Grants We Funded
In 2017, The Plastic Surgery Foundation (The PSF) awarded 27 Investigator-Initiated projects and allocated $809,578 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.
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning's Effect on Fat Graft Volume
Andrew Gassman MD · The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Reprogramming of ASCs for Increased Osteogenic Potential
James Bradley MD, FACS · The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Rescue of Coronal Suture Fusion Using Flutamide
Gregory Cooper MD · University of Pittsburgh
Restauration of immune function after lymph node transfer
Gabriela Garcia Nores MD · Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Revealing how vibration injures peripheral nerves and methods of prevention
Chaowen Wu MD · The Medical College of Wisconsin
Reversal of UV irradiation-induced skin injury with c-Jun siRNA
Sara Immerman · New York University School of Medicine
Reversibility of Age-Related Effects on Nerve Regeneration
Daniel Demsey MD · The Hospital for Sick Children
Reversible Chemical Myotomy for Lateral Abdominal Wall Release
Hooman Soltanian MD · Case Western Reserve University - School of Medicine
Role of Egr1 in Skeletal Muscle Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Jamie Schall MD · Southern Illinois University
Role of Innervation in the Metabolic Response of Skin to Injury
Soner Tatilded MD · New York University Medical Center