Boettcher Investigators

2011 Boettcher Investigators Introduced to Colorado Bioscience Community

2011-12-13T05:47:00.001-08:00

The 2011 class of Boettcher Investigators was introduced to Colorado's Bioscience Community at the Colorado BioScience Association's Annual Awards Dinner celebration, December 8, in Denver. Timothy Schulz, Boettcher Foundation Executive Director, made the presentation, along with Ted White, chair of the Boettcher Foundation Board of Trustees.

The 2011 Boettcher Investigators include: Tingting, Yao, Ph.D., Colorado State University; Zhe Chen, Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder; Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D., University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; Robert Doebele, M.D., Ph.D., University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; and John D. (Nick) Fisk, Ph.D., Colorado State University. Video of the presentation follows:

http://youtu.be/ub8azy2KG8M

2011 Class of Boettcher Investigators

2011-07-30T10:25:00.000-07:00

The 2011 Boettcher Investigators include (pictured left to right– back row):

Tingting, Yao, Ph.D., Colorado State University

Zhe Chen, Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder

Jing Wang, M.D., Ph.D., University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

(pictured left to right– front row):

Robert Doebele, M.D., Ph.D., University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

John D. (Nick) Fisk, Ph.D., Colorado State University

Link to the July Colorado BioScience Association FOCUS newsletter featuring the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research/Boettcher Investigators program (page 2 of the pdf)

Video: Program Overview Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards/Boettcher Investigators Program

2011-07-25T09:49:00.000-07:00

http://youtu.be/ID2N5hsZqe0

The Webb-Waring Institute was founded in 1924 by Dr. Gerald B. Webb and later directed by Dr. James J. Waring. For over 80 years, the organization contributed to the advancement of biomedical research by engaging in basic and clinical research and training research scientists. In 2008, the Webb-Waring Institute became a part of the University of Colorado and is now known as the Webb-Waring Center. The Boettcher Foundation was entrusted with the stewardship of the Webb-Waring Foundation's assets. Through an innovative agreement between the Boettcher Foundation, the Webb-Waring Foundation and the University of Colorado, a new funding area was established at the Boettcher Foundation that will support the work of early-career investigators in the biomedical sciences in Colorado.

For more information about the Boettcher Foundation, please visit http://www.boettcherfoundation.org/grants/biomedical/index.html

Video - Interview with 2010 Boettcher Investigator Melissa Reynolds, Ph.D.

2011-07-25T08:48:00.000-07:00

http://youtu.be/MRxidgH-KwE

Melissa Reynolds, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Boettcher Investigator (2010 class) in the
Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program.

For more information, visit http://www.boettcherfoundation.org/grants/biomedical/index.html

Rocky Radar: Second Class of Boettcher Investigators Announced

2011-06-07T15:52:00.000-07:00

Quoting from the posting:

"The Boettcher Foundation announced its second class of investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program. This program provides grants of between $200,000 and $300,000 to assist early-career investigators (ECIs) engaged in biomedical science research in Colorado. These grants provide ECIs, defined as those who are four years or less from their first academic appointment at a research institution, funds to get research at their own labs underway, as NIH funding can be difficult to attract for those early in their careers. This year’s recipients hail from three different campuses around the state. A list of the recipients and their research topics follows."

Link to Rocky Radar

Boulder Daily Camera: CU scientists named 'Boettcher Investigators' for their work to improve human health

2011-06-07T15:38:00.000-07:00

Quoting from the article by Brittany Anas:

"Three University of Colorado researchers — including one scientist from the Boulder campus — have been named to the 2011 class of Boettcher Investigators, a program that supports scientists who are early in their careers and working toward making discoveries that improve human health.

This is the second year for the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program."

Link to the dailycamera.com

NCBR: 'CSU professors named Boettcher Investigators'

2011-06-03T11:09:00.000-07:00

Quoting from the NCBR:

"Two Colorado State University assistant professors have been named 2011 Boettcher Investigators by the Boettcher Foundation.

John D. (Nick) Fisk, an assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, and Ting Ting Yao, an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, were two of only five 2011 Boettcher Investigators named as part of the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research program."

