Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards

Our Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards Program aims to support scientific innovation in Colorado by providing biomedical research funding for early career investigators at Colorado’s leading research institutions and hospitals.

Program Overview

Called Boettcher Investigators, recipients of the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards Program receive grants of $250,000 to cover up to three years of biomedical research. The grants help these early career Investigators to establish themselves and their research. As a result, they become competitive for major awards from federal agencies and private sources.

By funding researchers at this critical juncture, the Boettcher Foundation seeks to keep promising research on track and ensure that Colorado’s best scientific minds aren’t compelled to leave the state in search of funding.

Investigators from the following institutions may be eligible to apply:

  • University of Colorado System
  • Colorado State University
  • National Jewish Health
  • Bonfils Blood Center
  • Colorado College
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • Craig Hospital
  • Colorado Mesa University
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver
  • Regis University
  • University of Denver
  • University of Northern Colorado

How to Apply

Our biomedical research institution partners manage their own internal, competitive, and peer-reviewed application processes. If you are an early career biomedical researcher in Colorado who is interested in applying for a grant through the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards Program, please contact your institution’s research department to learn more information about eligibility.
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in Webb-Waring Biomedial Research Awards

Boettcher Foundation Awards $1.88 Million in Biomedical Research Grants to Colorado Researchers

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History of the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards Program

In 2008, the Webb-Waring Foundation, an institution known for supporting biomedical research in Colorado, entrusted the Boettcher Foundation with its assets. As part of this innovative agreement, the Boettcher Foundation agreed to match that money, paired with a contribution from the University of Colorado, to create a dedicated funding stream to support biomedical research. The resulting program, the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Awards Program, continues Webb-Waring’s tradition by funding the work of promising biomedical researchers at Colorado institutions.

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History of Impact: Boettcher Investigators

