RESEARCH
RESEARCH PARTNERS
Hemal Patel, PhD
Professor & Vice-Chair for Research at UC San Diego Department of Anesthesiology
Tobias Moeller-Bertram, MD
Chief Medical Officer at Savas Health
AREAS OF STUDY
InnerScience Research Fund provides grant opportunities for researchers exploring the effects of meditation on the brain and body. We invite like-minded researchers worldwide to join us in our work. If you are studying meditation, neuroscience, epigenetics, quantum physics, immunology, we invite you to apply for funding through InnerScience.
Grant Committee
We take donor stewardship seriously. Our Grant Review Committee carefully evaluates every application for its scientific merit, rigor, and alignment with our mission, objectively scoring each proposal against predefined criteria. The Committee then makes funding recommendations to the Board of Directors. This transparent process ensures your contributions support high-quality, impactful research that advances our mission.
APPLY FOR FUNDING

Dana Busch
PsyD, MPH, MA
Dr. Dana Busch is a clinical health psychologist, public health professional, and artist whose work weaves together the scientific, creative, and spiritual dimensions of human experience. As founder of Dana Busch Consulting (DBC), she supports individuals and organizations in navigating complex challenges through an integrative biopsychosocial approach. Dr. Busch earned her Doctorate in Clinical Health Psychology and Master’s in Public Health from the University of Denver and is a licensed clinical psychologist in Colorado. Her career spans academic medicine, clinical research, and behavioral health, with prior appointments as an NIH post doctoral fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center and the Director of Psychological Oncology at the University of Wollongong in Australia. Blending her backgrounds in psychology, art, and spirituality, she brings a compassionate, multidimensional perspective to helping others cultivate insight, resilience, and meaningful transformation.

Jen Cosmas
Psy.D.
Dr. Jen Cosmas holds a masters in Counseling and a doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She is a neurofeedback provider, a certified teacher of Buddhist Mysticism, and an ordained Buddhist Lama. Jen serves the Dr. Joe community as a Grant Review Committee member for InnerScience Research Fund, a Case Lead for the Inner Health Coalition, and an authorized provider in the Health Care Practitioner program. A former NASA researcher in aeronautical and space psychology, along with creating a sport psychology guidebook for the National Hockey League, she now brings that same curiosity for human potential to her work in neuroscience, meditation, and integrative healing. Her mission is to help people access transformation that is both measurable and meaningful.

Hoda Erjaee
DVM, PhD in Pharmacology
Dr. Hoda Erjaee holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree and a PhD in Pharmacology. She has eight years of experience in the clinical research industry as a Project Manager and Clinical Scientist, contributing across therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology, hematology, inflammatory disease, and women’s health. Earlier in her career, she worked as a bench scientist and published more than 15 peer-reviewed papers. As Chair of the InnerScience grant review committee, she brings together her expertise in both clinical and preclinical research to support transformative projects. Deeply aligned with InnerScience’s mission, Hoda envisions meditation becoming a standard part of clinical trials, bringing together science and mind-body practices to better support patients.

Hemal Patel, PhD
Department of Anesthesiology


