The application period is open for Director positions on the ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation Board of Directors. Learn more and apply today!

Promoting innovation & research discovery to improve nutrition care 
and health

At the ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation, we are proud to support exceptional scientific research projects on clinical nutrition. Our mission is raising money to fund research that translates to safe and effective nutrition care.
Lend Your Support
Celebrating at the Symposium:

Latest News & Updates

The Foundation was pleased to present the third annual Nutrition Research Discoveries Symposium and Celebration during ASPEN25! Participants delved into the latest breakthroughs funded by the ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation grants, showcasing how these grants propelled careers in nutrition research. Learn more about the presenters below:
2023 & 2024 Awardee:
The Role of Probiotics Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium in Neonatal Short Bowel Syndrome to Promote Adaptation and Improve Metabolic Function: Studied in Piglets
Mirielle Lauren Pauline PhD, BSc
$25,000 Baxter Grant for Parenteral Nutrition Research
2021 & 2023 Awardee:
Targeted nutritional approach to restore metabolic deregulations during recovery from sepsis as assessed by comprehensive metabolic phenotyping
Gabriella Ten Have PhD
$20,000 C. Richard Fleming Grant & Daniel H. Teitelbaum Grant

The entire symposium recording is now available. Watch here.

Mission & Vision

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.

Your donation matters

The Impact of Foundation Grants

$2.90 Million Funding dollars that the Foundation has awarded to early career investigators
138 Articles Peer-reviewed scientific journal articles that have been published based upon the recipients’ initial work from their Foundation grants
144 Grants Awarded to 118 investigators, clinicians, trainees, and graduate students
IMPACTFUL STORIES
Hear from the Patients We Help

The Foundation will offer grants in the following amounts:

$25,000
Annual award
May be renewable for one year.
View More
View Less
Although funds for a second year are not guaranteed, the investigator may apply for a second year of funding. These grants are targeted to support early-stage career investigators with a PhD, MD or PharmD that have more advanced academic training, including senior postdoctoral fellows and those with academic faculty appointments at the Instructor or Assistant Professor level.
Read More
$10,000
Annual Award
Not Renewable
View More
View Less
The smaller grants may be most useful to support data collection and analysis for small projects including those that are part of a Masters, PharmD, or PhD program, or to support the generation of preliminary data for a new line of investigation.
Read More

Take the Next Step

Join Us in driving the therapies of tomorrow

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.

Support the Foundation
Donate Today
Your support funds innovative and creative scientific research
Donate Now
Learn More
Rhoads Research Foundation Grants
How to apply & view grant recipients
Apply Now
Research Award
George Blackburn Award
Nominate or apply today!
Learn More
New!
Support Blackburn Grant
Help us fund a new grant!
Support Blackburn

Select Your Desired Format
You Must Have an Account to Purchase from ASPEN

Please log in or create an account first.

Once logged in, please return to the catalog to browse and make your purchase.

Play Episode
Select your desired streaming service: