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Team Superstar: Laura Hudson

laura hudson Laura developed alopecia at the tender age of nine. She modeled as a teenager, managing to hide that she had lost her hair. But through the strength of her Christain faith and the love of her family, she came out as a beautiful bald woman on the Learning Channel program "A Makeover Story" She and her husband built a successful business managing award winning Christian and Gospel acts. She and her husband now travel the country sharing their inspirational message of faith. Laura continues to encourage people everywhere to accept and love the person they are, no matter what challenges they face.

Team Superstar: Matt Lucas

matt lucas Matt is a really funny guy. He began his career as a stand-up comedian and moved on to a hugely successful film and television career. His biggest television hit so far is the absolutely nutty and wildly popular "Little Britain" on the BBC. Matt has had alopecia since early childhood and is openly gay. In fact, Mr. Lucas is often listed as one of the UK's most influential gay men. You can read more about Matt and his comedy right here.

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North American Hair Research Society

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The North American Hair Research Society members are clinical or basic science researchers that who are committed to unraveling the causes and developing effective treatments for disorders of hair growth.

The North American Hair Research Society's mission is:

To strongly encourage and promote scientific research in the field of the normal and disordered hair growth.
To promote dissemination of state of the art knowledge on hair biology and medical hair disorders.
To promote interdisciplinary interaction between basic scientists and clinicians through regular meetings, publications and innovative communication.
To establish links with other international hair research societies and to arrange combined meetings on a periodic basis.
To educate both our colleagues and the public on hair biology and the pathophysiology and treatment of hair related conditions.
To create and maintain a database of hair disorders that will foster greater enhanced communication between bench scientists, clinicians, industry, patient support societies, lay public, government and managed care organizations.