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About The Foundation
Established in 2011 by Dr. Michael H. Tirgan, the KRF is a non for profit medical research and educational organization.
The mission of KRF is to foster scientific research in keloid disorder and to promote education, advocacy, and service to those who suffer from this disorder.
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KRF's vision is by 2015, to be a well established, well funded, fully functional, research and educational organization with:
- Over 10,000 members
- Over 50 scientist members
- Have 5 or more active clinical trials
- Have 5 or more active basic science research projects
- Establish its tissue bank with over 500 preserved specimens
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To have an impact on keloid, KRF is committed to the “Bench to Bedside” approach and research in the following areas:
- Genomics Analysis of Keloid
- Proteomics Analysis of Keloid
- Signal Transduction Pathways
- Development of Animal Model
- Development of Keloid Cell Lines
- Epidemiological and Ethnic Analysis
- And more...
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As a non for profit entity, KRF needs your support. Here is how you can help:
- Become a Member
- Join us as a Volunteer
- Join us as a Researcher or a Clinician
- Help us with Public or Private Fund Raising
- Provide us with your Ideas
Ella's Keloid Encounter, a True Story:
I never knew keloids existed. Even after I got bumps on my ears after piercing them I never quite understood what they were. I thought they were an infection and that by time they would fade, and I neglected them. A few years later I had constructional surgery for my jaw, my incisions are similar to those of a facelift. They run down both sides of my face along the ear line. Surgery was a success but healing was not. My scars were not healing as I expected. Instead they were inflamed and were getting larger and longer. Now, I have two elongated scars on either side of my face and I wish I never got surgery. I have tried everything to get rid of them since my countless visits to my surgeon and dermatologist. I have tried steroid injections, lasers, creams, tea tree oil and everything listed on the internet. NOTHING has worked. I ordered myself the HEI BA GAO black keloid paste from the Jamu shop. Im waiting on that. Living with a keloid has been the hardest experience I have had in my life.
When I saw your website my heart skipped a beat, especially after having checked the date and saw how recent it was. Im extremely happy to see that keloids for once have been taken seriously. The world found a way to get to the moon and back using science and unexplainable things but a cure for a skin disease was never noticed and focused on. I am so very proud to read through this website. If there is anything I can do to help I will. Im a 21 year old student living in the middle east I have no knowledge in medicine and whatnot but I am living with a keloid, so the only experience I have is how unsuccessful my treatments have been. Is it so difficult to treat a keloid though? I mean is there nothing in the market that can actually stop collagen growth? It sounds so simple but yet I have had nothing work for me! I will recommend your website to hundreds of people following my keloid blogs. I would love to hear back from you and if you wish to use my above story I don't mind at all. Thank you for this lovely website and will look forward to hearing back from you Ella J. K.
- November 11, 2011
- KRF Formally Registered in New York State
- KRF is pleased to announce that its Certificate of Incorporation was accepted and filled by the State of New York. KRF is now able to conduct fund raising activities to support conduct of much needed research in the field of Keloid.
- October 18, 2011
- Grant Approval from Rockefeller University
- KRF is pleased to announce that Dr. Tirgan's proposal to study "Pathogenesis of Keloid" was approved by the Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences. (RUCCTS Grant # 2UL1RR024143 from the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health). We thank Rockefeller University for extending support to our fight against keloid disorder. www.KeloidTissueBank.com is the official website of the main study.
- October 14, 2011
- Dr. James N. Musyoka, joins KRF
- KRF is pleased to announce that Dr. Musyoka has joined KRF. Dr. Musyoka has just completed his PhD with focus on would healing and keloid research and has previously conducted laboratory research in this area. We welcome Dr. Musyoka as a new member of KRF.
- August 4, 2011
- Dr. Djoned Sananto joins KRF
- KRF is pleased to announce that Dr. Sananto, Head of Plastic Surgery Department at Haji General Hospital in Indonesia, has joined KRF. Dr. Sananto has strong interest in keloid disorder, actively treats patients with keloids, has previously conducted laboratory research in keloid and published the study results. We welcome Dr. Sananto as a new member of KRF.
- July 28, 2011
- Advanced Pathology Laboratory Partners with KRF
- KRF is pleased to announce that the Director of Advanced Pathology Laboratory, Dr. Ali Daneshvar, has made a long term commitment to serve as the Tissue Bank arm of KRF. Advanced Pathology Laboratory is a CLIA certified full service pathology laboratory, located in Northfiled, New Jersey.
- July 21, 2011
- KRF Appoints General Counsel
- KRF is pleased to announce appointment of its General Counsel. Attorney Ronald R. Benjamin of Binghamton, New York has been appointed General Counsel for Keloid Research Foundation. He will oversee all legal matters that concern operations of KRF. Mr. Benjamin has been practicing public interest law since 1979.