CARE Seed Grant

Due to the generosity of our donors, from 2019-2022, CARE has awarded 25 seed gifts/grants to pioneering scientists across multiple disciplines (including in the fields of gastroenterology, ophthalmology, psychiatry, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and more) looking for early-stage funding to pursue research dedicated to improving Asian health. In 2021 and beyond, CARE intends to increase the numbers of gifts awarded on a progressive basis.

These grants have given CARE investigators the freedom to explore their most promising and creative research ideas, which nurture and expand Stanford Medicine's exceptional capacity for innovation. These funds are particularly helpful in promoting collaborations across disciplines and supporting young faculty, many of whom have no other means to investigate promising areas of study and to accumulate enough data in pilot studies to validate ideas and pursue additional funding.

This strategy has already, in various cases, launched new projects and allowed researchers to accumulate sufficient "proof of concept" data to apply successfully for follow-on funding, both in the form of additional philanthropic investment as well as from traditional funding sources such as the NIH.

CARE 2023 Seed Grant Awardees

Che-Hong Chen, PhD

A public health education and awareness initiative on alcohol flushing and alcohol-related cancer in Asian communities


Karl Lorenz, MD, MSHS

Palliative Care in Neuro-Oncology among Chinese/Chinese-American Patients and Caregivers


David Rehkopf, ScD, MPH

Investigating the intersections of gestational blood glucose levels and pre-pregnancy body mass index on the risk of preterm birth among Japanese women


CARE 2022 Seed Grant Awardees

Ann Hsing, PhD, MPH

TCM Body Constitution Type in relation to Sleep and Well-being


Anna Chen Arroyo MD, MPH

Dr. Chitra Dinakar Memorial Grant

Characterization of allergic diseases among Asian American children


Bryant Lin, MD, MEng

Grace Yoo, PhD, MPH

Impact of COVID-19 on Social Support, Health and Quality of Life


Huiqiong Deng, MD, PhD

A survey study of Asian college student mental health during COVID in the U.S.


Justin Ko, MD, MBA

Supporting Development of Inclusive AI/ML through Expanded Asian ​​DDI Dataset


Jochen Profit, MD, MPH

Birth experiences of Vulnerable Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs)


CARE 2021 Seed Gift Awardees

Suzan Carmichael, MS, Ph

Impact of Body Mass Index on Maternal Health Among API women in California


Linda Geng, MD, PhD

Improving recognition of underdiagnosed and rare diseases in Asians


Matthew Wheeler, MD

Genetics of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Asian Populations


Richard Neil Zare, PhD

Screening Ginger's Secondary Metabolites for Anti-ferroptosis Activity


Malathi Srinivasan, MD

Dietary patterns and cardiometabolic health associations among Asian Americans


Stephan Rogalla, MD, PhD

Identifying the Role of Cellular Neighborhoods in Gastric Carcinogenesis


Randall Stafford, MD, PhD

Traditional Chinese Medicine Strategies for Sleep Problems


Joshua M. Spin, MD, PhD

Securinine in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm


CARE 2020 Seed Gift Awardees

Ying Lu

An Electronic Data Capture System for Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinics


Ranak Trivedi

Khuller-Kochikar Seed Grant

Assessing caregiving and social networks among South Asian women living with breast cance


Uchechukwu Megwalu

Stanford Cancer Institute Seed Grant

Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Well-differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Filipinos


Freeborn Rwere

Screening and enzymatic characterization for CYP2C19 variants found in Asians


Karen Eggleston

Comparative economic analysis of diabetes in South Asia


CARE 2019 Seed Gift Awardees

Alan Louie

Acculturative Family Distance and Mental Health: A Pilot Study of Asian-American Parents of Younger Adolescents


Bertha Chen

Racial differences in fibroid-related symptom severity in Asian vs. Caucasian women seen at Stanford Fibroid Clinic


Robert Huang

ALDH2 Deficiency and Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia in Asian Americans


Benjamin Lindquist

An Innovative Web-Based Gaming Application to Promote Emergency Medical Technicians


Kuldev Singh

Optic Nerve Damage resulting from Myopia in School Aged Children


Ngan Huang

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as a model of Endothelial Dysfunction in Asians