Translational Methods
The CCTSI is pleased to announce the Translational Methods Program awardees. These positions are generously funded by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and University of Colorado School of Medicine (Traystman Fund).
Current Awards
2025 Translational Methods Program Awards
| Investigators | Affiliation |
Tracy Webb, DVM, PhD | Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences CU Anschutz Medical Campus School of Medicine - Internal Medicine |
| Michael Wechsler, MD, MMSc Evgeny Berduchev, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine - Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine |
| Bradford Smith, PhD | CU Anschutz Medical Campus CU School of Medicine - Bioengineering CU Denver - College of Engineering, Design and Computing |
Past Awards
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 |