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3M Fellowship Award

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May 14, 2021
Gaylord Texan
Dallas, Texas
22nd WHF-3M Fellowship Award and Lecture
San Diego Convention Center

Current Fellowship Opportunity Sponsored by the WHF and 3M Health Care

The award is paid to the U.S. University or Medical School accepting responsibility for the research environment of the successful applicant. The award is restricted because it is intended and designated solely for salary support or direct research costs. No part of the award may be used for indirect costs or the support of routine clinical duties. Under exceptional circumstances, a Fellow may request a one year extension.

The Wound Healing Foundation, through the support of 3M Health Care, is pleased to announce the Wound Healing Foundation's 3M Fellowship for the next year.

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Deadline for Submission - November 24, 2020

For more information on awards, contact Manuela Martins-Green, chair of the WHF Award Committee, at awards@woundhealingfoundation.org

Submitted applications will be sent a received receipt. Any applicant that does not receive a WHF receipt is asked to resend to ensure their submission will be scored.

  • WHF Fellows Swathi Balaji (2018), Piul Rabbani (2019) and Veronica Haywood (2017)
  • WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell with WHF Presidential Commendation recipient Stéphanie Bernatchez from 3M, 2019 WHF-3M Fellow Piul Rabbani and 3M Representative Matt Cooper
  • WHF-3M Fellows gathered for a networking lunch with WHF BOD and 2019 WHF-TK Hunt Lecturer George Brooks in San Antonio. Those present were Swathi Balaji (2018), Piul Rabbani (2019), Sundeep Keswani (2011), Traci Wilgus (2005), Latha Satish (2007), Josh Tam (2016) and Katherine Radek (2012)
  • WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell, 2016 Fellow and co-moderator Josh Tam, 2018 Fellow Swathi Balaji, 2017 Fellow Veronica Haywood, 3M representative Matt Cooper
  • 2016 Fellow Josh Tam, 2018 Fellow Swathi Balaji, 2017 Fellow Veronica Haywood
  • WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell, 2018 WHF-3M Recognition travel award recipient Alessandra Moore, 3M representative Matt Cooper, and WHF VP of Research and WHF Awards Chair Manuela Martins-Green
  • 3M representative Matthew Cooper, 2017 WHF-3M Fellow Veronica Haywood, WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell, and 2015 Fellow and co-moderator Ivan Jozic.
  • 3M representative Matthew Cooper, 2016 WHF-3M Fellow Joshua Tam, and WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell.
  • 3M representative Matthew Cooper, 2015 Fellow and co-moderator Ivan Jozic, and WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell.
  • 3M Representative Pat Parks, 2016 WHF-3M Fellow Joshua Tam, 2014 Fellow and co-moderator Peter Abadir and WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell.
  • 2015 Fellow Ivan Jozic, 2016 Fellow Joshua Tam, 2014 Fellow and session co-moderator Peter Abadir.
  • 3M Representative Pat Parks, 2015 WHF-3M Fellow Ivan Jozic and WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell following Ivan's excellent lecture on caveolins.
  • 3M representative Pat Parks, 2014 WHF-3M Fellow Peter M. Abadir, WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell and 2012 Fellow and co-moderator Katherine Radek. Photo courtesy of Peter M. Abadir.
  • 3M representative Pat Parks, 2015 WHF-3M Fellow Ivan Jozic, WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell and Sponsor Marjana Tomic-Canic. Photo courtesy of Marjana Tomic-Canic.
  • 3M representative Stéphanie Bernatchez, 2014 3M Fellow Peter M. Abadir, WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell. Photo courtesy of Laura K. S. Parnell.
  • Co-moderator Ken Liechty, 3M representative Stéphanie Bernatchez, 2013 3M Fellow Melanie Rodrigues 2014 speaker, WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell. Photo courtesy of Laura K. S. Parnell.
  • 3M representative Stéphanie Bernatchez, 2013 3M Fellow Melanie Rodrigues, WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell. Photo courtesy of Bob Diegelmann.
  • WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell , 2012 3M Fellow Katherine Radek 2013 speaker, 3M representative Stéphanie Bernatchez. Photo courtesy of Bob Diegelmann.
  • 3M representative Stéphanie Bernatchez, 2014 3M Fellow Peter M. Abadir, WHF President Laura K. S. Parnell. Photo courtesy of Laura K. S. Parnell.

