Recipients

Since 1987, The Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation has been at the forefront of tissue research, with about $26 million awarded through 2011.

The 2011 grant recipients approved for funding are as follows:

Peer Review - Established Investigator

Primary Investigator : Robert Ballock, M.D.
Institution: Cleveland Clinic
Topic : Transplantation of Growth Plate Chondrocytes for Biologic Reconstruction of the Physis
Amount Awarded : $200,000

Primary Investigator : Henry Donahue, Ph.D.
Institution : Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Topic : Biomemitic Materials to Enhance Bone Graft Healing
Amount Awarded : $200,000

Primary Investigator : Xudong Zhang, Ph.D.
Institution : University of Pittsburgh
Topic :Meniscus Allograft Transplantation:Efficacy and Meniscofemoral Contact Conformity
Amount Awarded : $200,000

J. R. Neff Award

Primary Investigator : Ozan Akkus, Ph.D.
Institution : Case Western Reserve University
Effect of Gamma Radiation on the Functional Fatigue Life of Cortical Bone Grafts
Amount Awarded : $300,000

Peer Review - Junior Investigator

Primary Investigator : Patrick Birmingham, M.D.
Institution : Medical College of Wisconsin
Topic : Acetabular Labrum Transplant in a Cadaver Model
Amount Awarded : $100,000

Primary Investigator : Vivianne Chappuis, DMD
Institution : Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Topic :The Role of BMP-2 in Bone Graft Healing
Amount Awarded : $100,000

Primary Investigator : Frank Petrigliano, M.D.
Institution : The Regents of the University of California
Topic : A Bioengineered Biphasic Scaffold for Ligament Replacement
Amount Awarded : $100,000

Primary Investigator : Vincent Wang, Ph.D.
Institution : Rush University Medical Center
Topic :Biologic Repair of Focal Chondral Defects of the Glenoid: Autologous Matrix Induced Chondrogenesis with the Use of a Collagen I/III Matrix in a Rabbit Shoulder Model,
Amount Awarded : $100,000

Primary Investigator : Xinlin Yang, Ph.D.
Institution : University of Virginia
Topic :Fullerene-Functionalized Implant for Nucleus Pulposus Regeneration
Amount Awarded : $96,000

Peer Review - Dermal Tissue Grant

Primary Investigator : Corey Deeken, Ph.D.
Institution : Washington University
Topic :Enzymatic Degradation of Biological Tissue-Based Scaffold Materials and the Effect on Tensile Strength Over Time
Amount Awarded : $99,995

Orthopaedic Career Development

Recipient : Alfred Kuo, M.D.
Institution : University of California at San Francisco
Topic : Mechanisms of Articular-Cartilage Simulated Chondrogenesis
Amount Awarded : $300,000