Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education

What Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education does

Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education (CARE) is a non-profit academic research center founded in 2018 within Stanford University School of Medicine, operating as the only dedicated center at a top US university focused on advancing Asian health. The center addresses a structural underrepresentation gap — Asians constitute 60% of the global population but only 10% of clinical trial and genetic database representation, and less than 0.2% of NIH grants target Asian health. CARE's core platform integrates biomedical science, genomics, synthetic biology, and AI/ML to deliver precision health research, education, and clinical care support for Asian populations.

Its portfolio spans three strategic disease initiatives (Lung Cancer, Gastric Cancer, and the ADVANCE cardiometabolic program launched in January 2025), educational programs (CARE Scholars for trainees, CARE Explorers for high school students, Team Science Fellowship, Chi-Li Pao Foundation MPH Fellowship with CUHK), and community engagement (monthly health talks in English and in-language sessions across Hindi, Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Tamil). Funding derives from federal grants (NIH, NCI), philanthropic foundations (Chi-Li Pao Foundation, Hong Seh Lim Memorial Fund, Vincent V.C. Woo Memorial Foundation), individual major gifts, and Stanford institutional support. Revenue and detailed financials are not publicly disclosed, and the center charges no fees for community education programs.

CARE's distribution combines Stanford's academic infrastructure with a global faculty network spanning the US, Singapore, China, Taiwan, India, and Hong Kong, and a multi-channel community engagement strategy including social media, ethnic media partnerships, and the annual HSL Stanford CARE Cup fundraiser. The center's leadership includes co-founders Dr. Bryant Lin (Co-Director) and Dr. Latha Palaniappan (Associate Dean for Research at Stanford School of Medicine), supported by a 56-person team.

Name

Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education

Legal name

Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education

Website

https://asianhealth.stanford.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Stanford CARE is a non-profit academic research center founded in 2018 within Stanford University School of Medicine, dedicated to advancing precision health research, education, and clinical care for Asian populations globally.

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Product category

Academic Health Research and Education

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Informatics & Digital Health Programs (EDAHAGAJ), Health & Biomedical Research Universities (Academic Medical Center–Affiliated) (EDAHABAC)

Keywords

• Asian health research
• Precision health programs
• Community health education
• Medical research fellowships
• Clinical research grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Palo Alto

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Grants: Primarily funded through NIH grants and other research funding agencies. Less than 0.2% of NIH grants are dedicated to Asian health research, making CARE's grant funding critical for advancing Asian health research.
2. Donations and Philanthropy: Gifts from donors support cutting-edge collaborative research, educational programs, population-based health initiatives, community outreach, and engagement. The Hong Seh Lim Memorial Fund for CARE and Chi-Li Pao Foundation Fellowship are examples.
3. Fellowship Programs: Chi-Li Pao Foundation Master of Public Health Fellowship provides tuition, round-trip tickets, and living stipends for students to earn MPH degrees in partnership with Chinese University Hong Kong.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Stanford CARE is an academic research and education center that conducts precision health research, education, and community engagement programs focused on diseases disproportionately affecting Asian populations. It delivers strategic disease initiatives (Lung Cancer, Gastric Cancer, ADVANCE for cardiometabolic diseases), educational programs (CARE Scholars, fellowships, courses), community health talks in multiple languages, and seed grant funding for Asian health researchers.

Product overview

Stanford CARE operates as a unified academic research and education platform for Asian health, comprising multiple interconnected programs: strategic disease-focused initiatives (Lung Cancer, Gastric Cancer, ADVANCE for cardiometabolic diseases), educational programs (CARE Scholars, Team Science Fellowship, Chi-Li Pao MPH Fellowship, CARE Explorers high school program, MED 275 course), community engagement (Monthly Community Health Talks in English and In-language talks in multiple Asian languages), research funding (CARE Seed Grant), and research resources (Country-Specific Data Briefs). The center also hosts conferences including the Stanford International Lung Cancer Summit and Gastric Cancer Summit, all focused on advancing precision health for Asians through research, education, and clinical care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ADVANCE: A cardiometabolic diseases research initiative focused on Asian populations
• Stanford CARE Lung Cancer Initiative
• Gastric Cancer Initiative
• Stanford CARE Scholars
• Stanford CARE Team Science Fellowship
• Chi-Li Pao Foundation Master of Public Health Fellowship
• CARE Explorers: AI x Precision Health High School Program
• HSL Stanford CARE Cup

