

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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