Diabetes Research Center Pilot and Feasibility Seed Grants
MCHRI Funded Partner
The Stanford Maternal and Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI) funds the Stanford Diabetes Research Center (DRC) Pilot and Feasibility Seed Grants for projects related to maternal and child health efforts.
FY 2021 Awards
Monique Barakat, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology) and Medicine (Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
Project Title: Morphological and Molecular/Cellular Profiling of Pancreatic Primary Cilia Across The Human Lifespan and in Pancreatitis
Yair Blumenfeld, MD
Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology (Maternal Fetal Medicine)
Project Title: Fasting Versus Fed: Effect of Oral Intake Prior to the Glucose Tolerance Test in Pregnancy
Danny Chou, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology & Diabetes)
Project Title: Next Generation Insulin Therapeutics Enabled by Computational Protein Design
2020 Awards
Laya Ekhlaspour, MD
Instructor, Pediatrics - Endocrinology and Diabetes
Project Title: Modeling and Modulating Insulin Delivery in Automated Insulin Delivery Systems to Accommodate for Meal Compositions
Eric Foote, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatal & Developmental Medicine)
Project Title: Expanding Global Access to Insulin by Eradicating the Cold Chain
James Priest, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Project Title: Dissecting Mechanisms of Maternal Diabetic Risk for Congenital Heart Disease in Offspring
2018 Awards
Eric A. Appel, PhD
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Co-Is: Bruce Buckingham, MD, Pediatrics; David Maahs, MD, PhD; Pediatrics
Project Title: Novel Ultra-fast Insulin Formulations for Diabetes Treatment
H. Tom Soh, PhD (Faculty Sponsor)
Professor, Electrical Engineering and of Radiology
PI: Amani Hariri, PhD, Electrical Engineering, Radiology, and ChEM-H Institute
Collaborators: Jelena Vuckovic, PhD, Electrical Engineering; Seung Kim, MD, PhD, Developmental Biology
Project Title: Real-time biosensor for continuous in vivo detection of glucose