Grants Funded
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.
Targeting Neutrophil Extracellular Traps to Improve Extremity Trauma Outcomes
Michael Sorkin MD · University of Michigan, Section of Plastic Surgery
Targeting NRIP1 to Improve Allogeneic Adipose Stem Cells in Diabetic Wounds
Michael Neumeister MD, FRCSC, FACS · Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Targeting pro-adipogenic BMP signaling in secondary lymphedema
Shailesh Agarwal MD · Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
Targeting Tension in Facial Aesthetic Surgery Scars
Madeleine Gust MD · Northwestern University
Teaching and Assessing Operative Judgment in Plastic Surgery
Becher Alhalabi MD · The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Tendon-Bone Composite Tissue Engineering in a Rabbit Model
Grace Graw MD · Palo Alto Institute for Research and Education, Inc.
Terminal Schwann cell contributions to muscle reinnervation after nerve injury
Alison Snyder-Warwick MD · Washington University in St.Louis
Terminal Schwann Cells: Roles in Development and Regeneration
Alison Snyder-Warwick MD · Washington University in St.Louis
The Anti-Neoplastic Effect Of Aminosterol Squalamine On Melanoma
Ashley Amalfi MD · Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
The Biomechanical Effects of Deferoxamine on Irradiated Soft Tissue
Ryan DeCoster M.D., Ph.D. · University of Kentucky Research Foundation