Supporting Charities: The Brian V Jegasothy Memorial Research Endowment
Miami Skin Institute’s supporting charities reflect Dr. Jegasothy’s commitment to medical research and community service. In 2008, Dr. Jegasothy, her mother Juliet and her brother Manoj endowed a trust honoring the memory of their husband and father, Dr. Brian V Jegasothy. The endowment rewards an outstanding research-oriented fellow or faculty member each year and supports continued advances in dermatology knowledge through molecular and cellular research. Dr. Jegasothy and her family will continue supporting this endowment in perpetuity, as her father would have wanted.
Supporting Charities: Brian V Jegasothy Memorial Research Endowment 2020 Winner
The endowed Jegasothy Research Award in 2020 was given to support the very successful work of Dr. Hideki Mochizuki, who is making critical observations regarding brain activation during itch, and studying potential cerebral biomarkers. We thank the Jegasothy family for their continued support and are exceptionally proud to have Dr. Manjula Jegasothy, as one of our very successful graduates
Since she was 8 years old, Dr. Jegasothy has been a hard-working and effective volunteer and fundraiser for a variety of non-profit organizations. Below are just some of the charities she has been involved in:
Dr. Jegasothy was an active member of The Junior League of Miami® (JLM), from 2001–2011 and is currently a sustaining member. The JLM is an extremely efficient and successful women’s charity organization which funds multiple institutions yearly that locally improve the lives of indigent and abused women and their children. Dr. Jegasothy is a member of the 1926 Foundation®, signifying the inaugural year and a high donation level to The Junior League of Miami®. Asian Indian Christian Church of Pittsburgh (AICCP): Since Pittsburgh is the location of a large Hindu temple, Indian & Sri Lankan Christians are a smaller minority than they might be in other big American cities. Dr. Jegasothy’s late father and grandfather founded the church 15 years ago, which has thrived, welcoming Christian Asian newcomers into Pittsburgh and providing a cheery and inviting cultural environment for fellowship. Dr. Jegasothy supports AICCP in reverence to her parents and grandparents, who would have truly benefited from this organization, when they first emigrated to the United States.
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