Wen Profiri

Role: AI Specialist & Project Lead, MyBook Email: cheernurse@gmail.com Credentials: RN, MS in Health Informatics Relationship Depth: External Partner

Professional Background

• Registered Nurse with Master’s in Health Informatics
• Specializes in AI applications in healthcare
• Develops AI assistants with cultural and linguistic sensitivity

Current Project: MyBook (Seed Grant)

Problem: Dementia affects 55M+ worldwide; Chinese American seniors especially vulnerable due to cultural/language barriers. Existing reminiscence therapy interventions don’t cater to their unique needs.

Solution: AI-guided nostalgic writing for Chinese American seniors in early-to-middle stages of dementia.

Tech Stack (Multi-Platform Approach)

• Perplexity.ai Spaces: AI assistants for writing guidance (Mandarin, Cantonese, English)
• Perplexity.ai Pages: Public health campaign communication
• Notion Sites: MyBook.fyi self-publishing platform
• Google Learn About: Training community health workers and family caregivers

Writing Types

1. Autobiographical writing - personal memories, life stories
2. Creative writing - memory journaling, photo prompts, letter writing
3. Legal writing - Medicaid/Medicare info, tax records, healthcare directives, power of attorney

Research Design

• Participants: 30 Chinese American seniors (65+) from SF Bay Area, early-middle stage dementia
• Languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, English
• Measures: Mini-Mental State Examination (cognitive), Geriatric Depression Scale (emotional)
• Timeline: Months 1-3 prototype, Months 4-9 pilot study, Months 10-12 analysis

Team

• Dr. Randall S. Stafford - Lead Investigator (Stanford Medicine, chronic disease + tech integration)
• Wen Profiri - AI Specialist (develops AI assistants, cultural/linguistic sensitivity)
• Marco Scheller - Community Developer (clinical trial ops, community engagement)
• Dr. Jing Wang - Cultural Liaison (geriatric care, Mandarin/Cantonese support)

Working Relationship with Reuben

• MyBook seed grant (Joe is lead, Reuben collaborates)
• Meeting: Jan 28, 2026 at 11am
• Sent workflow diagrams generated by NotebookLM (Jan 20)

Key Notes

• Ball is in Reuben’s court to mock up unified wrapper concept
• Based in area with “huge snow storms”
• Responsive and understanding about rescheduling
• Unusual approach: combining multiple tech platforms (Perplexity, Notion, Google) for healthcare use case
• Also working on personalized educational videos in 80 languages for Dr. Stafford

Questions for Tomorrow’s Meeting

• How can we simplify the multi-platform workflow?
• What’s the “unified wrapper” concept look like?
• From AS:DE advice (Jan 22): Why high school students for delivery? Distinguish user testing vs. workflow testing.

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Last updated: Jan 27, 2026