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MTF announces 2010 research grant recipients
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The Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF) announced in a press release it will award more than $2.4 million in grants this year, continuing the nonprofit organization’s historical support for research to expand the science of transplantation. Since 1987, MTF has been at the forefront of tissue research, with close to $24 million awarded in grants through 2009.
“MTF is dedicated to providing quality allograft tissue through a commitment to excellence in education, research, recovery and care for recipients, donors and their families. Our mission values research and our support for grants, fellowships and educational efforts has been consistent and generous over the years,” MTF President Bruce Stroever, stated in the release. “We are very pleased to announce these grant recipients for 2010.”
The 2010 grant recipients approved for funding are:
Peer review – investigator, multi-year awards
Kathleen Derwin, PhD, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine-CWRU, Biocompatibility and Efficacy of Reinforced Fascia ECM for Augmentation of Rotator Cuff Repairs in a Canine Shoulder Model.
Valentina Grishko, PhD, University of South Alabama, Effect of Hyaluronic Acid on Chondrocyte Viability and Function During Prolonged Cold Storage.
David Sachs, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Induction of Tolerance to Composite Tissue Allografts.
D.R. Sumner, PhD. Rush University Medical Center, Stem Cell Mobilization to Enhance Bone Regeneration.
Peer review – investigator, single-year awards
Yusuf Khan, PhD, University of Connecticut Health Center, Functionalizing Allografts with Polymer-Based Bioactive Coatings.
Brandon Santoni, PhD, Colorado State University, Effect of Systemically Injected Bone Marrow Derived Stem Cells on Segmental Bone Allograft Osteointegration.
Alexander Shin, MD, Mayo Clinic, Neovascularization, Axonal Regeneration and Return of Motor Function Following Processed Allogeneic Nerve Grafting: A Study of the Effect of Nerve Blood Flow and Neoangiogenesis on Functional Recovery After Allograft Reconstruction of Segmental Sciatic Nerve Defects.
Peer review – dermal tissue
B. Todd Heniford, MD, Carolinas Medical Center, Evaluation of the Tissue Incorporation of Triclosan-Coated Human Dermal Grafts and Lysostaphin-Coated Human and Xenogenic Dermal Grafts and Their Effectiveness to Resist Infection with Staphylococcus Aureus.
J.R. Neff Award
Jay Lieberman, MD, University of Connecticut Health Center, Progenitor Cell Response to Bone Graft Substitutes in Bone Repair.
OREF (Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation) Award
Quanjun Cui, MD, University of Virginia, Stem Cell-Based Angiogenic and Osteogenic Gene Therapy to Enhance Bone Defect Repair.
Charles Herndon Residency Awards
Thomas Keller, MD, University of Virginia, A Novel Scaffold for Growth Factor Delivery – An Alternative Graft for Tendon Repair.
Mara Schenker, MD, University of Pennsylvania, In Vivo and In Vitro Integration of Engineered Nanofibrous Scaffolds in Meniscal Defects.