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 2024 Awards
Danny Chou, PhD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology and Diabetes)
Study Title: Engineering Potent Antagonistic Insulin Derivatives for Treating Hyperinsulinism
William Robinson, MD, PhD
Professor, Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology)
Study Title: Investigating the Role of EBV in Type I Diabetes
Rebecca Johnson, MD
Clinical Fellow, Pediatric (Endocrinology)
Study Title: Nutrition As Medicine: the Role of Whole Food Plant-Based Diets in Children with Type 2 Diabetes, a Pilot Study
FY 2023 Awards
Eric Appel, PhD
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Study Title: Development of A Tolerogenic Vaccine for the Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes
Martha Cyert, PhD
Professor, Biology
Study Title: Mapping Calcineurin Signaling Pathways That Cause Pancreatitis
FY 2022 Awards
FY 2021 Awards
Danny Chou, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology & Diabetes)
Study Title: Next Generation Insulin Therapeutics Enabled by Computational Protein Design
Monique Barakat, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology) and Medicine (Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
Study 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)
Study Title: Fasting Versus Fed: Effect of Oral Intake Prior to the Glucose Tolerance Test in Pregnancy
2020 Awards
Laya Ekhlaspour, MD
Instructor, Pediatrics - Endocrinology and Diabetes
Study Title: Modeling and Modulating Insulin Delivery in Automated Insulin Delivery Systems to Accommodate for Meal Compositions
Eric Appel, PhD
Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Study Title: Expanding Global Access to Insulin by Eradicating the Cold Chain
James Priest, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Study 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
Study 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
Study Title: Real-time biosensor for continuous in vivo detection of glucose