Megan R. Hill, PhD
Colorado State University
Patrick Hume, MD, PhD
National Jewish Health
Matthew Witkowski, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Nuris Figueroa-Morales, PhD
University of Colorado Boulder
Caroline Dias, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Neel Butala, MD, MBA
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Nick Bottenus, PhD
University of Colorado Boulder
Halil Aydin, PhD
University of Colorado Boulder
Martin W. Breuss, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Shanlee Davis, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Jessica W. Hui-Beckman, MD
National Jewish Health
Michael S. Leibowitz, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Andrew C. Smith, PT, DPT, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Jaclyn A. Stephens, PhD, OTR/L
Colorado State University
Allison Vilander, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP
Colorado State University
Aaron T. Whiteley, PhD
University of Colorado Boulder
Nausica Arnoult, PhD
University of Colorado Boulder
Joshua Bear, MD, MA
Industry Professional at Parexel (formerly at University of Colorado Anschutz)
Sarah Clark, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Craig Forester, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Julie Moreno, PhD
Colorado State University
Mia J. Smith, DVM, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Petter Bjornstad, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Justin Brumbaugh, PhD
University of Colorado Boulder
Suet Nee Chen, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Andra Lee Dingman, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Jennifer F. Garcia, PhD
University of New England (formerly at Colorado College)
Sridharan Raghavan, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Daniel Regan, DVM, PhD
Colorado State University
James Scott-Browne, PhD
National Jewish Health
Seonil Kim, PhD
Colorado State University
Kara J. Mould, MD MPH
National Jewish Health
Kelly Sullivan, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
M. Cecilia Caino, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Neelanjan Mukherjee, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Robert Dietz, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Tara J. Cepon-Robins, PhD
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Jesse W. Wilson, PhD
Colorado State University
Eszter K. Vladar, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Jean M. Mulcahy Levy, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Kathleen M. Gavin, PhD
Clinical Trials Solutions at Datavant (formerly at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Matthew Taliaferro, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
David H. Root, PhD
University of Colorado Boulder
Edward Chuong, PhD
University of Colorado Boulder
Andrew Petruska, PhD
Colorado School of Mines
Erin Osborne Nishimura, PhD
Colorado State University
Kelly S. Santangelo, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Colorado State University
Camille M. Moore, PhD
National Jewish Health
Angelo D’Alessandro, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Eric M. Pietras, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
John A. Thompson, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Joshua C. Black, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Kristine A. Kuhn, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Rushika Perera, PhD
Colorado State University
Timothy J. Stasevich** (PhD)
Colorado State University
James L. Crooks, PhD, MS
National Jewish Health
Bernard L. Jones, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Cristin Welle, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Ethan G. Hughes, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Hongjin Zheng, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Wen-Yuan Elena Hsieh, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Sabrina Leigh Spencer, PhD
University of Colorado Boulder
Schuyler B. van Engelenburg, PhD
University of Denver
Tai (Taiowa) Montgomery, PhD
Colorado State University
James Costello, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Melanie Cree Green, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Santos J. Franco, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Erik B. Oleson, PhD
University of Colorado Denver
Aaron N. Johnson, PhD
Washington University St. Louis (formerly at University of Colorado Denver)
Amy B. Dounay, PhD
Colorado College
Christopher L. Gentile, PhD
Colorado State University
De Subhajyoti, PhD
Rutgers University (formerly at University of Colorado Anschutz)
Roger A. Bannister, PhD
University of Maryland (formerly at University of Colorado Anschutz)
Kunhua Song, PhD
University of Colorado Boulder
Loren Hough, PhD
University of Colorado Boulder
Rachel L. Zemans, MD
University of Michigan (formerly at
National Jewish Health)
Melissa Krebs, PhD
Colorado School of Mines
Brad Borlee, PhD
Colorado State University
Lucas Argueso, PhD
Colorado State University
Michael Strong, PhD
National Jewish Health
Abigail L. Person, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Amrut V. Ambardekar, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Joseph A. Brzezinski, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Soyeon Park, PhD
University of Colorado Boulder
Chad Pearson
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Matthew Kennedy
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Harald Junge, PhD
University of Minnesota (formerly at University of Colorado Boulder)
Tingting Yao, PhD
Colorado State University
Jing H. Wang, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh (formerly at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
Robert C. Doebele, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Zhe Chen, PhD
University of Minnesota (formerly at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus)
John D. (Nick) Fisk, PhD
University of Colorado Denver
Keith Neeves, PhD
Colorado School of Mines
Melissa Reynolds, PhD
Colorado State University
Gidon Felsen, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Paul Jedlicka, MD, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Shaodong Dai, PhD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (transferred from NJH in Mar. 2018)
Robin Dowell, DSc
University of Colorado Boulder

Halil Aydin, PhD

University of Colorado Boulder

Nick Bottenus, PhD

University of Colorado Boulder

Neel Butala, MD, MBA

University of Colorado Boulder

Caroline Dias, MD, PhD

University of Colorado AMC

Nuris Figueroa-Morales, PhD

University of Colorado AMC

Matthew Witkowski, PhD

University of Colorado Boulder

Patrick Hume, MD, PhD

University of Colorado AMC

Megan R. Hill, PhD

National Jewish Health

Aaron T. Whiteley, PhD

Colorado State University

2022

Martin W. Breuss, PhD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Shanlee Davis, MD, PhD

University of Colorado AMC

Jessica W. Hui-Beckman, MD

University of Colorado AMC

Michael S. Leibowitz, MD, PhD

National Jewish Health

Andrew C. Smith, PT, DPT, PhD

University of Colorado AMC

Mia J. Smith, DVM, PhD

Colorado State University

Jaclyn A. Stephens, PhD, OTR/L

University of Colorado AMC

Allison Vilander, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP

Colorado State University

2021

Nausica Arnoult, PhD

National Jewish Health

Joshua Bear, MD, MA

University of Colorado Boulder

Sarah Clark, PhD

Previously CU Anschutz

Craig Forester, MD, PhD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Julie Moreno, PhD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

