Research
Each year, the Brain Aneurysm Foundation awards grants for
research focused on early detection, improved treatments,
and technological advances that will ultimately improve the
outcomes for patients with brain aneurysms
In 2017, the Brain Aneurysm Foundation awarded $445,000 in
research grants to 14 recipients, the largest amount awarded
in one year to date. Since its inception, the foundation — the
largest private funder of brain aneurysm research in the nation
— has distributed more than $2.1 million in research grants.
Some of the 2017 research grant recipients at the BAF Annual Research Symposium
in Durham, North Carolina, with BAF founder Christopher S. Ogilvy, MD (seated,
second from left), and keynote speaker L. Fernando Gonzalez, MD (standing,
second from left).
2017
Research Grant Awards and Recipients
The Research Grant Committee is led by the foundation’s
Medical Advisory Board president Robert Rosenwasser, MD, of
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. The committee reviews
all grant applications to identify those of the greatest merit that
align with the foundation’s mission.
Andrew David Heitman Foundation Chair of Research - $10,000
Ellie Helton Chair of Research - $5,000
1in50 Chair of Research - $5,000
$20,000 awarded to
Cynthia Lynn Sherwin Chair of Research - $25,000
$25,000 awarded to
Steffen-Sebastian Bolz, MD, PhD
Governing Council of the University of Toronto
Surge Protection: Blocking Catecholamine Signaling in Subarachnoid
Hemorrhage Prevents Secondary Hypertension and Reduces Brain Injury
Adam A. Dmytriw, MD, MSc
University of Toronto
International Comparison of Endovascular Flow Diverters for the Treatment
of Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
Debbie Feiger Chair of Research - $10,000
Rostini “Tini” Gomez Chair of Research - $10,000 Kristen’s Legacy of Love for Kristen Shafer Englert
Chair of Research - $20,000
BIDMC Brain Aneurysm Institute Chair of Research - $10,000
Christopher C. Getch, MD Chair of Research
(Sponsored by the CV Section) - $5,000
$20,000 awarded to $35,000 awarded to
Aichi Chien, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles Sylvain Doré, PhD
University of Florida
Individualized Aneurysm Growth Prediction and Follow-Up Management Is CO-Releasing Molecule a Potent Tool for Attenuating Vasospasm and
Providing Neuroprotection after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage?
Timothy P. Susco Chair of Research - $25,000
Andrew David Heitman Foundation Chair of Research - $10,000
$35,000 awarded to
David Y. Chung, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Impact of Spreading Depolarizations and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage on
Brain Connectivity
Brain Aneurysm Foundation | 2017 Annual Report
Shirley Dudek Demmer Chair of Research - $25,000
Andrew David Heitman Foundation Chai