ARS Research Grant Recipients
Grant recipients will be posted here for yearly-awarded grants.
2022
ARS New Investigator Grant
Nyssa Farrell, MD Washington University in St. Louis "Safety of Simvastatin Nasal Rinse for COVID-Mediated Olfactory Dysfunction" ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Neil Patel, MD The Regents of The University of California "Role of Chemosensory Tuft Cells in the Pathogenesis of CRSwNP" ($10,000)
Neel Sangal, MD University Of Pennsylvania Health System "NLRP3 Inflammasome Activating Mutations on Bone Erosion in AFRS" ($10,000)
2021
ARS New Investigator Grant
Carol Yan, MD "Olfactory Stem Cells in Post-viral Olfactory Dysfunction" ($25,000)
ARS Consortium Award
Jose Mattos, MD, MPH "Cloud-based Patient Outcome Platform (CPOP) for Chronic Rhinosinusitis" ($150,000 [50K/yr x 3 years])
ARS Resident Research Grant
Eve Champaloux, MD, PhD "Olfactory Stimulation of Dopaminergic Reward Pathways in the Rat Brain" ($10,000)
Jackson Vuncannon, MD "Impact of Corticosteroids on Sinonasal Wound Healing" ($10,000)
ARS Women in Rhinology Research Grant sponsored by Xoran Technologies, LLC
Amber Luong, MD, PhD "Predicting Sinonasal Inverted Papilloma Attachment Using Artificial Intelligence" ($25,000)
2020
ARS Friends in Research Grant
Mohamad Chaaban, MD "Cellular and Immunologic Profile of Chronic Rhinosinusitis" ($25,000)
Jivianne Lee, MD "The effect of inhalant pollutants and contaminants on sinonasal epithelia" ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Thad Vickery, MD "Role of resolvins in S. aureus induced inflammation in chronic sinusitis" ($10,000)
Alan Workman, MD, MTR "Murine Model of Cystatin-Induced Coagulation Pathway Derangements in CRSwNP" ($10,000)
2019
ARS New Investigator Grant
Waleed Abuzeid, MD Einstein, Montefiore "Nitric oxide releasing microparticles as a therapeutic strategy for CRS" ($25,000)
ARS Friends in Research Grant
Adam Kimple, MD The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "A novel thiol based mucolytic for treatment of sinus disease" ($25,000)
Michael Kohanski, MD The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania "Cytokine Profiling of Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease" ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Jake Lee, MD Washington University in St.Louis "Intranasal Theophylline Irrigation for Post-Viral Olfactory Dysfunction" ($10,000)
Sei Chung, MD Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University "Exercise capacity and septoplasty with inferior turbinate reduction" ($10,000)
2018
ARS New Investigator Grant
Joshua Levy, MD Emory University "Endocannabinoid Activity in Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease" ($25,000)
Charles Tong, MD The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania "Pathogenesis of Inverted Papilloma: viral influence and somatic mutations" ($25,000)
ARS Friends in Research Grant
Adam Kimple, MD The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "Targeting Regulator of G-Protein Signaling 22 to Enhance Mucociliary Clearance" ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Justin Morse, MD Vanderbilt "Inflammatory and Microbial Derivation of CRS Endotypes" ($8,000)
Pawina Jiramongkolchai, MD Washington University in St.Louis "Efficacy of Mometasone furoate nasal irrigation for chronic rhinosinusitis" ($8,000)
2017
ARS New Investigator Grant
Do-Yeon Cho, MD University of Alabama "Controlled Ciprofloxacin and Ivacaftor Delivery via Sinus Stent" ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Ashton Lehmann, MD Massachussets Eye and Ear Infirmary "Periostin as a Biomarker for Chronic Rhinosinusitis" ($8,000)
Robert Taylor, MD Medical University of South Carolina "Steroid Resistance in CRS Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells" ($8,000)
2016
ARS New Investigator Grant
Adam DeConde University of California San Diego "Group 2 innate lymphocytes in aspirin exacerbated chronic rhinosinusitis" ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Richard Alex Harbison, MD University of Washington "Skills transfer to sinus surgery via a low-cost simulation-based curriculum" ($8,000)
2015
ARS New Investigator Grant
No Recipient
ARS Resident Research Grant
Carol Yan, MD University of Pennsylvania "Elucidating gram-positive factors stimulating T2R sinonasal innate defense" ($8,000)
Arjun Parasher, MD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY "The Role of Doxycycline in Severe Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps" ($8,000)
2014
ARS New Investigator Grant
Justin Turner, MD, PhD Vanderbilt University Medical Center Pro-inflammatory Mediators Alter Expression of NF-Kappa B-Regulating Deubiquitinases in Sinonasal Epithelial Cells ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Nyall London, MD John Hopkins University "Targeting ARNO-Arf6 to stabilize barrier dysfunction in chronic Rhinosinusitis" ($8,000)
Elizabeth Cottrill, MD University of Pennsylvania "Characterization of Sinonasal Solitary Chemosensory Cells" ($8,000)
ARS/AAOA Research Grant
Zachary Soler, MD Medical University of South Carolina "Sleep Dysfunction in Chronic Rhinosinusitis ($20,000 / year x 3 years)
2013
ARS New Investigator Grant
