TOFFLER SCHOLARS
Toffler Scholars are working to advance medical research and bring high-impact changes to all humanity.
Supporting Medical Investigators
Through partnerships with leading universities, the Toffler Scholar program supports promising young medical researchers, physicians, and scientists who are at a pivotal point in their careers. With necessary early-stage funding and a vital, relevant network, recipients have the resources they need to continue their groundbreaking work and develop into experienced professionals.
2025 TOFFLER SCHOLARS
Joe Mazzulli
Neurodegeneration processes in disorders like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease
2025/2021 Toffler Scholar
Julia TCW
A variation of the gene apolipoprotein E (APOE) that is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease
2025/2022 Toffler Scholar
Tirth Patel
Neuroinflammation and immune signaling in neurodegenerative disease.
2025 Toffler Scholar
Katherine Turk
EEG microstates and brain network dynamics in Alzheimer's prognosis.
2025 Toffler Scholar
Zachary Sorrentino
Protein aggregation and neuroinflammation in neurodegeneration.
2025 Toffler Scholar and 2020 Toffler Leadership Award
Adithya Gopinath
Markers of dopamine signaling in blood-borne immune cells.
2025/2020 Toffler Scholar
Micaelly Alves
miR-212 signaling pathways in Alzheimer's disease and vascular biology.
2025 Toffler Scholar
Tamar Gefen
Selective neuronal resilience and vulnerability in Alzheimer's disease.
2025/2024 Toffler Scholar
Ted Zwang
Using implantable electronics and VR to understand aging neural circuitry
2025/2023 Toffler Scholar
2024 TOFFLER SCHOLARS
Hanxi (Mark) Chen
Computational biology and AI applications in brain disease genomics.
2024 Toffler Scholar
Sudeshna Das
Developing and applying integrative computational methods in biomedical and brain research.
2024/2022 Toffler Scholar
Prabesh Bhattarai
Glial and vascular contributions to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease.
2024 Toffler Scholar
Alberto Serrano-Pozo
The mechanisms underlying the influence of APOE and other gene variants in Alzheimer’s disease risk.
2024/2022 Toffler Scholar
Ignaty Leshchiner
Circulating biomarkers and liquid biopsy for early Alzheimer's detection.
2024 Toffler Scholar
Tamar Gefen
Selective neuronal resilience and vulnerability in Alzheimer's disease.
2025/2024 Toffler Scholar
2023 TOFFLER SCHOLARS
Jie Chen
Understanding the bio-behavioral and multi-omics mechanisms of pain and pain self-management.
2023 Toffler Scholar
Valerie Arboleda
Leveraging genomic tools to understand how human genetic variations cause disease.
2023 Toffler Scholar
Ashley Carey
Developing an understanding of cardiovascular risk factors in Alzheimer’s disease.
2023 Toffler Scholar
Marcelle Dina Zita
Understanding inflammatory immune-mediated responses that drive autoimmune pediatric cardiac pathology
2023 Toffler Scholar
Yingzhi Ye
Physiological and pathological functions of a protein found in ALS patients
2023 Toffler Scholar
Jackson Mace
Halting the chronic loss of brain and spinal cord tissue that occurs in multiple sclerosis patients.
2023 Toffler Scholar
Nicole Lemon
Carbonic anhydrase metabolism and vascular integrity in Alzheimer's.
2023 Toffler Scholar
Elena Barbieri
Areas of the brain that are responsible for language difficulties in patients with aphasia.
2023 Toffler Scholar
Jean-Pierre Roussarie
The molecular events leading to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease
2023 Toffler Scholar
Xiping Zhan
The basic components of the brain involved in multisensory integration in the auditory system.
2023/2022 Toffler Scholar
Philip Mackie
Exploration of the immune-neuronal interaction in the prodromal phase of Parkinson's disease.
2023 Toffler Scholar
Ted Zwang
Using implantable electronics and VR to understand aging neural circuitry
2025/2023 Toffler Scholar
Andrew Holbrook
Creating algorithms that can detect meaningful phenotypes from brain images in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
2023 Toffler Scholar
Kimberly Kwei
Developing a better understanding of gait issues in Parkinson’s disease.
2023 Toffler Scholar
2022 TOFFLER SCHOLARS
Julia TCW
A variation of the gene apolipoprotein E (APOE) that is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease
2025/2022 Toffler Scholar
Elisa Canepa
Neurovascular dysfunction and neuroinflammation (gliosis) in Alzheimer’s disease.
2022 Toffler Scholar
Katie Irwin
Working to develop biomarkers related to the loss of function of TDP-43
2022 Toffler Scholar
Jeremias Sulam
Machine learning applications to several problems in biomedical imaging, including Susceptibility Tensor Imaging.
2022 Toffler Scholar
Douglas Storace
How the olfactory bulb receives sensory information and then moves it forward throughout the rest of the brain.
2022 Toffler Scholar
Roch Nianogo
Modifiable social factors that contribute to Alzheimer’s disease risk
2022 Toffler Scholar
Sudeshna Das
Developing and applying integrative computational methods in biomedical and brain research.
2024/2022 Toffler Scholar
Alberto Serrano-Pozo
The mechanisms underlying the influence of APOE and other gene variants in Alzheimer’s disease risk.
2024/2022 Toffler Scholar
Xiping Zhan
The basic components of the brain involved in multisensory integration in the auditory system.
2023/2022 Toffler Scholar
Ira Hofer
Understanding, quantifying, and ultimately mitigating risk before surgery (perioperative period).
2022/2020 Toffler Scholar
Vijaya Kolachalama
How advanced AI approaches can make a significant difference in the diagnostic space.
2022/2020 Toffler Scholar
2021 TOFFLER SCHOLARS
Silvia Fossati
Molecular development of disorders and mitochondrial stress mechanisms that cause neurodegeneration.
2021 Toffler Scholar
Joe Mazzulli
Neurodegeneration processes in disorders like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease
2025/2021 Toffler Scholar
Dr. Daniel Tward
Representing the brain more accurately in an effort to determine which differences signal disease.
2021 Toffler Scholar
2020 TOFFLER SCHOLARS
Ira Hofer
Understanding, quantifying, and ultimately mitigating risk before surgery (perioperative period).
2022/2020 Toffler Scholar
Adithya Gopinath
Markers of dopamine signaling in blood-borne immune cells.
2025/2020 Toffler Scholar
Vijaya Kolachalama
How advanced AI approaches can make a significant difference in the diagnostic space.
2022/2020 Toffler Scholar
TOFFLER LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS
Catherine Psaras
Perinatal epidemiology, substance use disorders, and pharmacoepidemiology.
2021 Toffler Leadership Award
Lara Yoon
The influence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on putative markers for breast cancer in adolescents.
2021 Toffler Leadership Award
Stephen Beesley
Frontal lobe epileptic seizures and how astrocyte cells change in the early stages of epilepsy.
2021 Toffler Leadership Award
Zachary Sorrentino
Protein aggregation and neuroinflammation in neurodegeneration.
2025 Toffler Scholar and 2020 Toffler Leadership Award
Latoya Allen
Works in toxicology safety assessment in early drug development to help ensure the safety of new medications.
2018 Toffler Leadership Award
Cindy Beard
How the mental health of first responders has changed throughout the course of the pandemic.
2021 Toffler Leadership Award