Grants We 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 Validated Assessment Tool for Microsurgical Skills
Reuben Bueno Jr., MD · Southern Illinois University
Accelerated Skin Wound Healing by Small Molecule Compounds Modulating Npas2
Akishige Hokugo · The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Acellular Dermal Matrix in One-Stage Breast Reconstruction:A RCT
Toni Zhong MD · University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
Acellular Musculofascial Flap Matrix for Muscle Engineering
Qixu Zhang MD, PhD · University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Acellular Nerve Conductive Polymer for Peripheral Nerve Interface
Ziya Baghmanli MD · The Regents of the University of Michigan
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
Adherence to Non-Operative Clinical Quality Measures in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Alexander Khouri MD · The Regents of the University of Michigan
Adipocyte Derived Stem Cells in Breast Conservation Therapy: Potential Impact on Breast Cancer Regression
Ernest Chiu MD, FACS · Tulane University