FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON March 22, 2017
Announcing the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» 2017 Research Program Recipients
BOSTON -
BOSTON – The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» (Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»), the world’s largest association of neurologists, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Research Program. This year’s program has awarded nearly $3 million dollars toward neuroscience research and training. Recipients will be recognized at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s 69th Annual Meeting in Boston, Mass., April 22 to 28, 2017, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Funding will support the following 2017 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Research Program recipients and projects: Career Development Award Funded by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Lidia Maria Moura, MD, MPH / Boston, Mass. Neurology Research Training Scholarship Funded by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Chao Hsiao-Tuan, MD / Houston, Texas Clinical Research Training Scholarship Funded by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Isaac Marin-Valencia, MD / New York, N.Y. Melissa Cortez, DO / Salt Lake City, Utah Afsaneh Shirani, MD / Dallas, Texas Practice Research Training Scholarship Funded by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Christopher Tarolli, MD / Rochester, N.Y. Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship Cosponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», the American Brain Foundation, the American Epilepsy Society, and the Epilepsy Foundation Alice Lam, MD, PhD / Boston, Mass. Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy Funded by Lundbeck Adam Numis, MD / Los Angeles, Calif. Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Tourette Syndrome Cosponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», the American Brain Foundation, and the Tourette Association of America Joseph McGuire, PhD / Los Angeles, Calif. Flint Espil, PhD / Stanford, Calif. Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Parkinson’s Disease Funded by Lundbeck Laurie Robak, MD, PhD / Houston, Texas Clinician-Scientist Development Three-Year Award in ALS Research Funded by the ALS Association Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD / Boston, Mass. Clinical Research Training Fellowship in ALS Research Funded by the ALS Association Nicholas Olney, MD / San Francisco, Calif. Lawrence M. Brass, MD, Stroke Research Award Cosponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», the American Brain Foundation, and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Laura Graham, MPH / Birmingham, Ala. Clinician-Scientist Development Award in Multiple Sclerosis Cosponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», the American Brain Foundation, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Ryan Schubert, MD / San Francisco, Calif. Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Muscular Dystrophy Cosponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», the American Brain Foundation, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association Johanna Hamel, MD / Rochester, N.Y. Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Parkinson’s Disease Cosponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», the American Brain Foundation, and the Parkinson’s Foundation Michelle Fullard, MD / Philadelphia, Pa. Research Training Fellowship in Ataxia Cosponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», the American Brain Foundation, and the National Ataxia Foundation Jill Butler, PhD / Birmingham, Ala. Robert Katzman Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Alzheimer's Research Cosponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», the American Brain Foundation, and the Alzheimer's Association Joel Salinas, MD, MBA, MSc / Boston, Mass. Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Parkinson’s Disease Funded by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», the American Brain Foundation, and AbbVie Baijayanta Maiti, MD, PhD / St. Louis, Mo.