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2011 Financial Summary *
Research Grants
T H E B R A I N A N E U R Y S M F O U N D AT I O N A W A R D E D E I G H T G R A N T S S U P P O R T I N G O U R
C O M M I T M E N T TO I N V E ST I N B R A I N A N E U RYS M R E S E A R C H
S
2011 Revenues - $ 792,697
3 %
Events
$523,937
31 %
66 %
Donations by Individuals
$244,760
Corporate Donations
$24,000
ince 1994, when The Brain Aneurysm Foundation was established in Boston T he Brain Aneurysm Foundation awards research for basic scientific research directed at early detection, improved treatment
on August 19, 1994, as a public charity, our funding has been targeted to 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.
providing critical awareness, education, support and research funding to reduce the
incidence of brain aneurysm ruptures. The foundation has no endowment; every
dollar we raise is deployed to advance research to reduce the incidence of brain
On September 22, 2011 at the New York Athletic Club, overlooking Central Park, the foundation had our 5th Annual Research Grant
Symposium. Thanks to your continued dedication to research to improves the lives of those affected by a brain aneurysm tomorrow,
the foundation was able to award eight grants totaling $160,000 in 2011. This made the total amount of grants provided in the last
five years total approximately half a million dollars! The funding we have provided has enable our recipients to move their projects
forward and be their first step in securing further funding from other groups such as the NIH and AHA.
Lauren Sherwin, Dr. William Ashley and Christine Buckley
The evening was hosted by David Chalif, MD of North Shore LIJ Brain Aneurysm Center and the Cushing Neuroscience Institute and the guest presenter was
Dr. L. Nelson Hopkins, Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery, Professor of Radiology and Director of the Toshiba Stroke Research Center at the University of Buffalo.
aneurysm ruptures, to create wider awareness of brain aneurysms, to provide
The 2011 grant recipients include:
support for those affected by brain aneurysms, and to educate patients, their
2011 Expenses - $ 650,276
families, and the medical community about brain aneurysms.
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation keeps a sharp eye on expenses and strives to
11 %
14 %
32 %
Research
$206,017
maintain a low overhead.
Education/Support/Awareness
$282,298
43 %
Cynthia Lynn Sherwin Chair of Research - $20,000
William Ashley, Jr., PhD, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor,
University of Texas at Houston, Houston, TX.
“Neuroproteomic Analysis of CSF-derived Microparticles in Cerebral Vasospasm
Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage”
North Shore University Hospital,
Brain Aneurysm Center Chair of Research - $25,000
Jinglu Ai, PhD, MD, Research Associate, St. Michael’s Hospital,
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.
“Molecular Mechanisms of Memory Loss Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage” Timothy P. Susco Chair of Research - $20,000
David K. Kung, MD, Resident, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
“The Role of Aspirin in Cerebral Aneurysm Formation and Rupture”
Shirley Dudek Demmer Chair of Research - $25,000
Tomoki Hashimoto, MD, Associate Professor, University of California,
San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
“Pharmacological Prevention of the Rupture of Intracranial Aneurysm”
Management and General
$89,106
Fundraising
$72,855
* Audited financial results for 2011 not currently available.
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Carol W. Harvey Memorial Chair of Research - $25,000
William J. Mack, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Keck School of
Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
“MRI Perfusion and Permeability and Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 levels: Association
with Cerebral Vasospasm Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage”
Annie’s Chair of Research - $20,000
Koji Hosaka, PhD, Instructor, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
“Aneurysm Healing and Vascular Repair: Modulating Inflammatory Process via
MIP-1a and MIP-2”
Robert Simon Chair of Research - $15,000
L. Fernando Gonzalez, MD, Assistant Professor,
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
“The Effect of Sequential Flow Diversion Stenting, with Pipeline Embolization
Device on the Aneurysm Pressure”
Danielle Elizabeth Bledy Chair of Research - $10,000
Dharam Persaud, B.Sc., M.S.B.E., PhD, Student, Biomedical Engineering,
Florida International University, Miami, FL.
“Novel Biodegradable Alloys Designed for the Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms”
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