Congratulations to Dr. Brian Grogan, Dr. Eric Cotter of the University of Wisconsin Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, and their team of researchers on winning the “2022 American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons’ Candidate Research Grant.”  This ASES $10,000 grant award will help support their research exploring the clinical effectiveness of adding blue light therapy to current prophylactic strategies in reducing postoperative infections caused by cutibacterium acnes.

Co-Investigators are:

Lisa Cotter, MD  (Investigator) – University of Wisconsin, Dermatology
Jonah Dixon, BS (Investigator) – University of Wisconsin, Infectious Disease
Nasia Safdar, MD, PhD (Investigator) – University of Wisconsin, Infectious Disease
David Gold, PhD (Investigator) – University of Wisconsin, Physics
Aniekanabasi Ime Ufot, BS (Data Collection) – University of Wisconsin, Orthopedics
Nicholas VanDerwerker, BS (Data Collection) – University of Wisconsin, Orthopedics

“Our multidisciplinary team is excited for the investment by ASES in our work defining the optimal dosing of blue light to eradicate C acnes,” stated Co-Principal Investigator, Dr. Eric Cotter.