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.

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Research Abstracts

Marrow Stem Cells with Skin Substitutes for Diabetic Wounds

Measuring healthcare quality and the implications for pay-for-performance

Measuring Patient Expectations for Breast Reconstruction

Measuring Patient Satification with Facial Apperance

Measuring Patient Satisfaction in Breast Surgery

Mechanism of Hemangioma: Role of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone

Mechanisms Governing Nerve-Mediated Control of Corneal Epithelial Renewal

Mechanisms involved in Diabetic Fracture Healing

Mechanisms of Radiation Injury and Cytoprotechton in Osteoblasts

Mechanisms regulating fibrosis in chronic lymphedema