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.
Delivery of miR through Biodegradable Scaffolds
Michael Ogilvie MD, MBA · Duke University Medical Center
Dendritic Cell Induced Tolerance in Rat Composite Allograft
Vu Nguyen MD · University of Pittsburgh
Determining the Mechanism of Arteriovenous Malformation
Arin Greene MD · Children's Hospital Boston
Determining the Mechanism of Pediatric Capillary Malformation
Arin Greene MD · Children's Hospital Boston
Determining the Mechanism of Scarless Wound Healing
Edward Buchanan MD · Stanford University
Determining the potential of adipose-derived stem cells
Sarah Frommer MD, PhD · Rhode Island Hospital
Developing the DSI for Re-establishing Sensory Feedback in Peripheral Afferents
Widya Adidharma MD · The Regents of the University of Michigan
Developing the TRANS-Q to Measure Outcomes for Gender-Affirming Treatment
Anne Klassen PhD · McMaster University, Faculty of Health Sciences
Development and Deployment of a Decision Aid for Burn Reconstructive Surgery
Clifford Sheckter MD · Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System
Development and Testing of a Decision Aid for Patients with Dupuytren's
Melissa Roy MD, Msc, FRCSC · University Health Network