With the spectacular view from the 14th floor of the T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building on the UT Southwestern’s campus, Dallas, the IPPF Annual Meeting opened with Dr. Grant Anhalt, Johns Hopkins. Dr. Anhalt helped new patients learn about their…

Many of you already know that my garden is a fundamental aspect of my life. I find each dimension of the garden — the change of seasons, the plants that open in the morning and close at night, the patch…

Many of you already know that my garden is a fundamental aspect of my life. I find each dimension of the garden — the change of seasons, the plants that open in the morning and close at night, the patch…

We would like to invite you to be part of our new pemphigus/pemphigoid Health Management Program. This program was specifically designed at Centric Health Resources with the help of the IPPF Medical Advisory Board members and staff. With this information,…

Leadership starts at the top and nowhere is that more evident than with the President of the IPPF’s Board of Directors. Dr. Dave Sirois has been instrumental in leading the Foundation to new levels of success. That being said, having…

Nearly all members of the IPPF Medical Advisory Board attended the autoimmune blistering disease meeting in Japan and many gave presentations on new research in pemphigus and pemphigoid. Clinical speakers from the MAB included Dr. Jean-Claude Bystryn, who spoke about…

Our shining star, Carolyn Blain came to Providence, Rhode Island for Thanksgiving this past year to take part in a family event. This happy circumstance became the occasion to get together with some of our community in Rhode Island and…

The PEM Friends 2008 away weekend here in sunny Ashton-under-Lyne, Gtr. Manchester, will take place over three days and two nights, June 27th-29th, 2008. Happily, Janet Segall, founder of the International Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Foundation in America, is expecting to…

When it comes to action, this group definitely puts the pedal to the metal… I am so grateful to all of you that offered me input about Dr. Grant Anhalt, getting around the Baltimore area, lodging suggestions, and most of…

A research team, led by Janet Fairley, M.D., at the University of Iowa, is investigating the role of IgE-type antibodies in bullous pemphigoid. Most of the previous work in pemphigoid has focused on IgG antibodies and while the presence of…