2016 Brain Aneurysm Foundation Annual Report 2016-Brain-Aneurysm-Foundation-Annual-Report | Page 8

5 Brain Aneurysm Foundation RESEARCH In 2016, the Brain Aneurysm Foundation awarded 16 grants to 11 recipients totaling $310,000, supporting our commitment to invest in brain aneurysm research. 2016 Research Grant Symposium The Brain Aneurysm Foundation awards research grants for basic scientific research directed at early How do your dollars get put to work? detection, improved treatment modalities, and technological advances that will ultimately improve outcomes for patients with brain aneurysms. BAF GRANT RECIPIENTS OVER $1.7M 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 other members of the Medical Advisory Board, scores all grant applications to determine grant recipients based on the highest scores. IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES