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🌟Ehrlich Rising Stars in Wound Healing of 2026🌟

This award is given in honor of H Paul Ehrlich, PhD. Nominees should be active in wound healing as an independent researcher. A nominee should have strong leadership and mentoring skills, be published in the wound literature, and have an unswerving commitment to wound healing. Keep reading for more information.

🌟Meet the 2026 Ehrlich Rising Star in Wound Healing🌟

2026 H. Paul Ehrlich Rising Star, Kanhaiya Singh, PhD, from McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh is the recipient of the Ehrlich award. His research focus is on the “Epigenetic Basis of Diabetic Wound Healing Impairment."

An overview of his wound healing research will be given as the H Paul Ehrlich Rising Star Lecture during the DLS with Wound Healing Foundation Conference in April 2026.

Dr. Singh stated: “This award will allow me to facilitate the presentation and scientific discussion of my work to renowned wound healing clinicians and scientists. The main goal is to receive peer critiques about my research approach and to begin collaboration to address the epigenetic pathology of diabetic wounds. Scientific interactions with others examining critical questions related to the epigenetic basis of diabetic wound healing impairment will help me formulate novel hypotheses to be tested in my future intramural and extramural grants.“

Congratulations Kanhaiya!

Pictured: 2026 Ehrlich Rising Star, Kanhaiya Singh, PhD

H. Paul Ehrlich, PhD, faithfully served the Wound Healing Foundation continuously as a Board of Director for 13 years and as Foundation Awards Chair for 15 years. Dr Ehrlich was a nationally and internationally recognized scientist in wound healing and scar research, who made a major impact in protein and collagen synthesis and catabolism in wound healing. Paul was a staunch supporter of young investigator research and a great mentor. He understood how much an award could impact a young investigator's career, and he made major contributions to the success of numerous research and educational efforts of the Foundation.

Pictured: H. Paul Ehrlich, PhD

The $2,000 Award is given to a promising nominee with leadership potential in wound healing research.

Applicants must:

Be an active contributor to the wound healing community through meetings, publications, grants, or other activities
Be within their 10 years of independent research position
Nominated by a person in the wound research or wound care or wound healing community
Have demonstrated commitment to wound healing research via multiple publications in this area in the last 5 years
Clearly state how many years the nominee has been an independent researcher

H. Paul Ehrlich Rising Star - Wound Healing Foundation

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Next Deadline: September 29, 2026

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