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.
Induction of Tolerance in CTA with TGF-beta/Fc,Rapamycin and ALS
Wensheng Zhang · University of Pittsburgh
Influence of MAPK Signaling on Ischemic Wound Healing in Elderly
Qixu Zhang MD, PhD · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Influence of Mechanical Stress on Muenke Syndrome Craniosynostosis
Gregory Lakin MD · University of Pennsylvania
Influence of PEDOT and myoblasts on neuroma formation
Benjamin Wei MD · The Regents of the University of Michigan
Influence of Pocket Irrigants on Breast Implant Infections
Terence Myckatyn MD · The Washington University
Influence of Tensile Strain on Dural Cells and Cranial Sutures
Richard Kirschner MD · University of Pennsylvania
Inhibition of Skin Rejection in Composite Tissue Allotranplantation by Using migratory Inhibitors for Topical Immunosuppression
Stefan Schneeberger MD · University of Pittsburgh
Injectable Cellulosic Hydrogels
Peter Taub MD · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Injectable Shape-Memorizing Scaffolds for Skin Sculpting
Christoph Nabzdyk MD · Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
Inkjet biopatterning to spatially control osteo- and angiogenesis
Joseph Losee MD · University of Pittsburgh