Link to the Northern Colorado Business Report news item

CU News Center: 'CU-Boulder scientist Zhe Chen named 2011 Boettcher Investigator'

2011-06-03T09:24:00.000-07:00

Quoting from the posting:

"DENVER – Three University of Colorado researchers have been named to the 2011 class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program. This is the second year for the program, which supports early career scientists in their work toward making discoveries that improve human health. CU's 2011 Boettcher Investigators are:
Zhe Chen, Ph.D., assistant research professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder, whose research focuses on axon guidance during neural development; Robert C. Doebele, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medical oncology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, whose research focuses on resistance mechanisms in oncogene-driven lung cancer; and Jing H. Wang, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of immunology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, whose research focuses on antibody production and genomic instability in B lymphocytes."

Link to the CU News Center article

CSU News & Information: 'Colorado State University Engineer, Biochemist Named 2011 Boettcher Investigators'

2011-06-03T08:42:00.000-07:00

Quoting from the posting:

"FORT COLLINS - The Boettcher Foundation on Wednesday named Colorado State University assistant professors John D. (Nick) Fisk and Tingting Yao two of only five 2011 Boettcher Investigators as part of the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program, which helps recruit, retain and advance scientific talent in Colorado.

The two are the only biomedical researchers from Colorado State University to receive the honor, which comes with a three-year, $200,000 grant. Fisk, a chemical and biological engineering professor, and Yao, a biochemistry professor, join researchers from the University of Colorado in the second class of Boettcher Investigators.

Melissa Reynolds, assistant professor of chemistry at Colorado State, received the recognition in 2010."

Link to the CSU News article

Announced Today: 2011 Class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program

2011-06-01T11:13:00.000-07:00

Today, the Boettcher Foundation Board of Trustees released the names of the five early-career scientists selected for the second class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program. The announcement is made by Edward D. “Ted” White III, Chairman of the Boettcher Foundation Board of Trustees, who said "Our board is very pleased to embark on the second year of this important program, assisting early-career investigators in Colorado to continue their important research."

Launched last year, the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research program fills an unmet need in the state by assisting early-career investigators engaged in biomedical sciences to advance their research. Further, the program honors the tradition of Colorado's Webb and Waring families by investing in science that has the possibility of making significant contributions to human health.

Timothy W. Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation, said "Through this program, the Boettcher Foundation has been able to bring resources to an area where funds are currently lacking and where federal and private research programs provide limited support. Early-career investigators quite frequently have a difficult time securing a first opportunity at an independent research effort that will move them out of the laboratory of their mentors and onto their own new and exciting areas of discovery."

The 2011 (second) Class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program includes:

* Zhe Chen, Ph.D. , Assistant Research Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, “Axon Guidance During Neural Development”
* Robert C. Doebele, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, “Resistance Mechanisms In Oncogene-Driven Lung Cancer”
* John D. (Nick) Fisk, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, “Bacteriophage Biomedical Devices and Engineering”
* Jing H. Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Immunology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, “Antibody Production and Genomic Instability in B Lymphocytes”
* Tingting Yao, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University,
“Ubiquitin-Dependent Signaling”

Individual grant amounts for these research projects range from $200,000 to
$300,000. The grant amounts varied based on funding allocated to each institution. Per program guidelines, the minimum budget was required to be $200,000.

Link to the Business Wire Release

Boettcher Investigator Melissa Reynolds: "CSU researcher works toward better healing"

2011-03-27T08:56:00.000-07:00

Quoting directly from the article by NCBR's Steve Porter: "The goal of Melissa Reynolds' research at Colorado State University couldn't be much nobler - and that isn't an overstatement. Reynolds, a chemistry professor and a Boettcher Foundation investigator, recently received a three-year, $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a revolutionary wound-healing material for treating battlefield injuries...'Dr. Reynolds has been on a steep trajectory in her research career following her recognition as a Boettcher Investigator,' said Bill Farland, CSU's vice president for research. 'The generous grants awarded by the Boettcher Foundation and state's Bioscience Discovery Evaluation Grant Program, through the Office of Economic Development and International Trade, have helped stimulate important research in her laboratory.'"

