Current awards
Benefactor-Funded Research Established-Investigator Career Development Awards will have two focus areas of research interest a year. Areas of research interest appear below.
The application deadline for the 2025 awards is Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 5 p.m. Central time. Awards will be announced in spring 2025.
2025 awards
Cardiovascular
- Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Established-Investigator Career Development Award in Translational Research — one award of $150,000 a year for two years. This award is designated to the use of artificial intelligence technology and modalities in cardiovascular research. This award is restricted to individuals holding either an M.D., or an M.D. and Ph.D., or an equivalent medical degree, with an investigative focus in translational research.
Neurology
- Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Established-Investigator Career Development Award in Translational Research — one award of $150,000 a year for two years. This award is designated to promote the use of artificial intelligence and modalities in neurology, neurosurgery, and neuropsychiatry research with a focus on sleep, aging and aging brain, pain, and the interactions of the brain with the immune system and metabolism. This award is restricted to individuals holding either an M.D., or an M.D., and Ph.D., or an equivalent medical degree, with an investigative focus in translational research.
2024 Chen Scholars
- Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Established-Investigator Career Development Award in Translational Research (Cancer) — Robert T. Fazzio, M.D., Ph.D.
- Project title: Multimodal artificial intelligence for breast cancer screening and diagnosis
- Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Established-Investigator Career Development Award in Translational Research (Neuro) — Nathan P. Staff, M.D., Ph.D.
- Project title: AI modeling of EMG and speech to improve care of people living with ALS