Grants Funded
Grant applicants for the 2024 cycle requested a total of nearly $3 million dollars. The PSF Study Section Subcommittees of Basic & Translational Research and Clinical Research evaluated more than 100 grant applications on the following topics:
The PSF awarded research grants totaling over $650,000 dollars to support more than 20 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.
A Biomimetic Approach to Sensory Restoration Using a Biologic Nerve Interface
Widya Adidharma MD · The Regents of the University of Michigan
A Cost Utility Analysis Comparing Lower Limb Salvage Versus Amputation for Type III Fractures
Kevin Chung MD, MS · University Of Michigan
A new patient-reported outcome measure for body contouring
Andrea Pusic MD, MHS, FACS, FRCSC · Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
A Novel Osteogenic Oxysterol for Cranial Bone rRegeneration
Reza Jarrahy MD · The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
A Population Study of the Impact of Provider Volume on Outcomes of Free Flap
Elham Mahmoudi Research Assistant Professor · University of Michigan
A protective role for SIRT1 against aging in human ASCs
Ivona Percec MD, PhD · University of Pennsylvania
Acellular Dermal Matrix in One-Stage Breast Reconstruction:A RCT
Toni Zhong MD · University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
Activated Adipose Stem Cells for the Prevention/Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Derek Banyard MD · The Regents of the University of California (Irvine)
Activation of the Resident Skeletal Stem Cell for Articular Cartilage Repair
Matthew Murphy MB BCh BAO(Hons) MRCSI PhD · Stanford University
Addressing Disparities in Breast Reconstruction via Patient-led Storytelling
Lily Mundy MD · Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine