SESPRS Research Grant

This grant is awarded during the Annual Scientific Meeting for the best research proposal submitted. The research proposal must be related to plastic surgery and have a clinical application. Research must be completed within 12 months of presentation of the award. The winner must present the resulting paper at the following year Annual Meeting and also are encouraged to submit a manuscript for publication to either Annals of Plastic Surgery or Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 

Previous Research Grant Recipients:

2013 Grant: Collawn, et al: Stromal cell conditioned media and wound healing
Presented: 2014 Annual Meeting

2014 Grant: DeGeorge, et al: ADM revascularization
Funding: TEI Biosciences
Presented: 2015 Annual Meeting

2015 Grant: Hollenbeck, et al: Feasibility of Nanoplatforms for Tracking Adipose Derived Stem Cells
Funding: TEI Biosciences
Interim report received January, 2016: satisfactory
Presented: 2016 Annual Meeting 

2016 Grant: Harold I. Friedman, et al: A Three Dimensional in Vitro Model to Study Cell-Cell Interactions During Capsule Formation
Funding: Integra LifeSciences
Interim report received January of 2017: satisfactory
Presented: 2017 Annual Meeting

2017 Grant: 2 Grants Awarded
Timothy W. King, et al: Development of a 3-D Bioprinter for Tissue Engineering

Sherry S. Collawn, et al: Stromal Cell Interactions with Skin Cancer

Funding: Integra LifeSciences and MiMedx
Interim reports received January of 2018: satisfactory
Presented: 2018 Annual Meeting

2018 Grant: 2 Grants Awarded
Brent R. DeGeorge, et al: Microporous Annealed Particle Scaffold for Articular Cartilage Regeneration

Henry C. Vasconez, et al: Transcriptome-Wide Microarray Analysis to Determine Molecular Mechanisms in Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Pilot Case-Control Study

Funding: Integra LifeSciences and MiMedx
Interim reports received January of 2019: satisfactory
Presented: 2019 Annual Meeting

2019 Grant: 2 Grants Awarded

Brent R. DeGeorge, et al: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Topical Cannabidiol for the Treatment of Thumb Basal Joint Arthritis

Frank Lau, et al: Mechanisms Linking Obesity and Breast Cancer: A Study Using a Novel, 3-Dimensional Model of Breast Cancer-Breast Parenchyma Interactions

Funding: TelaBio

2020 Grant: 2 Grants Awarded 

Chris A. Campbell, et al: Enhanced biointegration of acellular dermal matrix through macrophage mediated angiogenesis from local IL-4 delivery

Adam J. Katz, et al: Effect of SVF Composition on In-Vivo Activity and Mechanism of Action: Toward Reproducible and Effective Autologous Cell Therapies 

Funding: TelaBio

2021 Grant: 2 Grants Awarded

Brent DeGeorge, et al: Assessing the Mechanism of Cannabichromene (CBC) Alone and in Combination with Major Phytocannabinoids in the Alleviation Pain

Scott T. Hollenbeck et al: Assessing Adipose Senescence As a Predictor of Graft Survival and Volume Retention  

Funding: TelaBio

2022 Grant: 2 Grants Awarded

Adam Katz, MD et al: Identification and Characterization of Lymphatic Endothelial in Human Lipoaspirate

Nicholas Panetta, MD et al: Long Term Efficacy of Immediate Lymphovenous Bypass at the Time of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in the Prevention of Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema

Funding: TelaBio

2023 Grant: 1 Grant Awarded

Ronnie Shammas, MD et al: Eliciting Treatment Preferences for Breast Reconstruction in Black Women Using a Novel Shared Decision-Making Aid

Funding: TelaBio

2024 Grant: 1 Grant Awarded

Huseyin Karagoz, MD - The Role of Common Lymphatic Endothelial and Vascular Endothelial Reception-1 9CLEVER-1) in Lymphedema

2025 Grant: 2 Grants Awarded

Bert Losken, MD - Evaluating Prophyulactic Non-Surgical Interventions Using Artifical Intelligence to Identify Suclinical Facial Aging Patterns

Brett T. Phillips, MD - Assessment of Topical Minoxidil on Skin Flap Viability in Breast Reconstruction

Funding: TelaBio