Grants We Funded
Grant applicants for the 2023 cycle requested a total of nearly $4 million dollars. The PSF Study Section Subcommittees of Basic & Translational Research and Clinical Research evaluated nearly 140 grant applications on the following topics:
The PSF awarded research grants totaling over $1 million dollars to support nearly 30 plastic surgery research proposals.
ASPS/PSF leadership is committed to continuing to provide high levels of investigator-initiated research support to ensure that plastic surgeons have the needed research resources to be pioneers and innovators in advancing the practice of medicine.
Research Abstracts
Search The PSF database to have easy access to full-text grant abstracts from past PSF-funded research projects 2003 to present. All abstracts are the work of the Principal Investigators and were retrieved from their PSF grant applications. Several different filters may be applied to locate abstracts specific to a particular focus area or PSF funding mechanism.
Preventing Scar Contracture Formation by Inhibiting ROCK
Howie Levinson MD, FACS · Duke University Medical Center
Prioritizing Preferences for Breast Reconstruction Through Shared Decision-Making
Ronnie Shammas MD · Duke University Medical Center
Prospective Longitudinal Study of Non-Operative Thumb CMC Arthritis Interventions
James Higgins MD · MedStar Health Research Institute
Psychosocial and Physical Functioning Following Body Contouring Surgery
David Sarwer PhD · University of Pennsylvania
Simultaneous Stem Cell and Composite Tissue Transplantation
David Mathes MD · University of Washington
Sirtuin Regulation of Aging Human Adipose Tissue
Ivona Percec MD PhD · The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
Skeletal muscle regeneration by human satellite cells following denervation
Alvin Wong MD · The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Stem Cell Therapy for Tolerance Induction in Composite Tissue Allografts
Maria Siemionow MD, PhD · The Cleveland Clinic
Study of the Relationship Between Breast Implants and Lymphoma
Garry Brody MD · USC/University of Southern California
Targeted Mechanism Based Treatment of Heterotopic Ossification
Benjamin Levi MD · The Regents of the University of Michigan