Danielle Peress, MD Memorial Fund
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Danielle Peress, MD Memorial Fund supports maternal-fetal medicine fellows conducting clinical or translational research on pregnancy, fetal and neonatal health, and postpartum care to advance the field.
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Applications for the 2026 Danielle Peress, MD Memorial Fund are now marked closed, and the application page states that the program is inactive or past the deadline.
Funder: Foundation for SMFM
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $2,500 per award; one or more recipients
Summary: Supports MFM fellows conducting clinical or translational research to advance maternal-fetal medicine.
Key Information: Applicants must be first- or second-year MFM fellows.
Description
The Danielle Peress, MD Memorial Fund supports maternal-fetal medicine (MFM) fellows pursuing clinical or translational research that advances the field. Administered by the Foundation for SMFM, the fund was established in 2018 in memory of Dani Peress, who died during her second year of MFM fellowship. It honors her wish to further progress in maternal-fetal medicine through research.
Supported work spans pregnancy, fetal and neonatal health, and postpartum care, addressing both biological questions and the delivery of obstetric care. Past projects have examined preeclampsia testing, markers of spontaneous preterm birth, maternal immune cells, and myometrial function. Awards have also supported research on prenatal aspirin implementation, antepartum anemia navigation, obstetric sepsis care, and postpartum visit attendance.
