Grants 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.
IGF-1 Nanoparticles to Improve Functional Recovery after Peripheral Nerve Injury
Philip Hanwright MD · Johns Hopkins University-School of Medicine
IGFR1: A Potential Therapeutic Target For Dupuytren's Disease
Bing Siang Gan MD · Lawson Health Research Institute (Lawson)
IL-2 immunomodulation and topical immunosuppression in CTA
Rishi Jindal MD · University of Pittsburgh
Immune Cell Specific Therapy to Prevent Extremity Heterotopic Ossification
David Stepien MD, PhD · The Regents of the University of Michigan
Immune Cell Trafficking After Hind Limb Transplantation
Mario Solari MD · University of Pittsburgh
Immune Tolerance for Surgical Transplantation of the Hand or Face
David Mathes MD · University of Washington
Immunogenicity of Chondrocytes Removed From Extracellular Matrix
Mark Randolph · Massachusetts General Hospital
Immunosuppressive Properties of Lymphatics in Promoting Melanoma Growth
Claire Li · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)
Impact of Timing of Radiation on IMAs
Terence Myckatyn MD · Washington University in St.Louis
Impact of Treatment Variation for Deep Sternal Wound Infection
Erika Sears MD · The Regents of the University of Michigan