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.
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
Modulating Macrophage Dynamics to Improve Autologous Fat Grafting Outcomes
Lauren Kokai PhD · University of Pittsburgh
Modulation of TGF-B in Scarless Wound Healing Using Decorin and Mannose-6-P
Steven Bates MD · Stanford University
Molecular Basis for Neuroregenerative Effects of FK-506
Michael Brenner MD · Washington University
Motor Axon Misdirection in Traumatic Neuroma-in-Continuity Injury
Jacob Alant MD, FRCSC · University of Calgary
Multichannel Carbon Fiber Electrodes to Enhance Nerve Regeneration
Stephen Kemp PhD · University of Michigan, Section of Plastic Surgery
Multilineage Stem Cell Therapy For Diabetic Wounds
Oren Tepper MD · New York University Medical Center
Muscle Graft Design in a Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface
Shoshana Ambani MD · The Regents of the University of Michigan