Nithin Adappa, MD University of Pennsylvania Medical Center "T2R38 Polymorphisms is a disease modifier in CF CRS" ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Adam Kimple, MD University of North Carolina "Regulator of G-Protein Signaling-22: A Putative Regulator of Motile Cilia" ($8,000)
Sarah Novis, MD University of Michigan "Variations in Antibiotic Usage for the Treatment of Acute Sinusitis" ($8,000)
2012
ARS New Investigator Grant
Benjamin Bleier, MD Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary "MDR1/P-gp Overexpression and Negative Feedback Insensitivity in CRSwNP" ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Adrienne M. Laury, MD Emory University "Periostin and RANKL Expression in Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis" ($8,000)
Henry P. Barham, MD University of Colorado "Periostin and RANKL Expression in Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis" ($8,000)
2011
ARS New Investigator Grant
Holly Boyer, MD University of Minnesota "Office Sclerotherapy for epistaxis due to hereditary hemorrhagic telangectasia" ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Nicholas Sorrell, MD University of Texas Health Science Center "Manuka Honey for Management of CRS - an in vitro and in vivo analysis" ($8,000)
Samuel Oyer, MD Medical University of South Carolina "Inflammatory role of fibroblasts in chronic rhinosinusitis" ($8,000)
2010
ARS New Investigator Grant
Sarah Wise, MD Emory University "Characterization of human sinonasal intercellular junctional proteins" ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Garrett Griffin, MD University of Michigan "Nasal packing as a drug-delivery system post-operatively in chronic sinusitis" ($6,000)
Jessica Shen, MD University of Pennsylvania "Inflammatory cytokine modulation of sinonasal ciliary dynamics" ($6,000)
Marika Russell, MD University of California San Francisco "Single vs. combined anti-leukotriene therapy in the treatment of CRS" ($6,000)
2009
ARS New Investigator Grant
Brad Woodworth, MD The University of Alabama "Novel Flavonoid Compounds for Cystic Fibrosis Chronic Rhinosinusitis" ($25,000)
David Poetker, MD Medical College of Wisconsin "Mucin Expression in Paranasal Respiratory Epithelial Cell Culture" ($16,000)
2008
ARS New Investigator Grant
Bradley Otto, MD University of Pittburgh Medical Center "The Role of Epithelial Cells in Chronic Rhinosinusitis" ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Frederick Roedinger, MD University of California San Fransisco "Microarray Analysis of Chronic Rhinosinusitis" ($8,000)
Monica Patadia, MD Northwestern University School of Medicine "Mechanisms of B-cell Recruitment in Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps" ($8,000)
2007
ARS New Investigator Grant
Jayant Pinto, MD University of Chicago School of Medicine "Regulatory T-cells in Chronic Rhinosinusitis" ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Sachin Parikh, MD Stanford University School of Medicine "Virtual Surgical Rehearsal for Pre-op Planning in Frontal Recess Sinus Surgery" ($8,000)
Benjamin Bleier, MD University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine" "In Vivo Laser Tissue Welding in the Rabbit Paranasal Sinus"" ($8,000)
2006
ARS New Investigator Grant
Alexander Chiu, MD University of Pennsylvania “Efficacy of Topical Lactoferrin and Antibiotics in an Animal Model of Sinusitis” ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Sumana Jothi, MD University of California San Diego School of Medicine "The Electro-olfactogram in the Diagnosis of Olfactory Dysfunction" ($8,000)
Amber Luong, MD University of Texas Southwestern "The role of Non-IgE Inflammatory Pathways in Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis" ($8,000)
2005
ARS New Investigator Grant
Rodney J. Schlosser, MD Medical University of South Carolina “Surfactant Proteins A and D in Chronic Sinusitis” ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Murugappan Ramanathan Jr, MD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine "Role of Toll-like Receptors in Chronic Sinusitis" ($8,000)
Luc G. T. Morris, MD New York University School of Medicine" Nasal Airway Physiology During Stages of Sleep" ($8,000)
2004
ARS New Investigator Grant
James Palmer, MD University of Pennsylvania “Assessment of Bacterial Biofilms in Sinusitis” ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Joseph Raviv, MD Northwestern University “Electrical Olfactory Responses After Axotomy in Mice” ($8,000)
Michele St. Martin, MD University of Minnesota “Aerosol Deposition Efficiency in the Paranasal Sinuses" ($8,000)
2003
ARS Resident Research Grant
Alex Bien, MD University of Nebraska "Nasal Mucosal Sensitivity in Young and Old" ($8,000)
Joel Perloff, MD University of Pennsylvania “Evaluation of Biofilms in Chronic Sinusitis” ($8,000)
2002
ARS New Investigator Grant
Karen Fong, MD Oregon Health Sciences University “Influence of Estrogen on Maturation of Olfactory Neurons” ($25,000)
2001
ARS New Investigator Grant
David Conley, MD Northwestern University “Apoptosis in the Aging Olfactory Mucosa” ($25,000)
ARS Resident Research Grant
Larry Burton, Jr., MD Mayo Clinic - Rochester “The Immune Response to Fungi in Chronic Sinusitis and Allergic Rhinitis” ($8,000)
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