NWABR Annual Fundraising Dinner
Cultivating Connections...Inspiring the Future
Tuesday - June 4, 2013
415 Westlake Ave N., Seattle, WA 98109
Save the Date! Reserve your tables and seats!
NWABR’s annual fundraising event is a celebration of our life sciences community that brings together over 300 researchers, educators and students from across the Pacific Northwest region. We are privileged to honor three visionary leaders, each of whom has created cultures committed to inspiring our future scientists.
Leroy Hood, MD, PhD, President, Institute for Systems Biology
Susanna Cunningham, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor, School of Nursing, University of Washington
Carolyn Hovde Bohach, PhD, Director, IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence, University of Idaho
Program
5:30 p.m. - Reception featuring the Student Bio Expo winners
6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Dinner & Program [click here to see the full dinner menu]
Sponsorship Packages Available
Please join us in honoring these inspirational individuals. Levels of sponsorship for our fundraiser dinner range from $2,500 – $10,000. For more information about sponsorship packages, click here.
- Gold Level Sponsorship - $10,000
- Silver Level Sponsorship - $5,000
- Bronze Level Sponsorship - $2,500
- Individual Attendee Ticket - $250
- Individual Ticket for Parents, Teachers and Principals of NWABR Student Alumni * - $100
To purchase sponsorships or individual tickets, click here.
To create a tailored sponsorship package for your organization, contact Susan Adler, NWABR Executive Director, at (206) 957-3337 x 302 or susan@nwabr.org.
* NWABR Student Alumni include participants in the Student Bio Expo, "Biomedical Breakthroughs and My Life" Middle School Essay Contest, Student Research Fellows, and other NWABR student programs.
Previous Dr. alvin J. thomPson award Honorees
2002
Lee Hartwell, PhD
President and Director Emeritus, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Professor of Genome Sciences and Adjunct Professor of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine
American Cancer Society Research Professor of Genetics
2003
King Holmes, MD, PhD
Chair and Professor, University of Washington Department of Global Health
Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor, University of Washington Department of Epidemiology
2004
Brian J. Druker, MD
Director, Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute
2005
Francis Collins, MD, PhD, Director, National Institutes of Health, together with NWABR honored the University of Washington & Institute for Systems Biology Genome Pioneers
Philip Green, PhD
Professor of Genome Sciences
Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering and of Computer Science
LaDeana Hillier, PhD
Assistant Director, Genome Institute, Washington University School of Medicine
Senior Research Scientist, Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine
Deborah Nickerson, PhD
Professor of Genome Sciences, University of Washington
Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering, University of Washington
Maynard Olson, PhD
Professor of Genome Sciences and of Medicine, University of Washington
Adjunct Professor of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
Robert Waterston, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington
Lee Rowen, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, Institute for Systems Biology
2006
Greg Belenky, MD
Research Professor Director, Sleep and Performance Research Center, Washington State University Spokane
2007
Bonnie W. Ramsey, MD
Director, Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Seattle Children’s Research Institute
Associate Director, Pediatric Clinical Research Center, Seattle Children’s Research Institute
2008
Bill Dougall, PhD
Scientific Director, Oncology Research, Amgen Corporation
2009
Mario R. Capecchi, PhD
Professor of Human Genetics and Biology, University of Utah School of Medicine
Recipient of The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
2010
Student Bio Expo 10 year Anniversary
2011
N. Jan Chalupny, PhD
Scientist, Amgen Corporation
Tom N. Hansen, MD
Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Jóse López, MD
Executive Vice President for Research, Puget Sound Blood Center
Lupe G. Salazar, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology,
University of Washington School of Medicine
Beverly Torok-Storb, MEd, PhD
Member, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Associate Head, Transplantation Biology Program, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2012
Cynthia Pekow, DVM, MS, DACLAM
Chief, Veterinary Medical Unit, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine
Nitin Baliga, PhD
Senior Vice President and Director Integrative Biology, Professor, Institute for Systems Biology
Gregory Foltz, MD
Director, Center for Advanced Brain and Tumor Treatment, Swedish Medical Center
