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2011 Awarded Grants:
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Organization: |
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa |
| Description: |
A grant to assist in equipment purchases for the Pediatric
Level 3 Trauma Center |
| Amount: |
$150,000 |
| Year of
Grant: |
2011 |
| Location of
Grantee: |
San Antonio, Texas |
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Organization: |
Boysville, Inc. |
| Description: |
A grant to fund private placement services |
| Amount: |
$150,000 per year for 3 years |
| Year of
Grant: |
2011 |
| Location of
Grantee: |
San Antonio, Texas |
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Organization: |
The University of Texas Health
Science Center, San Antonio, Texas |
| Description: |
A grant to fund the Voelcker
Biomedical Research Academy |
| Amount: |
$327,438 |
| Initial Year of
Grant: |
2011 |
| Location of
Grantee: |
San Antonio, Texas |
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Organization: |
The University of Texas Health
Science Center, San Antonio, Texas |
| Description: |
A grant to fund the Voelcker
Science Teachers’ Academy |
| Amount: |
$148,500 per year for 3 years |
| Year of
Grant: |
2010 |
| Location of
Grantee: |
San Antonio, Texas |
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Organization: |
The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio,
Texas |
| Description: |
A grant to fund the Voelcker Science Teachers’ Academy
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| Amount: |
$148,500 per year for 3 years |
| Initial Year of
Grant: |
2010 |
| Location of
Grantee: |
San Antonio, Texas |
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Organization: |
The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of
Military Medicine, Inc. |
| Description: |
A grant to fund research of Col. George E. Peoples, M.D. on
cancer vaccine studies in and around San Antonio, Texas
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| Amount: |
$200,000 |
| Year of
Grant: |
2011 |
| Location of
Grantee: |
San Antonio, Texas |
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Organization: |
Foundation Fighting Blindness
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| Description: |
A grant to underwrite VisionWalk San Antonio 2011 |
| Amount: |
$10,000 |
| Year of
Grant: |
2011 |
| Location of
Grantee: |
Owing Mills, Maryland |
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Organization: |
San Antonio Young Women’s Leadership Academy Foundation and
University of Texas Health Science Center
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| Description: |
A grant to fund a scientific research internship and
mentorship program at the Young Women’s Leadership Academy |
| Amount: |
$46,120 |
| Year of
Grant: |
2011 |
| Location of
Grantee: |
San Antonio, Texas |
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Organization: |
Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy
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| Description: |
A grant to assist with the preservation and restoration of
the Voelcker Dairy Barn at Phil Hardberger Park |
| Amount: |
$10,000 |
| Year of
Grant: |
2010 |
| Location of
Grantee: |
San Antonio, Texas |
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2011 Voelcker Fund Young
Investigator Awards:
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Award
Recipient:: |
Dr. Steffan Nawrocki, PhD |
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Institution: |
University of Texas Health
Science Center, San Antonio, Texas |
| Project
Title: |
Targeting Activated RAS in Pancreatic Cancer with Reovirus
Therapy |
| Amount: |
$450,000 (Over 3 Years) |
| Year of
Grant: |
2011 |
| Location of
Grantee: |
San Antonio, Texas |
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Award
Recipient:: |
Dr. Luiz O. Penalva, PhD |
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Institution: |
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio,
Texas |
| Project
Title: |
Musashi I: A Major Player and Potential Target in
Glioblastoma |
| Amount: |
$450,000 (Over 3 Years) |
| Year of
Grant: |
2011 |
| Location of
Grantee: |
San Antonio, Texas |
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