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
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
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
CARE 2020 Seed Gift Awardees
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
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
Benjamin Lindquist
An Innovative Web-Based Gaming Application to Promote Emergency Medical Technicians
Ngan Huang
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as a model of Endothelial Dysfunction in Asians