uring the 2006 ASA Annual Meeting, several changes were made to the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Board of Directors. D. David Glass, M.D., was elected chair and succeeds Joanne M. Conroy, M.D.; Denham S. Ward, M.D., Ph.D., was elected vice-chair; Ronald G. Pearl, M.D., Ph.D., was re-elected secretary; and Ms. Suzanne Anderson continues as treasurer. Board members reappointed for another term are James F. Arens, M.D., Simon Gelman, M.D., Ph.D., Glenn W. Johnson and Myer H. Rosenthal, M.D. New members appointed to the board are David L. Brown, M.D., James C. Eisenach, M.D., Jeffrey R. Kirsch, M.D., Armin Schubert, M.D., and Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish, M.D. Charles W. Otto, M.D., ASA Vice-President for Scientific Affairs, will continue as an ex-officio member.

The 2007 board membership also includes Joseph P. Annis, M.D., Arnold J. Berry, M.D., M.P.H., Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., Bruce F. Cullen, M.D., Donn M. Dennis, M.D., F.A.H.A., Lee A. Fleisher, M.D., Orin F. Guidry, M.D., Steven C. Hall, M.D., Alexander A. Hannenberg, M.D., Joy L. Hawkins, M.D., John P. Kampine, M.D., Ph.D., Sean K. Kennedy, M.D., Mark J. Lema, M.D., Ph.D., Kathryn E. McGoldrick, M.D., Michael Scott, Esq., M. Christine Stock, M.D., Mark A. Warner, M.D., and James R. Zaidan, M.D., M.B.A.

Recognition for FAER Board Service
FAER wishes to express its sincere appreciation to departing board members Alex S. Evers, M.D. (1997-2006); Alan W. Grogono, M.D. (1997-2006); Joanne Jene, M.D. (2000-2006); Monte Lichtiger, M.D. (2002-2006); and Ronald D. Miller, M.D. (1997-2006). Their contributions individually and collectively have been invaluable in enabling FAER to advance and achieve our mission. In their years of service, both the grant funding and FAER endowment doubled, and new programs in mentoring and medical school research fellowships were started.

August 2006 FAER Grants: Award Recipients

AER is pleased to announce the recipients of the August 2006 research grant award cycle whose research projects will begin on January 1, 2007. The projects funded included grants that are in close alignment with the request for proposals issued by FAER research councils. The FAER Board of Directors expresses appreciation for the time and effort that the applicants, the ASA Committee on Research and the FAER Education Committee committed to this important process.

MRTG - Mentored Research Training Grant ($75,000 year one; $100,000 year two; Mentor Stipend $40,000/year)

Ian R. Carroll, M.D., Stanford University, Stanford, California: Mechanisms of Analgesic Response During I.V. Lidocaine Infusions in Neuropathic Pain Patients. Mentor: Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D.

R. Blaine Easley, M.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland: Molecular Mechanisms of Regional Lung Dysfunction in Ventilator-Associated Lung Injury. Mentor: Brett A. Simon, M.D., Ph.D.

Markus G. Klass, M.D., Ph.D., Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia: Stem Cells for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain. Mentor: Marie E. Csete, M.D., Ph.D.

Jeffrey W. Sall, M.D., Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco: Volatile Anesthetic Toxicity in Hippocampal-Derived Progenitor Cells. Mentor: Philip E. Bickler, M.D., Ph.D.

James H. Williams, M.D., Ph.D., Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts: Cortical-Hippocampal Interactions During Propofol Administration. Mentors: Emery N. Brown, M.D., Ph.D., and Matthew A. Wilson, Ph.D.

REG - Research in Education Grant ($50,000 year one, $50,000 year two)

Geoffrey K. Lighthall, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University, Stanford, California: Evaluating the Impact of Educational Programs on the Management of Septic Shock Using Human Patient Simulation. Mentor: David M. Gaba, M.D.

FAER Research Councils Seek Research-Funding for Applications

he FAER Research Councils are seeking applications in several areas of board-identified interest. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated competitively with other FAER grant applications. Information regarding FAER grants and application deadlines is available at <faer.org/grants.php>.

FAER Critical Care Research Council
Through its Critical Care Research Council, FAER is seeking applications for research funding for basic, translational, patient-oriented and population-based investigations relevant to all aspects of critical care medicine. Applications in any of the FAER grant categories will be considered.

FAER Geriatrics Research Council
The FAER Geriatrics Research Council is seeking applications for research funding for studies that will identify factors that are associated with or predictive of perioperative complications in geriatric patients. Applications in any of the FAER grant categories will be considered.

FAER Pain Research Council
The FAER Pain Research Council is encouraging research funding applications in the following area(s). Applications in any of the FAER grant categories will be considered.

“Frameworks to evaluate safety, efficacy, competency and outcomes in patient populations with pain from preclinical to clinical settings.”

“Studies in the area of physician education in pain medicine.”

FAER Pediatrics Research Council
The FAER Pediatrics Research Council is seeking research funding applications to promote and encourage research in pediatric anesthesia through basic, translational, patient-oriented and population-based investigations. Studies in the biology of anesthesia in the developing organism and studies on the plasticity and programming associated with anesthesia experienced during development are especially encouraged. Applications in any of the FAER grant categories will be considered.

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