44 to permit public school students to be able to possess and use sunscreen on sch...

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March 27, 2020

Cancer Has No Curve

In a matter of days, our entire reality has changed. Our routines are gone, many are working full-time at home while trying to juggle homeschooling and entertaining their c...

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March 12, 2020

Announcement: CURE OM Symposium MOVED to Fall 2020

Dear friends and colleagues, March 12, 2020 – The Melanoma Research Foundation’s (MRF) CURE OM initiative has been informed that onsite events at MD Anderson Cancer...

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