Benefactor-funded research — Chen Career Development Awards in Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Career Development Awards are offered thanks to generous support from the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute. These benefactor-funded career development awards support faculty members seeking to advance their translational research pursuits into the field of artificial intelligence (AI). These awards aim to help investigators expand translational research into new forms of scientific discoveries and techniques using AI or different types of technologies.

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Established Investigator Career Development Awards

These awards support faculty members with established careers who are seeking to advance their research pursuits into the field of AI. Two awards of $150,000 a year for two years are available.

Early-Career Development Awards

These awards support junior faculty members in their early career efforts to develop their research using AI for translational research. Two awards of $100,000 a year for two years are available.

2026 Chen Scholars

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  Hugo Botha, M.B., Ch.B.

  Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Established Investigator Career Development Award in Translation Research (Neurology)

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  Shanu F. Roemer, M.D., Ph.D.

  Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Early-Career Development Award in Translational Research (Neurosciences)

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  Jessica R. Wilson, M.D., M.S.

  Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Early-Career Development Award in Translational Research (Endocrinology)

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  Gregory A. Worrell, M.D., Ph.D.

  Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Established Investigator Career Development Award in Translation Research (Neurology)

2025 Chen Scholars

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  Nick M. Gregg, M.D.

  Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Early-Career Development Award in Translational Research (Neurology)

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  Kai J. Miller, M.D., Ph.D.

  Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Established-Investigator Career Development Award in Translational Research (Neurologic Surgery)

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  Margherita Milone, M.D., Ph.D.

  Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Established-Investigator Career Development Award in Translational Research (Cardiovascular Diseases)

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  Tim J. Poterucha, M.D.

  Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Early-Career Development Award in Translational Research (Cardiovascular Diseases)

Contact

For more information about the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Career Development Awards, contact the CCaTS awards team.