Frederick M. Binkley Award

Frederick M. Binkley Award

Funder: Foundation to Advance Vascular Cures

Geographic Scope: United States

Program Description:
The Frederick M. Binkley Award funds patient-informed pilot projects that address critical gaps in vascular health research, with a focus on precision medicine and innovative approaches to vascular disease prevention and care. The award supports early-stage, exploratory research utilizing digital health and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

Focus Areas

• Digital health and AI applications in vascular disease
• Precision medicine for vascular conditions
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) surveillance and prevention
• Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) prevention and management
• Other vascular diseases
• Data-driven treatment algorithms
• EHR analysis and observational research

Project Examples

• "Improving Surveillance for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Using Large Language Models" (2025 recipient)
• "Developing a Flexible Statistical Framework to Accelerate Data-Driven Treatment Algorithms for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)" (2024 recipient)

Eligibility

• Pilot/exploratory research projects
• Early-stage research teams
• Projects addressing identified gaps in vascular health research
• Research leveraging existing datasets, biospecimens, and imaging

Contact Information

Email: grants@vascularcures.org Address: 274 Redwood Shores Parkway #717, Redwood City, CA 94065 Phone: (650) 368-6022