WHF 3M Fellows are:

2020 Catherine B Anders, PhD
Idaho Veteran's Research & Education Foundation, Boise VA Medical Center
Longitudinal, In Situ Profiling of Wound-Associated Macrophage Phenotypes by Q-IHC
2019 Piul Rabbani, PhD
New York University School of Medicine
Enhanced Nrf2 signaling in mesenchymal stem cells for therapeutic exosomes Read & Learn More
2018 Swathi Balaji, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine & Texas Children's Hospital
The role of exosomes in the pathogenesis of fibroblast functional diversity in cutaneous scarring and fibrosis Read & Learn More
2017 Veronica Haywood, DPT, PhD
University of Illinois in Chicago
Enzymatic protein glycosylation during normal and diabetic wound healing Read & Learn More
2016 Joshua Tam, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Reassembly of full-thickness skin from micro skin columns Read & Learn More
2016 Joshua Tam, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Reassembly of full-thickness skin from micro skin columns Read & Learn More
2015 Ivan Jozic, Ph.D.
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Novel mechanism for regulation of cutaneous wound healing by caveolins
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28017831 Read & Learn More
2014 Peter M. Abadir, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Novel reformulation of angiotensin receptor blockers for treatment of diabetic wounds Read & Learn More
2013 Melanie Rodrigues, PhD
Stanford University, Hagey Research Lab
Characterization of Endothelial Progenitor Cells Using Vav/CRE-RFP/GFP Mouse and Single Cell Microfluidic Technology Read & Learn More
2012 Katherine A. Radek, PhD
Loyola University Chicago, Health Sciences Campus
Impairment of Epidermal Wound Healing Responses by the Cholinergic Anti-inflammatory Pathway

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26071220 Read & Learn More
2011 Sundeep G. Keswani, MD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Novel Mechanisms of IL-10 and Hyaluronan in Regenerative Fetal Wound Repair

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27903619
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23845609
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23684616
2010 Celeste C. Finnerty, PhD
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Molecular Mechanisms of β-Adrenergic Receptor Blockade that Attenuate Hypertrophic Scarring
2009 Allison B. J. Tobey, MD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Subglottic Stenosis and Regenerative Fetal Mucosal Healing

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23069827
2008 Melissa Petreaca, PhD
University of California Riverside
Role of LIGHT/TNFSF14 in Wound Healing and Resolution of Inflammation

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1524-475X.2008.00411.x/abstract
2007 Latha Satish, PhD
Allegheny-Singer Research Institute Center for Genomic Sciences
CCT-ETA as a Mediator of Scarless Wound Healing

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3220385
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3021858
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2862014
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3024067
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2673928
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2377253 Read & Learn More
2006 Giorgio Pietramaggiori, MD
Harvard University
Improved Cutaneous Healing in Diabetic Mice Exposed to Healthy Peripheral Circulation

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2006.00164.x/abstract
2005 Traci A. Wilgus, PhD
Loyola University Medical Center
VEGF Receptor Signaling in Dermal Fibroblasts: Implications for Scarring

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2810253 Read & Learn More
2004 Jodi Danielle Sherman, MD
University of California San Francisco
Acupuncture and Surgical Site Complications in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
2003 Wai-Yee Li, MD, PhD
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
The Role of TGFβ-3 in Fetal Wound Healing

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2006.00158.x/abstract
2002 Jie Li, PhD
University of Miami School of Medicine
The Role of Laminin 8 in Angiogenesis During Wound Healing

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12500267
2001 Susan Renee Opalenik, PhD
Vanderbilt University
The Kinetic Contribution of Bone Marrow-Derived Cells to Healing Cutaneous Wounds

http://www.fasebj.org/content/early/2005/08/27/fj.04-2978fje.long
2000 Vasumati K. Pestonjamasp, PhD
University of California San Diego
Antimicrobial Peptides as Effectors of Wounds

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11587792
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11442754

Fellowship Recognition Recipients:

2018 Alessandra Moore, MD
Stanford University
Establishing scarless healing in adult skin fibroblasts using CRISPR-Cas9 gene targeting Read & Learn More

Past WHF-3M Research Recognition Grant recipients are:

2001 Sophia Lee, M.D.
Sponsor Dorne Yager, Ph.D.
Medical College of Virginia
The role of transforming growth factor beta isoforms and connective tissue growth factor in excisional wound healing
2001 Russell Reid, M.D.
Sponsor Tom Mustoe, M.D.
Northwestern University
The link between innate immunity and wound healing: The B1a cell and determination of ischemic antigens
2001 Yuan-Ping Han, Ph.D.
Sponsor Warren Garner, M.D.
University of Southern California
Cellular factors that promote pro-MMP9 activation in chronic wounds

http://www.jbc.org/content/277/30/27319.full.pdf+html
Read & Learn More