DFB Pharmaceuticals

Braham Shroot, Ph.D., chief scientific officer, senior vice president of R&D for DFB Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has been elected vice president of the Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID). The SID is a professional membership organization serving scientists and physicians working in academic settings, researchers in government and industry, practicing dermatologists, residents and fellows, and members of the lay community interested in skin research. Its mission is to advance and promote the sciences relevant to skin health and disease through education, advocacy and scholarly exchange of scientific information.

Dr. Shroot’s term will continue until May 2007. He was elected to SID in 1982, and has served on its board of directors from 2000 – 2005. Dr. Shroot is also Treasurer of the Wound Healing Society. He has served as chief scientific officer and senior vice president of R&D for DFB Pharmaceuticals since 1999.