Support Research to Advance the Future of Nutrition Care The ASPEN Rhoads Research Foundation funds exceptional scientific research projects on clinical nutrition and metabolic support. Your support of the Foundation makes our annual grants possible. Thank you!
![]() With every $20 donation during the month of March, your name will be entered into a prize drawing. The more you donate, the better your chances are of being selected for one of the prizes below. The prize drawing and notification of winners will take place on April 14, 2021.
Please visit Fresenius Kabi at the Exhibit Hall. Fresenius Kabi has generously agreed to donate $10 for every attendee that visits them.
Thank You for Joining us for the Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos Concert! Sunday, March 21, 7:30 – 8:30 PM ET From John Lennon to John Legend, Beach Boys to Beastie Boys, Felix and Fingers will play anything. Come ready with your song requests and prepare to laugh, sing, and dance with this one-of-a-kind dueling pianos show. This event is open to all full conference attendees. |
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![]() I’m so glad we are able to meet virtually this year to continue our support of research in clinical nutrition. Thanks to your generous donations, we are funding seven exceptional early career investigators in 2021! Please meet and learn about their work below. I would also like to thank Abbott, Baxter, B. Braun, and Nestle for their support in funding the grants. Without them and each of you, we would not be able continue this important work. I invite you to join me on Sunday for our Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos Concert and to take part in our March donation drive. Thank you for your commitment to the field and including the Foundation in your annual giving. - M. Molly
McMahon, MD, FASPEN George Blackburn Research Mentorship Award Winner ![]() Kenneth A. Kudsk, MD, FAACS, FCCM, is Chief of General Surgery at the William S. Middleton Veterans Affairs Hospital and Professor of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin. Read more. Questions About Grants and Donations? Post your questions on Connect: Discussion Board. |
Meet Our 2021 Grant Recipients and Learn About Their Research
Click on the name of each grant recipient to watch a short video about their research.
$50,000 Baxter Parenteral Nutrition Research Grant Assessing Metabolic and Sleep Consequences of Overnight Home Parenteral Nutrition. |
$25,000 Abbott Nutrition Research Grant Using Innovative Tools to Improve Nutritional Assessment in Oncology. |
$25,000 Norman Yoshimura Grant-B.Braun and the Aesculap Academy Targeted nutritional approach to restore metabolic deregulations during recovery from sepsis as assessed by comprehensive metabolic phenotyping. |
$25,000 Maurice Shils Enteral Nutrition Grant - Nestle Nutrition Institute Implementing the Use of CT-images as Part of the Nutrition Care Process: A Feasibility Study. |
Imre W.K. Kouw, PhD, MNutr, BDiet
$10,000 C. Richard Fleming Grant The effect of enteral feeding pattern on glycemic control and gastrointestinal function in critically ill patients. |
$10,000 Daniel H. Teitelbaum Grant Optimal Lipid Supplementation Strategy for the Prevention and Treatment of Parenteral Nutrition-Associated Liver Disease in Children with Intestinal Failure. |
2021 Nutrition and COVID-19 Research Grant Does Enteral Feeding Impact Gut “Omics”, Intestinal Integrity and Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients? |