Kendall and Taylor Atkinson Foundation

**allocations were made to the fanconi anemia research fund to support medical, scientific and treatment research of fanconi anemia and its related cancers. *$100,000 was allocated to fund research entitled development and characterization of fa head & neck cancer models. The research is being conducted by jennifer grandis, md, university of California san francisco. Laboratory models of fa head and neck cancer are lacking and represent a major barrier to identifying more effective treatments. Researchers have helped pioneer the creation of patient-derived xenografts(pdx) from head and neck cancers and have developed the first pdx from a head and neck cancer in a fa patient. Preliminary studies using this pdx demonstrate sensitivity to drugs that target genes that are amplified in the patient's tumor. This research will build on this exciting work to develop a collection of well-characterized pdxs from head and neck cancers in fa patients to guide precision medicine approaches for this malignancy that is lethal to fa patients. **allocations were made to the university of Colorado Foundation. *$15,500 was allocated to the university of Colorado Foundation for the kenneth r Atkinson md endowed memorial scholarship.distribution of funds was made to an endowed scholarship to be awarded annually to a student enrolled in the school of medicine at the university of Colorado anschutz medical campus. Scholarship is need based with preference given to 4th year medical students who plan on going into primary care medicine. Preference will also be given to students intending to practice primary care in the state of Colorado. **allocations were made to camp barnabas in southwest Missouri to enhance the camp experience for kids with special needs and to meet the medical needs of all campers. *$2,500 was allocated for an ekg machine*$10,00 was allocated for updated kitchen equipment$2,500 was allocated for camper scholarshipscamp barnabas provides a unique camp experience for individuals with special needs. The camp wants its campers to have a summer just like everyone else because, for most of the year, its campers are on the outside. Special needs individuals spend their year adapting and making modifications to their lives and routines in order to function in the world around them. Camp barnabas wants campers to feel limitless and to create a place where they can feel the freedom to be who they were designed to be. The camp includes an onsite medical facility with nurses and doctors to accommodate the medical needs of its campers.