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Awarded Grants

2023 Grants

       

        

Organization:   American Red Cross

          Description:     A grant to support Blood Saves Lives:

          Fighting Cancer

         Amount:          $25,000

         Location of Grantee:   San Antonio, Texas

 

Organization:   Boysville, Inc.

         Description:     A grant to support Boysville, Inc.

         Amount:          $180,000

        Location of Grantee:   San Antonio, Texas

 

Organization:   Children’s Hospital of San Antonio

        Description:     A grant to support of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Epilepsy Program

        Amount:          $666,666 in 2023 and $2,000,000 over 3 Years

        Location of Grantee:   San Antonio, Texas

 

Organization:   I Care San Antonio 

            Description:     A grant to support Surgical Suite and/or Medical Equipment

            Amount:          $100,000

            Location of Grantee:   San Antonio, Texas

 

Organization:   I Care San Antonio 

            Description:     A grant to support Patient Vision Services

            Amount:          $35,000

            Location of Grantee:   San Antonio, Texas

 

Organization:   Low Vision Resource Center 

            Description:     A grant to support Vision-impaired Radio Programming

            Amount:          $5,000

            Location of Grantee:   San Antonio, Texas

 

Organization:   Muscular Dystrophy Association

            Description:     A grant to support the MDA Care Center Network

            Amount:          $100,000

            Location of Grantee:   San Antonio, Texas

 

Organization:   Retina Foundation of the Southwest 

             Description:     A grant to support Macular Degeneration Research and Patient Services

             Amount:          $70,000

             Location of Grantee:   Dallas, Texas

 

 Organization:   Trinity University 

             Description:     A grant to support Summer Research Experience

             Amount:          $15,000

             Location of Grantee:   San Antonio, Texas

 

Organization:   UT Health San Antonio

            Description:     A grant to fund the Voelcker Biomedical Research Academy

            Amount:          $253,418

            Location of Grantee:   San Antonio, Texas

 

Organization:   University of Texas, San Antonio

              Description:     A grant to support the Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Center for Innovative Drug                        Discovery Preclinical Pharmacology Core for Accelerated Drug Discovery

              Amount:          $347,000 in 2023 and $883,000 over 3 Years

              Location of Grantee:   San Antonio, Texas

 

Organization:   University of Texas, San Antonio

               Description:     A grant to support the Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Summer Research Experience                   for Undergraduates

               Amount:          $150,000 in 2023 and $450,000 over 3 Years

               Location of Grantee:   San Antonio, Texas

Organization:   UT Health San Antonio

             Description:     A pilot grant to support Dr. Kevin Koronowski, Ph.D.

             Project Title:    Molecular Mechanisms Linking Circadian Disruption with Breast Cancer

             Amount:          $100,000

             Location of Grantee:   San Antonio, Texas

 

Organization:   UT Health San Antonio

             Description:     A pilot grant to support Dr. Shagang Zhao, Ph.D.

             Project Title:    Cardiovascular Benefits of Leptin Lowering utilizing SGL T2 Inhibition and a                                         Novel Leptin Antibody in Heart Disease

            Amount:          $100,000

            Location of Grantee:   San Antonio, Texas

                                            

2023 Voelcker Fund Young Investigator Awards:

 

Dr. Evelien Bunnik, Ph.D.

University of Texas Health, San Antonio, Texas

Characterizing Atypical B Cells as a Therapeutic Target in Rheumatoid Arthritis

 

Dr. Elizabeth Wasmuth, Ph.D.

University of Texas Health, San Antonio, Texas

Uncovering Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Androgen Receptor Signaling

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