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.
Smart Scaffolds for Soft-Tissue Engineering
Julio Clavijo-Alvarez MD · University of Pittsburgh
Spitzoid Nevi Versus Melanoma by Cellular Gp100, Nedd9 and Gab2
Matthew McRae MD · Yale School of Medicine
Standardization of Clinical Outcomes for Cleft Care and Research
Alexander Allori MD · Duke University Medical Center
Stem Cell Biotherapy for Chronic Cutaneous Wounds
Jordan Steinberg MD, PhD · Northwestern University - Chicago Campus
Stem Cell Therapy for Tolerance Induction in Composite Tissue Allografts
Maria Siemionow MD, PhD · The Cleveland Clinic
Steps to Engineering Flexible Ear-Shaped Cartilage
Niamh O'Sullivan MD · Massachusetts General Hospital
Strain Pattern Directed Engineered Bone for Craniofacial Reconstruction
Cory Goldberg MD, FRCS · Toronto General Hospital
Strategies for Repair of Infected Calvarial Bone Defects
Sanjay Naran MD · University of Pittsburgh
Study of the Relationship Between Breast Implants and Lymphoma
Garry Brody MD · USC/University of Southern California
Surgical Biomaterials as Substrates For Biofilm Formation
Eric Chien-Wei Liao MD, PhD · Harvard Medical School