BUFFALO, NY, January 6, 2005 -- Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP bolstered the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute’s (HWI) Cures Begin Here Capital Campaign with a $50,000 contribution to support HWI's new Structural Biology Research Center. This gift will name a scientific conference room in HWI's new building located at 700 Ellicott Street, currently under construction with expected completion by March 2005. This Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP conference room will be utilized by HWI scientists for teaching and mentoring graduate students and holding collaborative research and scientific meetings.

This gift exemplifies a 48-year ongoing relationship between HWI and Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel. "Al Mugel felt very responsible for Hauptman-Woodward. He was very pleased to say that he had been with George Koepf and Helen Woodward, my grandmother, when she gave him the money to start the Institute" stated Constance S. Constantine, HWI Past Board Chair.

In addition to Al Mugel's special friendship with HWI co-founders Dr. George Koepf and Helen Woodward Rivas, Adelbert Fleischmann has been an officer of the HWI Board since 1970, serving as Counsel and Assistant Secretary. Currently, he serves with Jaeckle Fleischmann partner Michele O. Heffernan as co-counsel to HWI.

George T. DeTitta, Ph.D., HWI Executive Director and CEO, stated: “We are so proud to have had one of Western New York’s most distinguished law firm’s as our partner and friend for the past 35 years and look forward to building on this relationship for many years to come. We cannot thank them enough for their generosity and continued commitment to Hauptman-Woodward.”

James J. Tanous, Chairman of Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, stated: "Western New York is very fortunate to have Hauptman-Woodard and its exceptionally talented professional staff. We consider ourselves privileged to be able to provide legal counsel and advice to this extraordinary organization and to contribute towards its new state of the art facility."

Founded in 1956, the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute (HWI) is an independent, non-profit facility specializing in the area of basic research known as structural biology. Located in the heart of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, immediately adjacent to downtown, our staff of almost 60 individuals is committed to improving human health by studying the causes of diseases, as well as potential therapies, at their basic molecular level. Throughout our history, Hauptman-Woodward and its scientific staff have been committed to the education of research investigators. For more information visit HWI's web site at www.hwi.buffalo.edu.

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