2013 Awarded Grants
| Organization: | Children’s Hospital of San Antonio/CHRISTUS Santa Rosa |
| Description: | $140,000 to purchase GE LOGIQ E9 Ultrasound equipment and $40,000 to fund the Child Life Services |
| Amount: | $200,000 |
| Location of Grantee: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Organization: | Boysville, Inc. |
| Description: | A grant to fund private placement services |
| Amount: | $180,000 |
| Location of Grantee: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Organization: | The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas |
| Description: | A grant to fund the Voelcker Biomedical Research Academy |
| Amount: | $219,096 |
| Location of Grantee: | San Antonio, Texas |
| 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 |
| Initial Year of Grant: | 2013 |
| Location of Grantee: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Organization: | Phil Hardberger Park |
| Description: | A grant to fund park improvements, including but not limited to the Voelcker Dairy Barn |
| Amount: | $33,696 |
| Location of Grantee: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Organization: | Texas Biomedical Research Institute |
| Description: | A grant to fund Proteomics Recruitment Packages |
| Amount: | $250,000 per year for 3 years |
| Initial Year of Grant: | 2013 |
| Location of Grantee: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Organization: | San Antonio Young Women’s Leadership Academy Foundation and University of Texas Health Science Center |
| Description: | A grant to fund a scientific research internship and mentorship program at the San Antonio Young Women’s Leadership Academy |
| Amount: | $71,060 |
| Location of Grantee: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Organization: | University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Description: | A grant to fund the Center for Innovation in Drug Discovery Medicinal Chemistry Core Facility |
| Amount: | $344,528 |
| Location of Grantee: | San Antonio, Texas |
2013 Voelcker Fund Young Investigator Awards
| Award Recipient:: | Matthew Peter Johnson, Ph.D. |
| Institution: | Texas Biomedical Research Institute |
| Project Title: | Defining the Genetic Architecture of Macular Degeneration in Mexican American Families |
| Amount: | $450,000 (Over 3 Years) |
| Location of Grantee: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Award Recipient:: | Dr. Manjeet Rao, Ph.D. |
| Institution: | University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas |
| Project Title: | Improving the Efficacy of Chemotherapy Drugs for Treating Breast Cancers |
| Amount: | $450,000 (Over 3 Years) |
| Location of Grantee: | San Antonio, Texas |
| Award Recipient:: | Dr. Robert Svatek, M.D., Ph.D. |
| Institution: | University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas |
| Project Title: | Defining Mechanisms of mTOR Inhibition to Boost Immunotherapy in Bladder Cancer |
| Amount: | $450,000 (Over 3 Years) |
| Location of Grantee: | San Antonio, Texas |