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.
Role of Integrin-Dependent Crosstalk in Hypertrophic Scar Formation
Paschalia Mountziaris MD · Albany Medical College
Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases in Reepithelialization
Sherry Collawn MD, PhD · AL - 32/250 - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Role of MMP-9 in Wound Healing
Lily Lee MD · University of Sourthern California
Role of non-adherent Clonogenic ASCs on T-cell Immunomodulation
Angelo Leto Barone MD · Johns Hopkins University
Role of Schwann Cell CD-40 Status on Nerve Allograft Rejection
Debbie Yu MD · University of Michigan
Role of Toll-Receptor Adenosine Signalling in Wound Repair
Lisa Jacob MD · New Jersey Medical School
Sacrococcygeal Morphology and Morphometry of Patients with Pressure Injuries
Barbara Delmore · New York University School of Medicine
Scar Contracture Prevention By Inhibition of Cell Contractility
Howard Levinson MD, FACS · Duke University
Schwann Cell Senescence: A Result of Chronic Denervation?
Scott Farber MD · Washington University in St. Louis
Seeding Success: Encouraging Cross-Talk At The Vascular Frontline
Marc Soares MD · New York University School of Medicine