Link to the Northern Colorado Business Report

Boettcher Investigator Melissa Reynolds Receives $1.3 Million Defense Grant

2011-03-11T10:20:00.000-08:00

Quoting from the online postings:

"The Department of Defense has awarded a Colorado State University chemistry professor a three-year, $1.3 million grant to develop an artificial, wound-healing material for battlefield injuries.Melissa Reynolds, assistant professor and the only Boettcher Investigator at Colorado State, has developed a biodegradable polymer with healing properties – essentially a soft plastic – that could be used inside or outside the human body. The material contains nitric oxide, which is a naturally occurring substance within the body that can prevent infection while also promoting healthy cell growth...In 2010, the Boettcher Foundation named Reynolds as one of only six 2010 Boettcher Investigators as part of the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program, which helps recruit, retain and advance scientific talent in Colorado.

Link to Northern Colorado 5

Link to the Coloradoan

Congratulations Boettcher Investigator Melissa Reynolds, CSU Professor Receiving $1.3 Million Defense Grant

2011-03-10T12:33:00.000-08:00

Quoting from the Colorado State University News & Information site:

"The Department of Defense has awarded a Colorado State University chemistry professor a three-year, $1.3 million grant to develop an artificial, wound-healing material for battlefield injuries. Melissa Reynolds, assistant professor and the only Boettcher Investigator at Colorado State, has developed a biodegradable polymer with healing properties – essentially a soft plastic – that could be used inside or outside the human body. The material contains nitric oxide, which is a naturally occurring substance within the body that can prevent infection while also promoting healthy cell growth. Reynolds and her team are in the early stages of developing a prototype, but eventually, the material will look like gauze in a first-aid kit. This gauze, however, will have additional biological materials to help heal more effectively."

Link to CSU News

Boettcher Foundation Pres/Exec Director Tim Schultz Introduces 2010 Class of Boettcher Investigators to Bioscience Industry at CBSA Awards Dinner

2010-10-04T07:51:00.000-07:00

Timothy W. Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation, introduced the new Webb Waring Biomedical Research program and the 2010 Boettcher Investigators to the Colorado Bioscience Community at the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) Awards Dinner held September 29th during the 8th annual BioWest Conference & Expo.

There are six Boettcher Investigators in the inaugural 2010 class -- three from CU and one each from National Jewish Health, CSU and the Colorado School of Mines. Areas of focus include: chronic beryllium lung disease, translational bioinformatics, Parkinson's disease, Ewing Sarcoma, formation of blood clots and releasing materials for cardiovascular medical devices.

The 2010 Class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program includes the following:

• Shaodong Dai, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Immunology, National Jewish Health, Chronic Beryllium Lung Disease
• Robin Dowell, D.Sc., Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Translational Bioinformatics Involving Drug Efficacy and Genetics
• Gidon Felsen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus, Parkinson’s Disease
• Paul Jedlicka, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus, Ewing Sarcoma, a Common Cancer of the Bone and Soft Tissue Affecting Children
• Keith Neeves, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Role of Blood Flow in the Formation of Blood Clots
• Melissa Reynolds, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Nitric-Oxide Releasing Materials for Cardiovascular Medical Devices

Link to video of remarks by Tim Shultz a the 2010 CBSA Awards Dinner:

July CBSA Focus: Boettcher Foundation Honors Inaugural Class of Investigators

2010-07-26T08:14:00.000-07:00

"In 2008 the Boettcher Foundation, an institutional pillar of scholarship advancement in Colorado, was entrusted with the assets of the Webb-Waring Foundation. Staying true to the goals and legacy of the Webb and Waring families, and recognizing that innovation is the lifeblood of the life sciences industry, the Boettcher Foundation’s trustees and institutional partners deliberated for over two years on the best way to address the need for continued advancement in human health as well as the careers of young scientists.

The result was an innovative agreement between the Boettcher Foundation, the Webb-Waring Foundation for Biomedical Research and the University of Colorado, creating a new funding area that will support the work of early-career investigators in the biomedical field."

Link to the July CBSA Focus pdf - go to pages 3 & 4

CBSA Commends Boettcher Foundation on Historic Launch of Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program & 1st Class of Boettcher Investigators

2010-07-23T08:07:00.000-07:00

"The first class of ‘Boettcher Investigators’ in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program was introduced by Edward D. “Ted” White III, Chairman of the Boettcher Foundation Board of Trustees. Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.; Gregory Downey, M.D., Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs at National Jewish Health and Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Immunology at University of Colorado’s School of Medicine; and Timothy W. Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation, also spoke at this historic event."

