What we do

We take the problem to the clinical researcher and return the solution to the patient.

We offer 2-3 fellowships to some of the country’s most outstanding young doctors to enable focused and dedicated research into burns, burn treatment and reconstructive surgery. Our pioneering research has already successfully identified some of the critical, genetic and biochemical changes that cause scarring.

We have discovered the depth of injury at which scarring occurs. We have identified the nine proteins which may be linked to scarring, identified stem cells present in burn injuries and isolated genes involved in wound healing.

Now we need to draw together all these significant strands to establish the precise structure of the proteins, the crucial role of the stem cells, and the character of the genes and their relationship with each other. This will enable our reserarchers to find treatments to eliminate or simply alleviate a painful and disfiguring process,which can also limit function.

We are hoping to find ways to intervene and block the scarring process; we believe that we are on the cusp of some exciting breakthroughs in this important area of medicine.