Awarded Grants
2024 Grants
Organization: American Heart Association
Description: A grant to support Research for Heart Disease
Amount: $67,388
Location of Grantee: San Antonio, Texas
Organization: American Red Cross
Description: A grant to support Blood Saves Lives: Fighting Cancer
Amount: $30,000
Location of Grantee: San Antonio, Texas
Organization: AugustHeart
Description: A grant to support Testing for Cardiac Disease
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: Brighton Center
Description: A grant to support Children’s Programs
Amount: $50,000
Location of Grantee: San Antonio, Texas
Organization: Children’s Hospital of San Antonio
Description: A grant to support the Pediatric Neurosurgery Epilepsy Program
Amount: $666,666 in 2024 and $2,000,000 over 3 Years
Location of Grantee: San Antonio, Texas
Organization: Foundation Fighting Blindness
Description: A grant to support Age Related Macular Degeneration Research
Amount: $175,000
Location of Grantee: Columbia, Maryland
Organization: I Care San Antonio
Description: A grant to support Patient Vision Services at Haven for Hope
Amount: $35,000
Location of Grantee: San Antonio, Texas
Organization: Muscular Dystrophy Association
Description: A grant to support the MDA Care Center Network
Amount: $50,000
Location of Grantee: San Antonio, Texas
Organization: Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Description: A grant to support Macular Degeneration Research
Amount: $75,000
Location of Grantee: Dallas, Texas
Organization: Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Description: A grant to support Recruitment for Cancer Research Specialists
Amount: $350,000
Location of Grantee: San Antonio, Texas
Organization: UT Health San Antonio
Description: A grant to fund the Voelcker Biomedical Research Academy
Amount: $286,640
Location of Grantee: San Antonio, Texas
Organization: UT Health, San Antonio
Description: A pilot grant to support Dr. Lu Wang, Ph.D.
Project Title: Functions of Small Maf Proteins in Therapy-Induced Senescence
Amount: $100,000
Location of Grantee: San Antonio, Texas
Organization: University of Texas, San Antonio
Description: A grant to support the Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates
Amount: $150,000 in 2024 and $450,000 over 3 Years
Location of Grantee: San Antonio, Texas
Organization: University of Texas, San Antonio
Description: A pilot grant to support Dr. Maria Gonzalez Porras, Ph.D.
Project Title: Therapeutic Nanoparticle to Treat Adipose tissue Loss During Cancer Cachexia
Amount: $100,000
Location of Grantee: San Antonio, Texas
Organization: University of Texas, San Antonio
Description: A QE grant to support Dr. Syed Muhammad Usama, Ph.D.
Project Title: Developing Fluorescent CDK 4/6 Inhibitors to Guide Triple Negative Breast Cancer Surgery
Amount: $100,000
Location of Grantee: San Antonio, Texas
2024 Voelcker Fund Young Investigator Awards:
Dr. Lacy J. Barton, Ph.D.
University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas
Uncovering mechanisms and risk factors for germ cell tumor formation
Dr. Kevin Koronowski, Ph.D.
University of Texas Health, San Antonio, Texas
Molecular Mechanisms Linking Circadian Disruption with Breast Cancer
Dr. Shagang Zhao, Ph.D.
Cardiovascular Benefits of Leptin Lowering utilizing SGL T2 Inhibition and a Novel Leptin Antibody in Heart Disease
University of Texas Health, San Antonio, Texas
Previous Grants
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