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Research Grants
2013 Financial Summary *
In 2013, the Brain Aneurysm Foundation awarded ten grants totaling $205,000 supporting our commitment to invest in brain aneurysm research.
S ince 1994, when the Brain Aneurysm Foundation was established
2013 Revenues - $ 984,854
in Boston on August 19, 1994, as a public charity, our funding has
7 %
Events
$680,606
24 %
69 %
Donations by Individuals
$237,748
Corporate Donations
$66,500
been targeted to 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 aneurysm ruptures,
to create wider awareness of brain aneurysms, to provide support
for those affected by brain aneurysms, and to educate patients, their
2013 Expenses - $ 957,172
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 is headed by Robert Rosenwasser, MD, FACS,
Professor of Radiology and Neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
He, along with three other members of the Medical Advisory Board, scores all grant
applications to determine the grant recipients based on the highest scores.
The 2013 research grant recipients include:
Ricardo A. Peña Silva, M.D., University of Iowa. Dr. Peña Silva was awarded the North Shore
University Hopsital, Brain Aneurysm Center Chair of Research, a $25,000 grant to fund his
research - Impact of Angiotensin 1-7 on cerebral aneurysm inflammation and rupture.
Kamil W. Nowicki, M.D., University of Florida. Dr. Nowicki was awarded the Shirley Dudek
Demmer Chair of Research, a $25,000 grant to fund his research - Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-
Activated Receptor (PPAR) agonists in preventing aneurysm formation and rupture.
Justin Caplan, M.D., Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Caplan was awarded the Timothy P. Susco Chair
of Research, a $25,000 grant to fund his research - Haptoglobin phenotype and clinical outcomes
in patients with intracranial cerebral aneurysms.
Chanannait Paisansathan, M.D., University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Paisansathan was awarded
the Maine’s Kimberly Tudor and Karolina Kurka Chair of Research, a $25,000 grant to fund her
research - The Activation of S100 B / RAGE Pathway Mediates Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-
Associated Vasospasm and Delayed Neurological Deficit.
Josephine D’Abbondanza, MSc, St. Michael’s Hospital. Ms. D’Abbondanza was awarded the
Step for Hope Chair of Research, a $25,000 grant to fund her