1986

• Foundation opens, starting what has become an acclaimed national scientific and medical research program aimed at finding a cure for scleroderma

• First research funded
• Cool Comedy – Hot Cuisine ’87 – ‘02
• Wall Street Journal features Foundation
• Pro-Am Celebrity Golf Tournament ’87 – ‘93

1987

1988

• Foundation meets with President Reagan
• Foundation awards $1/4 million dollars to research

• SRF testifies: Congressional Appropriations Committees ’89 – ‘02
• Foundation lays groundwork for innovative research model

1989

1990

• New York Times features Foundation
• SRF secures first National Scleroderma Awareness Week

• SRF hosts first research symposium
• Chairman Sharon Monsky serves on the NIAMS Advisory Council ’91 – ‘99

1991

1992

• Foundation meets with President Bush
• Bay Area Research Center opens

• Trails to Sails bike events ’93 – ‘97
• Business Week features Foundation
• SRF hosts first East Coast Symposium

1993

1994

• East Coast Research Center opens
• Trails to Sails bike event raises over $100,000

• Foundation meets with Hillary Clinton
• Power of Two documentary produced by SRF
• SRF hosts first annual scientific workshop

1995

1996

• For Hope airs on national television
• SRF launches Cure Advocate Program
• Foundation appears on “Oprah”
• Capitol Hill: “Healthy Women 2000” conference

• Sheryl Crow gives concert to benefit SRF
• East Coast Research Center expands to Ohio State University
• Research!America grants SRF founder first National Volunteer Advocacy Award

1997

1998

• First scientific journal devoted entirely to scleroderma
• 10th annual Cool Comedy – Hot Cuisine sets fundraising record

• SRF receives Golden Triangle Award from American Academy of Dermatology
• LA Mart “Galaxy Club LA” benefits SRF
• SRF hosts UCSF Scleroderma Research Day

1999

2000

• Genetics studies program launched
• SRF inaugurates Post Doctoral Program
• East Coast Research Center expands to Duke University

• SRF celebrates the return of Cool Comedy – Hot Cuisine
• Fast Track to a Cure documentary produced by SRF
• First-ever neurological study conducted by SRF

2001

2002

• SRF publishes updated scleroderma handbook
• 10th annual scientific research workshop hosted by SRF