Link to Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

Assistant professor at CSU chosen for research program

2010-07-07T05:14:00.000-07:00

"An assistant professor at CSU has been named one of six recipients of a new research program that seeks to keep young scientists in Colorado to conduct research in the biomedical field.

Melissa Reynolds, an assistant professor of chemistry at Colorado State University, was the only scientist from the university to be named a Boettcher Investigator with the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program.

In its first year, the program provides $200,000 to $300,000 for up to three years to young researchers in the state."

Link to the Coloradoan

Denver Post: "Six Colorado biomed researchers land big grants"

2010-07-02T12:44:00.000-07:00

"The Boettcher Foundation today awarded six biomedical researchers from Colorado universities three-year grants of up to $250,000 each.

All six are in early stages of their careers, a time when it is difficult for researchers to get the grants needed to fund scientific work.

The Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program grants are an investment in science that has the potential to make significant contributions to human health, said Timothy W. Schultz, president of the Boettcher Foundation."

Link to the Denver Post

"CBSA commends Boettcher Foundation on historic launch"

2010-07-02T12:39:00.000-07:00

"In ceremonies held at the Colorado Governor's Residence at the Boettcher Mansion, the first class of 'Boettcher Investigators' in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program was introduced by Edward D. 'Ted' White III, Chairman of the Boettcher Foundation Board of Trustees. Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.; Gregory Downey, M.D., Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs at National Jewish Health and Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Immunology at University of Colorado's School of Medicine; and Timothy W. Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation, also spoke at the historic event.

The announcement is made by Denise M. Brown, Interim Executive Director of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), who says the Boettcher Foundation's new program fills an important unmet need by assisting early-career investigators engaged in biomedical sciences in Colorado to advance their research and honors the tradition of the Webb and Waring families by investing in science that has the possibility of making significant contributions to human health. Boettcher Foundation is a 2010 Gold Sponsor of the CBSA."

Link to the Metro Denver News Center

"MCDB Professor chosen as Boettcher Investigator"

2010-07-02T12:35:00.001-07:00

"MCDB and CIMB Assistant Professor Robin Dowell has been chosen in the first class of Boettcher Investigators. This new grant program has been created to support biomedical research. The Dowell lab will use this grant to advance research into why closely related people respond differently to drug treatments."

Link to MCDB site

"Jedlicka is inaugural Boettcher Investigator, receives Alex’s Lemonade Stand Young Investigator Award"

2010-07-02T12:28:00.000-07:00

"Pediatric pathologist studies role of microRNAs in deadly Ewing’s sarcoma

Aurora, Colo. (June 30, 2010)—A Colorado cancer researcher has received two grants totaling $280,000 to support his work in understanding the function of microRNAs in Ewing’s sarcoma.

Paul Jedlicka, MD, PhD, member of the University of Colorado Cancer Center Molecular Oncology Program and assistant professor of pathology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, is one of three University of Colorado scientists to be named inaugural Boettcher Investigators, an award that shares a $700,000 pool of grant money. The program supports early-career biomedical investigators working to make a direct impact on human health.

Jedlicka also received a two-year, $80,000 Young Investigator Award from the Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer to continue work on microRNAs identified by his laboratory that may suppress Ewing’s sarcoma tumors. He’ll use the Boettcher Investigator funding to look at other sets of microRNA that may regulate the development of Ewing’s sarcoma."

Link to the University of Colorado Cancer Center posting

Rocky Radar: "Boettcher Foundation Announces Inaugural Class of Investigators"

2010-07-02T12:24:00.000-07:00

"Yesterday, the Boettcher Foundation presented grants to the inaugural class of the Webb-Waring Biomedical research program. The six investigators from Colorado institutions will receive between $200,000 and $300,000 each spread over the next three years to support their research efforts. According to Governor Bill Ritter, who was on hand to announce these awards represent 'the Boettcher Foundation’s newest endeavor to improve quality of life in Colorado and around the country.'

The grants are targeted towards promising biomedical researchers early in their careers at a time when it ca be challenging for these investigators to attract NIH or private funds. Tim Shultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation, cited a statistic that on average scientists receive their first outside funding for independent research at the age of 44. Shultz noted that the new program is designed to specifically target this funding gap when modest grants can have a disproportionate impact in moving research forward and keeping the best talent in Colorado."

