Translational Methods
Past Awards
The CCTSI is pleased to announce the Translational Methods Program awardees. These positions are funded by the NIH/NCRR grant to the CCTSI.
2024 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Investigators | Affiliation |
Christopher Snow, PhD | Colorado State University Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Colorado State University |
| Cheryl Ackert-Bicknell, PhD Alexa Burger, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine |
| Jonathan Kurche, MD, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center |
| Jennifer McKey, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine |
Alison Xiaoqiao Xie, PhD Sarah Calve, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine CU Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science |
2023 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Investigators | Affiliation |
| Brad Nelson, DVM, PhD Katie Sikes, PhD | Colorado State University C. Wayne McIlwraith Translational Medical Institute |
| Alex Barker, PhD Lorna Browne, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine CU Anschutz Medical Campus Children's Hospital Colorado |
| Vienna Brunt, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine |
| Amneet Sandhu, MD, MSc Steven Lammers, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine CU Anschutz Medical Campus School of Biomedical Engineering |
2022 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Investigators | Affiliation |
| Jessica Metcalf, PhD Susan Lana, PhD | Colorado State University College of Agriculture Colorado State University Flint Animal Cancer Center |
| Julie Moreno, PhD Karyn Hamilton, PhD | Colorado State University Center for Healthy Aging Colorado State University Center for Healthy Aging |
| Elizabeth Juarez-Colunga, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Public Health |
| Cynthia Armstrong, PT, DPT, CHT, CLT Christodoulos Kaoutzanis, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine |
| Martin Breuss, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine |
| Manisha Patel, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Pharmacy |
| Jenny Zablah, MD Debanjan Mukherjee, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus Children’s Hospital Colorado CU Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science |
2021 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Investigators | Affiliation |
| David Prawel, PhD Bernard Seguin, VMD |
Testing A Novel Approach to Healing Critical Bone Defects |
| Brian Scansen, DVM, MS | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences |
| John Rice, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Public Health |
| Ryan Peterson, PhD Carsten Goerg, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Public Health |
| Virginia Ferguson, PhD | CU Boulder College of Engineering & Applied Science |
| Jeffrey Kieft, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine |
| Mark Borden, PhD David Thomas, PhD | CU Boulder CU Anschutz Medical Campus |
2020 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Primary Investigator | Co-Investigators |
Frank Dinenno, PhD | Colorado State University College of Health and Human Sciences Department of Health and Exercise Science |
| Katerina Kechris, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus Colorado School of Public Health Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics |
| Julia Wrobel, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Public Health Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics |
| Eva Grayck, MD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Critical Care |
| Keith Koch, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Cardiology |
| Mia Smith, DVM, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes Department of Pediatrics Division of Basic Research |
| Michael V. Zaretsky, MD | Children’s Hospital Colorado Colorado Fetal Care Center, Medical Director CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine |
2018 - 2019 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Primary Investigator | Co-Investigators |
| Kristina Legget, PhD | Korey Wylie, PhD |
| Rebekah Kading, PhD | CD Snow, PhD |
| Mark Stenglein, PhD | |
| David Westerly, PhD | |
| Thomas Jansson, MD | Steven Abman, MD |
| Min Choi, PhD | Ann Halbower, MD |
| Ryan Lanning, MD, PhD | Traci Lyons, PhD |
| Petter Bjornstad, MD |
2017 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Primary Investigator | Co-Investigators | Award Phase |
| Debnath Chatterjee | Phase I | |
| James Carollo | Willy Boucharel, Richard Pimentael, David Polaner | Phase II |
| Achim Klug | Phase I | |
| Charles Henry | Phase II | |
| Leah Villegas | Phase I | |
| MyPhuong Le | Phase II | |
| David Beckham | Phase I | |
| Eric Clambey | Phase II |
2016 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Primary Investigator | Co-Investigators | Award Phase |
| Kurt Stenmark | Phase I | |
| Daniel LaBarbera | Linfeng Li | Phase II |
| Traci Lyons | Phase I | |
| Natalie Serkova | Phase II | |
| Nicholas Walter | Phase I | |
| Carol Wilusz | Joe Russo | Phase II |
2015 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Primary Investigator | Co-Investigators | Award Phase |
| Ken Maclean | Phase I | |
| Tom Anchorduquoy | Phase II | |
| Aviva Abosch | Phase I | |
| Keeran Maharajh | Phase II | |
| Dwight Klemm | Kathleen Gavin, Wendy Khort | Phase I |
| Rick Reisdorph | Nichole Reisdorph | Phase II |
| Catherine Lozupone | Phase I | |
| Michael Wempe | Phase II |
2014 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Primary Investigator | Co-Investigators | Award Phase |
| Nguyen Vu | Phase I | |
| Xiaoli Yu | Phase II | |
| Joseph Hurt | Kathleen Connell | Phase I |
| Virginia Ferguson | Mark Rentschler | Phase II |
| Eoin McNamee | Phase I | |
| Natalie Serkova | Phase II | |
| Jane Reusch | Judy Regensteiner | Phase I |
| Kendall Hunter | Phase II |
2012 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Primary Investigator | Co-Investigators | Award Phase |
| Pepper Schedin | Phase I | |
| Natalie Serkova | Phase II | |
| Kristen Uhler | Phase I | |
| Daniel Tollin | Nathaniel Greene | Phase II |
| Eric Clambey | Phase I | |
| Richard Benninger | Phase II |
2011 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Primary Investigator | Co-Investigators | Award Phase |
| Anna Ivanschenko | Gordon Lindberg | Phase I |
| Mark Duncan | Phase II |
2010 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Primary Investigator | Co-Investigators | Award Phase |
| Dennis Voelker, PhD | Bob Murphy, PhD, School of Medicine, Pharmacology | Phase II |
| Daniel Tollin, PhD | Kanthaiah Koka, PhD, School of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics | Phase II |
| Wenbo Zhou, PhD | Phase II | |
| Mark Laudenslager, PhD | Phase II |
2009 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Primary Investigator | Co-Investigators | Award Phase |
| Lori A. Walker, PhD | John S. Walker, PhD | Phase II |
| Mark S. Brown, PhD | Phase II | |
| Kai R. Larsen, PhD | Jintae Lee, PhD and Zoya Voronovich, University of Colorado Boulder | Phase II |
| Lynne Bemis, PhD | Won Park, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder, Engineering | Phase II |