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Latest News and Updates
- The Foundation has launched a campaign in honor of Dr. Fritz Schwenk. Funds raised in honor of Dr. Schwenk will be used to fund travel grants. Donate today!
- Two Foundation grant recipients, Nicole Gilbert, RD and Richard Jacobson, MD competed for the Harry M. Vars Award at the ASPEN 2026 Nutrition Science & Practice Conference. Nicole Gilbert was named the 2026 Harry M. Vars Award winner!
- Former grant recipients, Krista Haines, DO and Richard Jacobson, MD presented in the Charles Van Way III Nutrition Research Discoveries Symposium and Celebration during the ASPEN 2026 Nutrition Science & Practice Conference.
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The impact of your investment is impressive. Scientists receiving our grants have gone on to conduct research leading to important scientific advances. These scientists have used the Foundation’s grant funding to gain the experience and credibility necessary for successful careers in nutrition research. Most importantly, their work has helped improve the quality of life for thousands of patients.
About the Foundation
The ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation promotes innovation and research discovery to improve nutrition care and health, raising money to fund clinical and metabolic research that translates to safe and effective nutrition care.
Name in honor of Jonathan Rhoads, M.D., for his outstanding and renowned contributions to science in the fields of clinical nutrition, nutrition support, and surgery, the Foundation funds exceptional scientific research projects on clinical nutrition and metabolic support.
Future research should include both basic science-oriented investigations aimed at improving our understanding of the science of nutrient regulation in different disease states, as well as clinical and translational research to determine how the practice of nutrition support can continue to be refined and individualized to optimize clinical outcomes.
Vision:
Promotes innovation and research discovery to improve nutrition care and health.
Mission:
Raises money to fund clinical and metabolic research that translates to safe and effective nutrition care.
The Impact of Foundation Grants
$3.07 Million
Funding dollars that the Foundation has awarded to early career investigators
140 Articles
Peer-reviewed scientific journal articles that have been published based upon the recipients’ initial work from their Foundation grants
152 Grants
Awarded to 118 investigators, clinicians, trainees, and graduate students
The Foundation will offer grants in the following amounts:
Annual award
May be renewable for one year.
Pat Anthony Disease-Related Malnutrition Research Grant
May be renewable for one year.
Annual Award
Not Renewable
