ASLMS Research Grant
The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) supports research projects designed to foster the development and use of lasers and other related technologies in medical and surgical applications. Learn more about the ASLMS Research Fund and its contributors.
Applications for 2024 grants are no longer being accepted.
WHAT TYPES OF RESEARCH PROJECTS RECEIVE GRANTS?
The primary purpose of the ASLMS Research Grant Program is to conduct research which can be applied to medical and surgical care of patients. Preference will be given to proposed research projects which have a direct implication for medical or surgical applications. While the best research projects will be given priority, a concerted effort will be made to award a balance of basic science and clinical research. Learn more about past research grants awarded.
WHICH GRANT SHOULD I APPLY FOR?
Standard Research Grant
To be eligible, applicants must presently be enrolled in or have completed post-doctoral and/or residency training after January 1, 2017. All non-ASLMS members will be required to apply for and be accepted into ASLMS membership.
Student Research Grant
For ASLMS Student Research Grant application purposes, a Student is defined as an undergraduate student, graduate student (including residents and fellows) or any individual who is employed by an organization in a capacity or classification due primarily to their student status. Students cannot serve as the principal investigator for non-student research proposals.
No grant will be awarded to any person if the award would be contrary to any United States law, including but not limited to trade embargoes or sanctions administered by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
For questions regarding the grant submission process, please contact the Central Office via email or call (715) 845-9283 or Toll Free (877) 258-6028.
Learn More About the Grant Writing Process
In this grant writing interview, ASLMS Early Career Student Board Representatives Bonnie Carney, PhD and Nitesh Katta, PhD speak with Melissa Harris, PhD to gain insight on grant applications.
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General Information
The following pertain to the 2024 grant applications.
Standard Research Grant
Student Research Grant
ASLMS Research Grants for Early Career Professionals
Edward C. Kuan, MD, MBA, former ASLMS Resident/Fellow Student Board Representative, talks about the benefits of receiving an ASLMS Research Grant.
2023 Research Grant Recipient
Yongli Li, PhD
Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, Massachusetts
Supporting ASLMS Member: R. Rox Anderson, MD
“Selective Imaging and Killing of Wound Bacteria by a Novel Pro-Photosensitizer”
2023 Student Research Grant Recipient
Shangbang Luo, MSE
University of California, Irvine
Supporting ASLMS Member: Brian J.F. Wong, MD, PhD, FACS
“OCT Evaluation of the Femtosecond Laser Channel Creations in Human Donor Eyes: Optimizing the Pulse Energy for the Treatment of Glaucoma”
2022 Research Grant Recipients
Caroline dos Anjos, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital Wellman Center for Photomedicine
Supporting ASLMS Member: R. Rox Anderson, MD
"Application of a novel 'Optical-tympanostomy Tube' to prevent and treat tympanostomy tube otorrhea"
Nitesh Katta, PhD, MSc, BTech/MTech
University of California Irvine, Beckman Laser Institute
Supporting ASLMS Member: Thomas E. Milner, PhD
"Image-guided intravascular laser lithotripsy for improving coronary artery compliance"
2022 Student Research Grant Recipient
Jameson T. Loyal, MD
Cosmetic Laser Dermatology: A West Dermatology Company
Supporting ASLMS Member: Mitchel P. Goldman, MD
"A Prospective, Single-center, Double-blinded, Randomized, Split-face Study Evaluating 1064 nm versus 755 nm Picosecond Lasers with Diffractive Lens Array for Improvement of Skin Quality"