Investigation of new research topics

RRF funds pilot study grants on an annual basis. These smaller scale experimental studies are designed to “test the waters” or break new ground, and findings may lead to larger ongoing studies in the future.

• Grant Recipients 2026
  • Yingbin Fu, PhD
  • Wei Li, PhD
  • Yuqing Huo, MD, PhD
  • Rinki Ratnapriya, PhD
  • Rui Chen, PhD
  • Wenbo Zhang, PhD
  • Curtis Brandt, PhD
  • Lih Kuo, PhD
  • Timothy Corson, PhD
  • Jianhai Du, PhD
  • James Monaghan, PhD
  • Seongjin Seo, PhD
  • Andrius Kazlauskas, PhD
  • Ann C. Morris, PhD
  • Christine Sorenson, PhD
  • Jeffrey M. Gross, PhD
  • David M. Wu, MD, PhD
  • Kinga Bujakowska, PhD
  • Eric Weh, PhD
  • Ching-Kang Jason Chen, PhD
  • Jakub K. Famulski, PhD
  • Thanh Hoang, PhD
  • Georgia Zarkada, MD, PhD
  • Eleftherios Paschalis Ilios, PhD
  • Oleg Alekseev, MD, PhD
  • Erika Tatiana Camacho, PhD
  • Patricia R. Taylor, PhD
  • Elizabeth Vargis, PhD
  • Ximena Corso Díaz, PhD
  • Michael Landowski, PhD
  • Brian Perkins, PhD
  • Carlos S. Subauste, MD
  • Rebecca Voorhees, PhD
• Publications
• Grant Guidelines and Information
• Grant Application

Pilot study grants are just one facet of RRF’s research program.

RRF also funds a diverse, ongoing program of established research including:

• Chairs and Professorships at teaching universities

• Research Awards presented to renowned physician/scientists to further support their research interests