Annual 2006 - Hauptman Woodward Institute - University at Buffalo

The Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute (HWI) is an independent, not-for-profit,
biomedical research facility located in the heart of downtown on the Buffalo Niagara Medical
Campus. We are a founding member of the Campus together with our neighbors Roswell Park
Cancer Institute, Kaleida, University at Buffalo, and the Buffalo Medical Group. For more than half a
century, HWI scientists have been committed to improving human health through study, at the molecular
level, of the causes and potential cures of many diseases. In contrast to clinical research, the focus
of Hauptman-Woodward’s basic research is to determine the structures of individual substances such
as proteins that play a role in life’s processes and the development of specific diseases.
Working under the leadership of Nobel Laureate Herbert Hauptman, HWI scientists use the techniques
of molecular biology, biochemistry, and crystallography to promote the understanding, treatment and
prevention of specific human diseases, to aid in rational drug design, and to train research scientists. In
addition, other research on-going at HWI seeks to improve the methods of crystallization and data
analysis used for molecular structure determination by scientists worldwide.
Inside …
President’s Message
Chief Executive Officer’s Message
Audited Financial Statements
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Inc.
Hauptman-Woodward Foundation
The Faces of Science
On Hauptman-Woodward’s Boards
At Hauptman-Woodward
Our Dedicated Donors
Select Publications
2006 ANNUAL REPORT