
The Frontiers in Anesthesia Research Award (FARA) is granted triennially and is the largest IARS research grant. The FARA fosters innovation and creativity by an individual investigator, funding projects with significant originality and scientific excellence. Projects must have direct relevance to anesthesiology and play a critical role in the scientific evolution of a novel concept. Applicants must demonstrate commitment to research and the potential for leadership.
Note: The FARA Application period is now closed. Keep an eye on our website for details regarding future FARA opportunities.
You may contact [email protected] if you require additional information
Competitive applications for the FARA grant must address one of the following areas of research:
- Fundamental Neuroscience Unknowns
- Immune, Inflammatory, and Metabolic Consequences of Trauma, Surgery, and Critical Care
- Best Use of Systems-Based Practice to Enhance Patient Safety and Quality
For specific examples of the aforementioned research areas, see our FARA Key Research Questions. Please contact [email protected] with any questions or if you would like additional information.
Past Recipients
Wayland Cheng, MD, PhD
Structural Pharmacology of the Nociceptive Ion Channel TRPM3
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Washington University in St. Louis
Saint Louis MO

Extracellular RNA, inflammation, and sepsis
The Dean’s Endowed Professor in Anesthesiology
Vice-Chair for Translational Research, Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Director, Shock Trauma Anesthesiology Research Center
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Endothelial inflammatory pathways in septic vasculopathy and organ injury
Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Long-Term Outcome of Single vs. Triple Anesthesia Exposure of Infant Monkeys
Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Anesthesiologist-in-Chief, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Hypoxic and Anesthetic Preconditioning
During Award Period
Associate Professor Department of Anesthesiology
Washington University, St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
Current Position
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Alan J. Treuer Endowed Professorship, Anesthesiology
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington
2021
Wayland Cheng, MD, PhD Structural Pharmacology of the Nociceptive Ion Channel TRPM3 Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology Washington University in St. Louis Saint Louis MO
2018

Extracellular RNA, inflammation, and sepsis
The Dean’s Endowed Professor in Anesthesiology
Vice-Chair for Translational Research, Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Director, Shock Trauma Anesthesiology Research Center
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
2015

Endothelial inflammatory pathways in septic vasculopathy and organ injury
Professor, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
Vice Chair for Research, Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
2012

Long-Term Outcome of Single vs. Triple Anesthesia Exposure of Infant Monkeys
Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Anesthesiologist-in-Chief, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center
2009

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Hypoxic and Anesthetic Preconditioning
During Award Period
Associate Professor Department of Anesthesiology
Washington University, St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
Current Position
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Alan J. Treuer Endowed Professorship, Anesthesiology
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, Washington