Through an innovative agreement between the Beottcher Foundation, the Webb-Waring Foundation and the University of Colorado, a new funding area was established at the Boettcher Foundation to support the work of early-career scientists in the biomedical sciences in Colorado. The early-career scientists who receive the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards are designated as “Boettcher Investigators.”

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  Dr. Tingtin Yao, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University. Investigating ubiquitin-dependent signaling.
• Robert C. Doebele, M.D., Ph.D.,Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado—Anschutz Medical Campus. Investigating resistance mechanisms in oncogene-driven lung cancer.
  

Zhe Chen, Ph.D., Assistant Research Professor of MCD Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder. Investigating axon guidance during neural development. 

John D. (Nick) Fisk, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University. Investigating bacteriophage biomedical devices and engineering.

Jing H. Wang, M.D, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Immunology, University of Colorado—Anschutz Medical Campus. Investigating antibody production and genomic instability in B lymphocytes. 

2010 Class of Boettcher Investigators

The inaugural class of Boettcher Investigators was named in 2010.

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

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

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

Paul Jedlicka, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of Colorado—Anschutz Medical Campus. Investigating 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. Investigating the Role of Blood Flow in the Formation of Blood Clots.

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