Grants We Funded
In 2019, The Plastic Surgery Foundation (The PSF) awarded 33 investigator-initiated projects and allocated $891,274 to support the newest, clinically relevant research in plastic surgery.
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons/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.
Mechanotransduction in Adverse Implant-Tissue Interactions
Jagannath Padmanabhan MD · Stanford University
Microfluidic Purification of Adipose-derived Cell Populations
Adam Katz MD · The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia
Micro-mechanical Forces to Stimulate Wound Healing
Dennis Orgill MD, PhD · Brigham and Women's Hospital
Micro-RNA and Classification of Hemangiomas
Christopher Spock MD · Yale School of Medicine
Microsurgery Simulation in Training and Competency Assessment
Kari Keys MD · University of Washington
Microsurgical Reactivation of Cleft Lip Developmental Programs
Jason Spector MD · Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Migratory Inhibitors For Local Immunosuppression In CTA
Stefan Schneeberger MD · University of Pittsburgh
Mmp9 Inhibition Decreases Scarring During Flexor Tendon Healing
Alayna Loiselle PhD · Universty of Rochester
Modified Helicoid Weave Technique - A Novel Method to Enhance Nerve Regeneration
Laxminarayan Bhandari MD · Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery Inc.
Modulating Immunotherapy in Composite Tissue Allotransplantation
Galen Wachtman MD · University of Pittsburgh