Link to Rocky Radar

"CU researchers picked for biomedical grant team"

2010-07-02T12:17:00.000-07:00

"AURORA Two researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have been named to a statewide biomedical research team that will draw on a three-year, $700,000 grant.

Gidon Felsen and Paul Jedlicka, both professors at the School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, were named as “Boettcher Investigators” June 30 as part of the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards Program. The joint effort between the Denver-based Boettcher Foundation, the Webb-Waring Foundation for Biomedical Research and the University of Colorado seeks to advance clinical research on cancer, Parkinson’s and other ailments. The program also seeks to reduce the amount of time that therapies to patients.

Felsen and Jedlicka will join Robin Dowell, a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, as CU faculty joining the team. The official investigators were among 65 applicants from CU’s four campuses who applied for the post."

Link to the Aurora Sentinel

DBJ: "1st 'Boettcher Investigators' in biomedical program named"

2010-07-02T11:58:00.000-07:00

"Officials revealed the identities Wednesday of six Colorado scientists awarded more than $1.2 million in grants under a new, $40 million biomedical research program.

The Boettcher Foundation, Webb-Waring Institute for Biomedical Research and the University of Colorado announced the research appointments at the governor’s mansion."

Link to the Denver Business Journal

BioMed Reports: "Colorado BioScience Association Commends the Boettcher Foundation on Today’s Historic Launch"

2010-07-02T11:50:00.000-07:00

"DENVER--In ceremonies held today at the Colorado Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion, the first class of ‘Boettcher Investigators’ in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program was introduced by Edward D. 'Ted' White III, Chairman of the Boettcher Foundation Board of Trustees. Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.; Gregory Downey, M.D., Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs at National Jewish Health and Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Immunology at University of Colorado’s School of Medicine; and Timothy W. Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation, also spoke at this historic event.

The announcement is made by Denise M. Brown, Interim Executive Director of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), who says the Boettcher Foundation’s new program fills an important unmet need by assisting early-career investigators engaged in biomedical sciences in Colorado to advance their research and honors the tradition of the Webb and Waring families by investing in science that has the possibility of making significant contributions to human health. Boettcher Foundation is a 2010 Gold Sponsor of the CBSA."

Link to BioMed Reports

BioPortfolio: "Colorado BioScience Association Commends the Boettcher Foundation on Today’s Historic Launch"

2010-07-02T11:43:00.000-07:00

"In ceremonies held today at the Colorado Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion, the first class of ‘Boettcher Investigators’ in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program was introduced by Edward D. 'Ted' White III, Chairman of the Boettcher Foundation Board of Trustees. Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.; Gregory Downey, M.D., Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs at National Jewish Health and Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Immunology at University of Colorado’s School of Medicine; and Timothy W. Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation, also spoke at this historic event.

The announcement is made by Denise M. Brown, Interim Executive Director of the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA), who says the Boettcher Foundation’s new program fills an important unmet need by assisting early-career investigators engaged in biomedical sciences in Colorado to advance their research and honors the tradition of the Webb and Waring families by investing in science that has the possibility of making significant contributions to human health. Boettcher Foundation is a 2010 Gold Sponsor of the CBSA."

Link to the BioPortfolio posting

Colorado State University Chemistry Researcher Named One of Six 2010 Inaugural Boettcher Investigators

2010-07-02T11:31:00.000-07:00

"FORT COLLINS - The Boettcher Foundation on Wednesday named Colorado State University chemist Melissa Reynolds one of only six 2010 Boettcher Investigators as part of the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program, which helps recruit, retain and advance scientific talent in Colorado.

Reynolds is an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the chemistry department and the School of Biomedical Engineering. Reynolds is developing biocompatible coatings for medical devices that would create a natural and safe approach to healing by allowing implanted materials to be left in the body longer without rejection."

Link to the CSU News & Information posting

First class of Boettcher Investigators taking on cancer, Parkinson's, more

2010-07-02T11:22:00.000-07:00

"Three University of Colorado researchers are among an elite corps of Colorado scientists who have earned the title 'Boettcher Investigator' under a new grant program that will support biomedical research, advance the world's understanding of cancer, Parkinson's and other human health challenges, and speed therapies to patients.

