Research Grants Program

Congratulations to the 2013 Grant Recipients!

A biomechanical comparison of a novel spring
ligament reconstruction technique with previously
reported techniques

Josh Baxter, PhD and Jonathan T. Deland, MD

Syndesmotic disruption: changes in tibiofubular motion

and ankle contact stresses

Mark C. Drakos, MD, Jeremy LaMothe, MD,
and Josh Baxter, PhD

Adipogenesis of adipose tissue derived mesenchymal
stem cells in foot fat pad

Zijun Zhang, MD, PhD and Lew C. Schon, MD

Plan now to apply for a 2014 Research Grant

The AOFAS awards one-year research grants (July 1 - June 30) in amounts up to $20,000. The goals of the Research Grants Program are:

to advance foot and ankle investigation by providing seed funding for promising research projects
to encourage supplemental submissions to national funding sources.

Applications for 2014 grants will be due December 1, 2013.

Applications are reviewed and ranked by the Research Committee on a competitive basis using a blinded NIH-style process. Funding recommendations are submitted to the AOFAS Board of Directors, which approves funding based on monies available without identification of project titles or names of investigators.

Grants awarded by the AOFAS have resulted in innovative insights in foot and ankle care, presentations at AOFAS and other educational meetings, published articles in Foot & Ankle International and other specialty journals, and larger grants from national sources.

AOFAS Grant Application form 2013.docx

Eligibility

Eligibility for grant funding is a benefit of membership in AOFAS, and the principal investigator or co-investigator must be an AOFAS Active Member, Associate Member - Osteopathic, Candidate Member or International Member.

The principal investigators or co-investigators will not be awarded more than two grants in any four consecutive years. Research Committee members and its ad hoc reviewers may not submit applications in the year they are reviewing applications.

Questions?

Please e-mail the AOFAS Office or call 847-698-4654.

An OEF-funded Program

The Research Grants Program is funded by generous donations from individuals and corporations to the Outreach & Education Fund (OEF) and designated giving to AOFAS/OEF via the Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation (OREF).

Questions? Please contact the AOFAS Executive Office at aofasinfo@aofas.org or 800-235-4855 or 847-698-4654 (outside US).

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Ongoing research is vital to the future of medicine and orthopaedic surgery is no exception. Just think of the impact more research could have on the future of foot and ankle orthopaedics.

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