2010 Brain Aneurysm Foundation Annual Report 2010-Brain-Aneurysm-Foundation-Annual-Report

Research Grants THE BRAIN ANEuRySM FOuNDATION AWARDED SEvEN GRANTS SuPPORTING THEIR COMMITMENT TO INvEST IN BRAIN ANEuRySM RESEARCH O n September 22, 2010 in Orlando, Florida, The Brain Aneurysm Foundation awarded $110,000 in grants to leading researchers at The Fourth Annual Brain Aneurysm Foundation Research Grant Symposium. The Brain Aneurysm Foundation awards research grants for basic scientific research directed at early detection, improved treatment modalities, and technological advances that will ultimately improve outcomes for patients with brain aneurysms. The foundation’s Research Grant Committee, headed by Robert Rosenwasser, MD, FACS, Professor of Radiology and Neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, reviews all grant applications and determines the grant recipients. The 2010 Research Grant Symposium was jointly-sponsored by University of Florida’s College of Medicine and The Brain Aneurysm Foundation. The September 22nd event was hosted by Stephen B. Lewis, M.D., James and Newton Eblen Eminent Scholar in Robert Rosenwasser, MD, FACS, Nancy Susco, Christine Buckley and grant recipient Justin Cetas, MD, Phd Cerebrovascular Surgery and Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Florida. Dr. Lewis has an active basic science research interest in biomarkers of brain injury after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and trauma and currently serves on the Medical Advisory Board for The Brain Aneurysm Foundation. Guest speakers for the evening included Christopher Ogilvy, M.D. – Director of Endovascular and Operative Neurovascular Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and Rafael Tamargo, M.D. – Director of Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. The 2010 research grant recipients include: Shirley Dudek Demmer Chair of Research - $25,000 Timothy Ellmore, Ph.D. - Instructor, Department of Neurosurgery - “Imaging Neurocognitive Sequelae of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms” – University of Texas – Houston, TX Cynthia Lynn Sherwin Chair of Research - $20,000 J. Javier Provencio, M.D. - Neurological Intensive Care Unit Doctor at the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute - “Timing Neutrophil Inactivation to Prevent Vasospasm in Murine Model” – Cleveland Clinic – Cleveland, OH Timothy P. Susco Chair of Research - $20,000 Justin Cetas, M.D., Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery -“The Protective Effect of P450 Eicosanoids in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage” – Oregon Health and Science University – Portland, OR Combined Funding Grant - $15,000 The Brain Aneurysm Foundation Pepsi Refresh Challenge Grant Competition via Clint Dempsey William Orthwein in memory of Anna Orthwein Alessandro veneziani, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Math & Computer Science -“Computational and Statistical Analysis of Brain Aneurysm Morphology and Hemodynamics” – Emory University – Atlanta, GA Dawn Brejcha Chair of Research - $10,000 Steven Chang, M.D., Ph.D. – Professor in Neuroscienes, Stanford Medicine - “Identification of Genetic Indicators to Predict Cerebral Vasospam Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage” – Stanford University – Stanford, CA Roseann Donato Chair of Research - $10,000 David Frakes, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Arizona State University - “Fluid Dynamic Optimization of Endovascular Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms” - Barrow Neurological Institute – Phoenix, AZ North Shore university Hospital, Brain Aneurysm Center Chair of Research - $10,000 Mohammed Sabri, H.BSc, Ph.D. Candidate - Division of Neurosurgery - “eNOS Uncoupling as a Potential Target for Treatment of Delayed Cerebral Ichemia After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage” - St. Michael’s Hospital - Toronto, ON New Chairs of Research Established The Brain Aneurysm Foundation is proud to announce the establishment of two new Chairs of Research in 2010: Roseann Donato Chair of Research - The $10,000 funding of this Chair was raised by a walk organized by the Donato family of Massachusetts in Roseann’s memory. North Shore university Hospital, Brain Aneurysm Center Chair of Research - The $10,000 funding of this Chair was raised by a walk organized by the North Shore Neurosurgery Department in honor and memory of their patients. www. baf ound. org \ 5

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