• Societies and organizations where hair research is a primary focus

Societies and organizations where hair research is a primary focus

• North American Hair Research Society (NAHRS)
  The North American Hair Research Society (NAHRS) is a nonprofit group dedicated to the advancement of hair research in The United States and Canada. Its membership includes individuals located worldwide working in academia, dermatology clinics, and industry. Conferences and discussion groups are held on an occasional basis. It contributes to the international hair research scene and organizes international conventions jointly with other hair research societies.
• European Hair Research Society (EHRS)
  The European Hair Research Society (EHRS) is a non-profit group dedicated to the advancement of hair research in European countries. Its membership includes individuals located worldwide working in academia, dermatology clinics, and industry. It holds a conference each year for members and non-members alike to present and discuss hair research. It contributes to the international hair research scene and organizes international conventions jointly with other hair research societies.
• Hair Research Societies Global Hub Web Site
  Launched in April 2003, the hair research societies' global hub web site is a joint venture between the regional research societies listed below and orchestrated by the the North American Hair Research Society. This site serves to update the international community on upcoming meetings and recent publications on hair-related issues.
• Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation
  Cicatricial (scarring) alopecia refers to a group of rare disorders which destroy the hair follicle and replace it with scar tissue, thereby causing permanent hair loss. Founded in 2001, the Cicatricial Alopecia Research Foundation has offices in Los Angeles, and works to access patients, the medical community and the public through its website, Patient Conference and association with leading researchers and clinicians. The Foundation's commitment to research is reflected through participation in scientific meetings, education programs, and its research program that provides grants to investigators around the world who seek to enhance our knowledge about this difficult group of diseases.
• Bald Girls do Lunch
  Bald Girls do Lunch is a nonprofit 501(c)3 group that brings women with alopecia areata together regionally for education, beauty know-how and the benefits of meeting others. The web site provides details on get togethers around the USA.
• I'm a Kid Foundation
  I'm a Kid Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that supports children with medical hair loss through resources, educational awareness, and great programs to enrich the lives of those affected.
• Canadian Hair Research Foundation
  The Canadian Hair Research Foundation responds to the growing need for centralized, credible, evidence-based information on hair diseases and hair loss. The Canadian Hair Research Foundation is a research-focused organization dedicated to sustaining continuous education and medical research into hair and hair-related conditions in order to better inform interested individuals and provide improved care for all those with hair disorders.
• Australian Hair and Wool Research Society (AHWRS)
  The Australian Hair and Wool Research Society (AHWRS) is a nonprofit group dedicated to the advancement of hair research in Australia, New Zealand and other countries of the pacific rim. Its membership includes individuals located worldwide working in academia, dermatology clinics, and industry. It holds regional conferences on a regular basis and organizes international conventions jointly with other hair research societies.
• National Alopecia Areata Foundation
  The National Alopecia Areata Foundation (NAAF) based in California, has a network of support groups across the US and beyond for those with alopecia areata. The Organization provides information on alopecia areata and raises funds for hair research.
• Children's Alopecia Project
  Alopecia Areata is not life threatening but it is life altering and that is why the Children's Alopecia Project was incorporated as the only non-profit directed specifically to children with this disease. Their goal is to generate public awareness of the disease and to raise money for research and build Self-esteem via support group participation for children and their parents.
• American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS)
  The American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS) is a non profit organization of professional plastic surgeons. Although it covers all forms of plastic surgery, some members are hair transplant specialists. Brief comments on hair replacement surgery from The American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS) are available on their web site.
• International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS)
  The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) is a non profit voluntary organization of hair restoration specialists. It happens to share the offices of the American Academy of Dermatology. It was founded in 1992 as the first international society to promote continuing quality improvement and education for professionals in the field of hair restoration surgery. A searchable database of current members is available.
• Bald Headed Men of America Society
  Started in 1973 this organization is devoted to those challenged by a lack of hair growth.