n aTi o n al endoWmen T For PlaSTic Su r ge ry gr a n T r e c iPie n TS to encourage and support research projects which address clinically relevant issues facing the practice of plastic surgery. applications must address a topic of importance to the current clinical practice of plastic surgery and a clear, realistic path for application of acquired knowledge to the practice of plastic surgery must be described. oluSeyi aliu, md the regents of the university of Michigan National Variations in Treatment Patterns for Thumb CMC Arthritis ScoTT hollenbeck, md Duke university Medical Center Targeting Adipocyte IL-6 Production for Breast Cancer Prevention nada berry, md Southern Illinois university School of Medicine Potentiates Tissue Reorganization/ Repair—Radiated Expansion ivona Percec, md, Phd the trustees of the university of pennsylvania Sirtuin Regulation of Aging Human Adipose Tissue Simon Farnebo, md, Phd Stanford university Tissue Engineered Biocompatible Tendon/Ligament-Bone Constructs john van aalST, md the university of north Carolina at Chapel hill Implanted Bioreactor to Direct Development of Engineered Cartilage Pa g e 1 7