James Scott-Browne, PhD

Colorado State University

2020

Tara J. Cepon-Robins, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Petter Bjornstad, MD

University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Justin Brumbaugh, PhD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Suet Nee Chen, PhD

University of Colorado Boulder

Andra Lee Dingman, MD

University of Colorado AMC

Jennifer F. Garcia, PhD

Colorado State University

Sridharan Raghavan, MD, PhD

University of New England (previously Colorado College)

Daniel Regan, DVM, PhD

Colorado State University

2019

M. Cecilia Caino, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Edward Chuong, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Boulder

Robert Dietz, MD, PhD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Seonil Kim, PhD

University of Colorado Boulder

Kara J. Mould, MD MPH

Colorado State University

Neelanjan Mukherjee, PhD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Kelly Sullivan, Ph.D. 

National Jewish Health

2018

Kathleen M. Gavin, PhD

University of Colorado AMC

Kristine A. Kuhn, MD, PhD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Jean M. Mulcahy Levy, MD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

David H. Root, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Matthew Taliaferro, Ph.D.

Colorado State University

Eszter K. Vladar, Ph.D.

Colorado State University

Jesse W. Wilson, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

2017

Joshua C. Black, PhD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Angelo D'Alessandro, PhD

National Jewish Health

Camille M. Moore, Ph.D.

Colorado State University

Erin Osborne Nishimura, PhD

University of Denver

Andrew Petruska, PhD

Colorado State University

Eric M. Pietras, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Kelly S. Santangelo, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP

National Jewish Health

John A. Thompson, Ph.D.

National Jewish Health

2016

James L. Crooks, Ph.D., M.S.

Colorado State University

Ethan G. Hughes, Ph.D

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Wen-Yuan Elena Hsieh, MD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Bernard L. Jones, Ph.D.

Colorado State University

Rushika Perera, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Denver

Sabrina Leigh Spencer, PhD

Colorado State University

Timothy J. Stasevich** (PhD)

Washington University St. Louis; formerly with University of Colorado Denver

Schuyler B. van Engelenburg, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Cristin Welle, Ph.D.

National Jewish Health

Hongjin Zheng, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

2015

James Costello, PhD

National Jewish Health

Santos J. Franco, PhD

National Jewish Health

Melanie Cree Green, MD, PhD

Colorado State University

Aaron N. Johnson, PhD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Tai (Taiowa) Montgomery, PhD

University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)

Erik B. Oleson, PhD 

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

2014

Roger A. Bannister, PhD

Colorado State University

Subhajyoti De, PhD

Colorado State University

Amy B. Dounay, PhD

University of Colorado Boulder

Christopher L. Gentile, PhD

Colorado College

Loren Hough, PhD

University of Colorado Boulder

Kunhua Song, PhD

University of Maryland

Rachel L. Zemans, MD

University of Colorado Boulder

2013

Amrut V. Ambardekar, M.D.

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Lucas Argueso, Ph.D.

Colorado State University

Brad Borlee, Ph.D.

Colorado School of Mines

Joseph A. Brzezinski, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Melissa Krebs, Ph.D.

University of Minnesota

Soyeon Park, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Abigail L. Person, Ph.D.

National Jewish Health

Michael Strong, Ph.D.

Colorado State University

2012

Harald Junge, PhD

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Matthew Kennedy

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Chad Pearson

University of Colorado Denver

2011

Zhe Chen, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Robert C. Doebele, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh

John D. (Nick) Fisk, Ph.D.

University of Minnesota

Jing H. Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

Colorado State University

Tingting Yao, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Boulder

2010

Shaodong Dai, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Robin Dowell, D.Sc.

Transferred from NJH in Mar. 2018

Gidon Felsen, Ph.D.

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Paul Jedlicka, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Keith Neeves, Ph.D.

Colorado School of Mines

Melissa Reynolds, Ph.D.

Colorado State University
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