Grants We Funded
Grant applicants for the 2022 cycle requested a total of over $2.9 million dollars. The PSF Study Section subcommittees of Basic & Translational Research and Clinical Research evaluated 115 grant applications on the following topics:
The PSF awarded research grants totaling almost $550,000 to support 19 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.
Investigating the Role of Myofibroblasts in Wound Healing
Mark Fisher MD · Duke University
Investigating the Use of MRI for Diagnosing and Managing Wrist Ligament Injuries
Brett Michelotti MD · University of Michigan
Investigation of Mechanical Forces on Wound Healing Angiogenesis
Douglas Helm MD · Massachusetts General Hospital
Investigation of Muscle Reinnervation and Functional Recovery
Philip Johnson PhD · Washington University
Investigation of subclinical infection in breast implant capsular contracture
Michael Delong MD · The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Investigation of the Effects of Amifostine in the Mitigation of Radiation Injury
Alicia Snider MD · University of Michigan
iPSC based Tissue Engineered Graft for Wound Healing
Henry Hsia MD · CT - 19/19 - Yale University School of Medicine
Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Safe in Cancer Patients?
C. Suzanne Cutter MD · Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Ketorolac in Palatoplasty: A Randomized Blinded Controlled Tral
Matthew Greives MD · Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Large Animal Model of the LYMPHA Technique
Dhruv Singhal MD · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center