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.

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Inhibition of Skin Rejection in Composite Tissue Allotranplantation by Using migratory Inhibitors for Topical Immunosuppression

Stefan Schneeberger MD · University of Pittsburgh

Grants We Funded

Research Abstracts

Induction of Immunological Tolerance to Vascularized Skin

Induction of Nerve Allograft Tolerance Using anti-CD40L Monoclonal Antibody

Induction of Oxidative Stress to Promote Angiogensis

Induction of Tolerance in CTA with TGF-beta/Fc,Rapamycin and ALS

Influence of MAPK Signaling on Ischemic Wound Healing in Elderly

Influence of Mechanical Stress on Muenke Syndrome Craniosynostosis

Influence of PEDOT and myoblasts on neuroma formation

Influence of Pocket Irrigants on Breast Implant Infections

Influence of Tensile Strain on Dural Cells and Cranial Sutures

Inhibition of Skin Rejection in Composite Tissue Allotranplantation by Using migratory Inhibitors for Topical Immunosuppression