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The Elizabeth Nash Foundation supports CF Research through on-going financial support of Cystic
Fibrosis Research Inc. and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. ENF has also established a research
partnership with Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland (CHORI).
The Elizabeth Nash Foundation Student CF Research Award for High School Seniors
and Undergraduates
The Elizabeth Nash Foundation has established a CF summer research award for high school seniors
and university undergraduates in collaboration with Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland
(CHORI), an internationally renowned biomedical research institute that bridges basic science and
clinical research in the prevention and treatment of human disease. The Elizabeth Nash Foundation
Summer Research Award is intended to stimulate interest in biomedical and/or clinical research among
promising young scientists. Students receive a stipend from the Foundation in support of their work on
a short-term research project at CHORI. CHORI pairs student with a mentor scientist to guide them
through a structured CF research project. Further information and application instructions can be found
at CHORI's website.
Past Recipients
Kate Barber of Orinda, CA was awarded the CHORI summer student CF research award in 2007. Kate
is in her first year at Stanford University in Palo Alto. The subject of Kate’s work was Pyocyanin-
induced H202 Production in Cystic Fibrosis Airways. Kate was mentored by Beate llek, Ph.D. and
Horst Fischer, Ph.D. of CHORI. She received her award while attending the Cystic Fibrosis Research,
Inc. (CFRI) 2007 Annual Conference.
Logan Wahler, Pleasanton, CA recieved the inaugural award in the summer of 2005. This was the pilot
program for the formal collaboration established in 2007. Logan, majoring in Bioengineering, at
California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA was inspired by a desire to help those like his
brother who died from CF in 2001. Under the direction of Dr. Beate Illek, Logan participated in research
of the CFTR chloride channel defect in CF airway cells.
Fibrosis Research Inc. and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. ENF has also established a research
partnership with Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland (CHORI).
The Elizabeth Nash Foundation Student CF Research Award for High School Seniors
and Undergraduates
The Elizabeth Nash Foundation has established a CF summer research award for high school seniors
and university undergraduates in collaboration with Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland
(CHORI), an internationally renowned biomedical research institute that bridges basic science and
clinical research in the prevention and treatment of human disease. The Elizabeth Nash Foundation
Summer Research Award is intended to stimulate interest in biomedical and/or clinical research among
promising young scientists. Students receive a stipend from the Foundation in support of their work on
a short-term research project at CHORI. CHORI pairs student with a mentor scientist to guide them
through a structured CF research project. Further information and application instructions can be found
at CHORI's website.
Past Recipients
Kate Barber of Orinda, CA was awarded the CHORI summer student CF research award in 2007. Kate
is in her first year at Stanford University in Palo Alto. The subject of Kate’s work was Pyocyanin-
induced H202 Production in Cystic Fibrosis Airways. Kate was mentored by Beate llek, Ph.D. and
Horst Fischer, Ph.D. of CHORI. She received her award while attending the Cystic Fibrosis Research,
Inc. (CFRI) 2007 Annual Conference.
Logan Wahler, Pleasanton, CA recieved the inaugural award in the summer of 2005. This was the pilot
program for the formal collaboration established in 2007. Logan, majoring in Bioengineering, at
California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA was inspired by a desire to help those like his
brother who died from CF in 2001. Under the direction of Dr. Beate Illek, Logan participated in research
of the CFTR chloride channel defect in CF airway cells.
Elizabeth Nash Foundation
PO Box 1260
Los Gatos, CA 95031-1260
PO Box 1260
Los Gatos, CA 95031-1260
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