CSU Source: Rushika Perera, Sue VandeWoude land COVID-19 research awards from the Boettcher Foundation

This story was adapted from a news release developed by the Boettcher Foundation.

From left to right, Associate Professor Rushika Perera and University Distinguished Professor Sue VandeWoude. Photo courtesy of CSU Source.

Two research teams from Colorado State University have received grants from the Boettcher Foundation to fight COVID-19 and potential future pandemics. The Foundation revealed the names of six grantees awarded a total of just under $1 million in biomedical research funding on May 15.

More than 120 grant applications were submitted for the foundation’s COVID Biomedical Research Innovation Fund. The awards will average $165,000 per team.