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.
FEATURED SCHOLARS
Latoya Allen
Works in toxicology safety assessment in early drug development to help ensure the safety of new medications.
Toffler Scholar since 2018
Cindy Beard
How the mental health of first responders has changed throughout the course of the pandemic.
Toffler Scholar since 2021
Stephen Beesley
Frontal lobe epileptic seizures and how astrocyte cells change in the early stages of epilepsy.
Toffler Scholar since 2021
Elisa Canepa
Neurovascular dysfunction and neuroinflammation (gliosis) in Alzheimer’s disease.
Toffler Scholar since 2022
Sudeshna Das
Developing and applying integrative computational methods in biomedical and brain research.
Toffler Scholar since 2022
Silvia Fossati
Molecular development of disorders and mitochondrial stress mechanisms that cause neurodegeneration.
Toffler Scholar since 2021
Adithya Gopinath
Markers of dopamine signaling in blood-borne immune cells.
Toffler Scholar since 2020
Reena Gottesman
Maximizing the quality of life for patients with dementia.
Toffler Scholar since 2022
Ira Hofer
Understanding, quantifying, and ultimately mitigating risk before surgery (perioperative period).
Toffler Scholar since 2020
Katie Irwin
Working to develop biomarkers related to the loss of function of TDP-43
Toffler Scholar since 2022
Vijaya Kolachalama
How advanced AI approaches can make a significant difference in the diagnostic space.
Toffler Scholar since 2021
Roch Nianogo
Modifiable social factors that contribute to Alzheimer’s disease risk
Toffler Scholar since 2022
Alberto Serrano-Pozo
The mechanisms underlying the influence of APOE and other gene variants in Alzheimer’s disease risk.
Toffler Scholar since 2022
Catherine Psaras
Perinatal epidemiology, substance use disorders, and pharmacoepidemiology.
Toffler Scholar since 2021
Douglas Storace
How the olfactory bulb receives sensory information and then moves it forward throughout the rest of the brain.
Toffler Scholar since 2022
Jeremias Sulam
Machine learning applications to several problems in biomedical imaging, including Susceptibility Tensor Imaging.
Toffler Scholar since 2022
Julia TCW
A variation of the gene apolipoprotein E (APOE) that is a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease
Toffler Scholar since 2022
Dr. Daniel Tward
Representing the brain more accurately in an effort to determine which differences signal disease.
Toffler Scholar since 2020
Lara Yoon
The influence of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on putative markers for breast cancer in adolescents.
Toffler Scholar since 2021