Products and services

• ADVANCE Program A cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) health research initiative addressing cardiometabolic diseases in Asian populations through multi-site collaborative research, including the ADVANCE Biobank.
• Stanford CARE Lung Cancer Initiative Strategic initiative focused on understanding and addressing lung cancer in people who have never smoked, including the Stanford International Lung Cancer Summit.
• Gastric Cancer Initiative Comprehensive initiative addressing gastric cancer disparities in Asian populations through research, community outreach, infographics, and publications.
• Stanford CARE Scholars Program Summer research program for students focused on Asian health, including annual Research Symposium and an alumni network spanning Classes 2020-2026.
• Stanford CARE Team Science Fellowship Fellowship program focused on team science approaches to Asian health research.
• Chi-Li Pao Foundation Master of Public Health Fellowship Fellowship offering round-trip tickets to Hong Kong, full tuition, and living stipend for one year to earn an MPH from Chinese University Hong Kong's Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care.
• Stanford CARE Explorers: AI x Precision Health High School Program High school program combining AI and precision health concepts focused on Asian health.
• CARE Seed Grant Research grant program funding current and previous awardees in Asian health research.
• Stanford CARE Monthly Community Health Talk Series Monthly virtual community health talks covering topics such as gastric cancer screening, AI in health, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Asian women's health, and precision medicine.
• In-language Community Health Talk Series Health education talks presented in multiple languages including Hindi, Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, and Tamil covering cardiometabolic conditions, cancer, and other health topics for non-English speaking Asian communities.
• Country-Specific Data Briefs Data briefs providing health statistics for Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, and Vietnamese populations and communities.
• MED 275: From Diagnosis to Dialogue: A Doctor's Real-Time Battle with Cancer Stanford course where Dr. Bryant Lin shares his personal experience with Stage 4 non-smoker lung cancer while leading Stanford cancer clinicians discuss screening, diagnostics, caregiving, policy, therapy, and spiritual care.

Quantifiable outcome

• NIH R37 MERIT Award received by Dr. Robert Huang for Gastroshare study on gastric cancer
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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AI capability7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chinese University Hong Kong (CUHK)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2022Partnership between Stanford CARE and CUHK's Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care for the Chi-Li Pao Foundation MPH Fellowship. Recipients receive round-trip tickets to Hong Kong, full tuition, and living stipend for one year to earn a master's degree in public health.
• Stanford Health LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of community health education programs and events, providing health education resources and facilities for community health talks.
• Vincent V.C. Woo Memorial FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation sponsors the Prevention and Wellness in Asian Women's Health community event and other health education initiatives.
• Stanford Cancer InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on cancer research initiatives including lung cancer and gastric cancer programs, with shared faculty and research projects.
• Stanford Division of Gastroenterology and HepatologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-host of the annual Gastric Cancer Summit and collaborative research on stomach cancer disparities affecting Asian populations.
• Ethnic Media ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaboration on media briefings to discuss health data disaggregation and inclusion of AANHPI patients in medical research, reaching diverse ethnic media outlets.
• Stanford Asian Staff ForumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in hosting virtual panel discussions on Asian American experiences and health disparities.
• Medicine & the Muse Program in Medical Humanities & the ArtsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Cancer Storytelling event combining medical humanities with cancer patient and caregiver stories.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: Premier US cancer hospital and research institution with major programs in gastric, lung, and precision oncology; competes with CARE-affiliated Stanford investigators for the same NCI grants and trial sponsors.
• MD Anderson Cancer Center: Largest US cancer center with deep programs in gastric, lung, and hepatobiliary cancers — disease areas that overlap heavily with CARE's strategic initiatives, but at vastly larger scale and broader demographic scope.
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Harvard-affiliated comprehensive cancer center with active translational research in gastric and lung cancers; serves as a benchmark for the kind of integrated cancer-research institution CARE's disease initiatives aspire to partner with.
• Stanford Medicine: CARE's parent institution and one of the largest US academic medical centers; provides the infrastructure, faculty, and clinical footprint within which CARE operates, and is the natural anchor for any institutional comparison.

Regional players

• Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (National University of Singapore): Asia-based public health school with active Asian-population epidemiology and cardiometabolic disease research; the closest regional academic peer for cross-border Asian-health collaboration programs like the Chi-Li Pao MPH Fellowship.

Others

• National Cancer Institute (NCI): The primary federal funder of CARE's cancer research portfolio (R37 MERIT Award, $9.15M gastric cancer grant); an ecosystem participant rather than a competitor, but its funding priorities and policy shifts directly shape CARE's research agenda.

Direct peers

• Mount Sinai Institute for Health Equity Research: Academic health-equity research institute focused on underserved populations, including AANHPI communities; shares CARE's model of community-engaged research, seed grants, and culturally-tailored outreach.
• UC Davis AANCART (Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training): NCI-funded Asian American cancer research and training network operating from UC Davis; directly comparable to CARE's Gastric and Lung Cancer Initiatives in focus, structure, and federal-grant orientation.
• UCSF Asian Health Initiative: UCSF-affiliated effort focused on health disparities and clinical care for Asian populations; overlaps with CARE's precision-health and community-health-talk model and competes for similar Bay Area patients and faculty.
• NYU Center for the Study of Asian American Health (CSAAH): NYU's academic center dedicated to Asian American health research and community engagement, with a similar disease-disparities, community-based participatory research, and seed-grant model — the closest functional peer to Stanford CARE.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StanfordCAREs
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCWyh_hdKzC1uBTlpfPWFiiQ/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/StanfordCAREs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stanfordcares
• Instagraminstagram.com/stanfordcares

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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