CU's 2010 Boettcher Investigators are Robin Dowell, Ph.D., an assistant professor at CU's Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology, or CIMB, and Gidon Felsen, Ph.D., and Paul Jedlicka, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professors at the CU School of Medicine. All will share in $700,000 of grant money that will fund up to three years of their research starting Thursday, July 1."

Link to the posting in the CU Faculty & Staff Newsletter

Video Recap: 2010 Boettcher Investigator Launch News Conference

2010-07-01T12:04:00.000-07:00

Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., at the Governor's Residence - Welcome to the Conference

Timothy W. Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation - About the Program

Edward D. "Ted" White III, Chairman of the Boettcher Foundation Board of Trustees Announces 2010 Boettcher Investigators

Gregory Downey, M.D., Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs at National Jewish Health and Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Immunology at University of Colorado's School of Medicine - On Behalf of Colorado's Research Institutions

Timothy W. Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation - Concluding Remarks

Link to the Boettcher Investigators' You Tube Channel

First Class of Boettcher Investigators Announced At Governor's Residence Ceremonies Today

2010-06-30T21:13:00.000-07:00

The 2010 (Inaugural) Class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program includes the following:

* Shaodong Dai, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Immunology, National Jewish Health, Chronic Beryllium Lung Disease

* Robin Dowell, D.Sc., Assistant Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Translational Bioinformatics Involving Drug Efficacy and Genetics

* Gidon Felsen, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus, Parkinson’s Disease

* Paul Jedlicka, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Colorado – Anschutz Medical Campus, Ewing Sarcoma, a Common Cancer of the Bone and Soft Tissue Affecting Children

* Keith Neeves, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Role of Blood Flow in the Formation of Blood Clots

* Melissa Reynolds, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Nitric-Oxide Releasing Materials for Cardiovascular Medical Devices

Individual grant amounts for these research projects range from $200,000 to $300,000. The grant amounts allocated varied based on funding available to the institution and size of project. Per program guidelines, the minimum budget was required to be $200,000.

“We’d announced the creation of the Program in 2008, as the result of an innovative agreement among the Boettcher Foundation, Webb-Waring Foundation for Biomedical Research and the University of Colorado,” Tim Schultz, Boettcher Foundation President and Executive Director, explains. “In the interim, we’ve worked long and hard with our State’s Universities, public officials, the Governor’s Office, and the bioscience industry in Colorado to understand the strategies in place and to identify the best opportunity for investment by the Foundation of more than $1 million each year into efforts to increase our competitiveness in biomedical science.”

Link to the Business Wire Release

The First Class of Boettcher Investigators will be announced today

2010-06-30T04:38:00.000-07:00

Today is the big day - Boettcher Foundation is launching its Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards and the first class of six "Boettcher Investigators." Tim Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation, interviewed on 9News this morning with Gregg Moss about the new, innovative biomedical research program for the nation and Colorado.

Today's historic launch will be at the Governor's Residence (formerly the Boettcher family home)in Denver.

There are six Boettcher Investigators in the inaugural 2010 class -- three from CU and one each from National Jewish Health, CSU and the Colorado School of Mines. Areas of focus include: chronic beryllium lung disease, translational bioinformatics, Parkinson's disease, Ewing Sarcoma, formation of blood clots and releasing materials for cardiovascular medical devices. Each investigator and their work will be highlighted at launch activities today.

Link for more information

The Boettcher Foundation is proud to introduce the new Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards.

2010-06-24T12:35:00.000-07:00

"The Webb-Waring Institute was founded by Dr. Gerald Bertram Webb and Dr. James J. Waring in 1924 as the Colorado Foundation for Research in Tuberculosis. For over 80 years, the organization has contributed to the advancement of biomedical research by engaging in basic and clinical research and training research scientists.

In 2008, the Boettcher Foundation was entrusted with the stewardship of the Webb-Waring Foundation's assets. Through an innovative agreement among the Boettcher Foundation, the Webb-Waring Institute and the University of Colorado, a new funding area was established at the Boettcher Foundation that will support the work of early-career investigators in the biomedical field."

Link for more information at the Boettcher Foundation website