This trust was set up in 1991 in memory of Mr Michael Masser and Mr Ken Paton following their tragic deaths in 1990.  From 2003 the award will be £5,000, to provide funds towards research projects in plastic surgery in the British Isles.  The money may be given to one project or divided, as considered appropriate.  The closing date for submission of applications is 31st December annually.  

An application form for the 2009 Bursaries can be downloaded in MS Word format.

Past Winners

1992
J H Scheepers towards the cost of producing a video on laser research.  
M Clark for the study on the musculature of the middle third of the face.

1993
No award made

1994
U Khan for the study of cellular response to tendon injury.

1995
No award made

1996
A R Fitton for the study into the effect of clenbuterol and denervation striated muscle.  
S Warr for the study into the development of single chain Fv antibodies to malignant melanoma.

1997
R Grover for the study into the genetic control of involution of infantile vascular anomalies.  
A Watts for the study into aspects of burns and their clinical management.

1998
R Grover for the study into the clinical significance of programmed cell death in the prognosis and treatment of squamous cell carcinoma.

1999
N Brindle for the study into venous malformation – role of the endothelial tie family of receptors and their potential as therapeutic targets for induction of vm regression.

2000
J Chana for the study into the survival of syringe aspirated lipocyte grafts.  
A Ali-Khan for the study into the role of beta and other catenins as prognostic markers in malignant melanoma.

2001
C Dunkin for the study into analysis of cellular infiltration and chemokine expression in a human model of graded partial-thickness dermal injury.

2002
No award made

2003
T Collin for a study into the expression of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in hpertrophic scars and keloids.
S E Morley for a study into human papilloma virus as an aetiological factor in non-smokers with oral squamous cell carcinoma.

2004
D Colin for a study into regeneration versus repair: influence of bacterial infection and prolonged inflammation on healing prognosis.
N White for a study into purinergic signalling in malignant melanoma.

2005
L A Jeans for a study into the evaluation of a simplified technique for nerve repair by means of a flexible controlled released glass.

2006
E E Breuning for an investigation of dermal metabolsim in burned human skin using the microdialysis method to quantify peripheral resuscitation following burn injury.
Mr K Sorensen for the role of the TGF-ß family in the regenerating vibrissa follicle.

2007
J Clover for evaluating the angiogenic potential of collagen scaffolds for tissue engineering.
D J Marsh for avb6 - a novel target for therapy and diagnosis in squamous cell carninoma.

2008
M Denyer for Keloids: Apoptotic Resistance in Type I Collagen Induced HaCat Kerationocytes an Impetus for a Stimulatory Mechanism.