FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON March 20, 2019
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Announces 2019 Scientific Research Award Winners
MINNEAPOLIS -
More than two dozen scientific research awards are being bestowed upon researchers around the world this year by the , the world’s largest association of neurologists. Recipients will be honored at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s 71st Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, May 4 to 10, 2019, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. This year’s recipients include: Founders Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed by the former Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Alliance. Lily Zhou, BHSc, MD / Ottawa, Ont., Canada S. Weir Mitchell Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed by the former Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Alliance. Andrew Findlay, MD / St. Louis, Mo. Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed by members of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Epilepsy Section; Abbott Laboratories, Inc.; Cephalon, Inc.; Cyberonics, Inc.; Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Novartis Neuroscience; Ortho-McNeil Neurologics; Pfizer Inc; Shire US, Inc; and UCB Pharma. Daniel Friedman, MD, MS / New York, N.Y. John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and National Multiple Sclerosis Society and made possible through a special contribution from the John Dystel Multiple Sclerosis Research Fund at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Anne Cross, MD / St. Louis, Mo. Sheila Essey Award: An Award for ALS Research Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», the American Brain Foundation and the ALS Association and supported through the philanthropy of the Essey Family and the ALS Foundation. Aaron Gitler, PhD / Stanford, Calif. Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed through Dr. Geschwind's family, friends and colleagues; Pfizer Inc.; and the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology. Sonja Scholz, MD / Bethesda, Md. Mitchell B. Max Award for Neuropathic Pain Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed by the United States Cancer Pain Relief Committee, the Mayday Fund, and friends of Dr. Mitchell Max. Troels Staehelin Jensen, MD, DMSc / Aarhus, Denmark Jon Stolk Award in Movement Disorders for Young Investigators Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed by Kyowa Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Lineberry Research; Quintiles; Dr. Dennis Gillings; and VelaPharma. Sheng-Han Kuo, MD / New York, N.Y. International Scholarship Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». Dr. Dona-Hui Ao / Beijing, China Dr. Babawale Arabambi / Lagos, Nigeria Dr. Marjorie Anne Bagnas / Manila, Philippines Dr. Abiodun Bello / Ilorin, Nigeria Dr. Catalina Bensi / Buenos Aires, Argentina Dr. Fabricio Castro de Borba / São Paulo, Brazil Dr. Filipe Brogueira Rodrigues / London, United Kingdom Dr. Avinash Chandra / Kathmandu, India Dr. Marienke de Bruijn / Tilburg, Netherlands Dr. Guillermo Delgado-Garcia / Mexico City, Mexico Dr. Lingling Ding / Beijing, China Dr. Victoria Carla Fernandez / Buenos Aires, Argentina Dr. Divyani Garg / New Delhi, India Dr. Alicia Gonzalez-Martinez / Madrid, Spain Dr. Wijoyo Halim / Palu, Indonesia Dr. Calandri Ismael / Buenos Aires, Argentina Dr. Joyce Jimenez-Zambrano / Guayaquil, Ecuador Dr. Marilise Katsurayama / São Paulo, Brazil Dr. Ravish Keni / Thiruvananthapuramm, India Dr. Priyanka Madaan / Chandigarh, India Dr. Mark Willy Mondia / Manila, Philippines Dr. Tshering Pem / Thimphu, Bhutan Dr. Chintan Prajapati / New Delhi, India Dr. Ahmed Effat Saied / Mansoura, Egypt Dr. Lucas Scárdua Silva / Campinas, Brazil Dr. Salma Suhana / Davanagere, India Dr. Satish Wagh / Puducherry, India Dr. Sonam Yangzom / Thimphu, Bhutan Dr. Florencia Yorio / Buenos Aires, Argentina Dr. Stanley Zimba / Lusaka, Zambia Lawrence C. McHenry Award: An Award for the History of Neurology Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». Stefano Sandrone, PhD / Milan, Italy Medical Student Essay Awards Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». Extended Neuroscience Award Laura McGarry / New York, N.Y. G. Milton Shy Award in Clinical Neurology Audrey Leasure / New Haven, Conn. Roland P. Mackay Award in Historical Aspects Stephanie Roses / Durham, N.C. Saul R. Korey Award in Experimental Neurology Sona Mistry, MSc / Sheffield, United Kingdom Medical Student Diversity Scholarships Supported in part by grants from the Allergan Foundation. Dayne Martinez / Philadelphia, Pa. Felicia Cooper / Hershey, Pa. William Barbosa / New York, N.Y. Kelly Boylan / Philadelphia, Pa. Joseph Aderemi / Auburn Hills, Mich. Jonathan Rodriguez / Caguas, Puerto Rico Mahdieh Hosseini / Philadelphia, Pa. Ganaelle Joseph-Senatus / Valhalla, N.Y. Danielle Kellier / Philadelphia, Pa. Laura Hernandez-Miyares / Philadelphia, Pa. Movement Disorders Research Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»; the Parkinson’s Foundation; and the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Movement Disorders Section and endowed by the Parkinson’s Foundation. Guenther Deuschl, MD, PhD / Kiel, Germany Neuroendocrine Research Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and supported by friends of Dr. Andrew Herzog. Dena Dubal, MD / San Francisco, Calif. Neuroscience Research Prize Funded by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». Rachel Chernoff / Armonk, N.Y. Kevin Zhong / Basking Ridge, N.J. Caleb Shi / Hackensack, N.J. Child Neurology Neuroscience Research Prize Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and the Child Neurology Society. Shan Lateef / Alexandria, Va. Neuro-oncology Investigator Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and supported by friends of Dr. Jerome Posner. Jorg Dietrich, MD, PhD / Boston, Mass. Neuro-oncology Scientific Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and supported by friends of Dr. WK Alfred Yung. Andreas von Deimling, MD / Heidelberg, Germany Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed by Dr. Pessin's family, friends and colleagues. Alessandro Biffi, MD / Boston, Mass. Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s, and Related Diseases Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and the American Brain Foundation and funded through the philanthropy of the Potamkin Family. Randall Bateman, MD / St. Louis, Mo. Irwin Schatz Award for Autonomic Disorders Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed by Lundbeck, Inc. Roy Freeman, MD / Boston, Mass. Sleep Science Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Sleep Section and endowed by Cephalon, Inc. Clifford Saper, MD, PhD / Boston, Mass. Harold Wolff-John Graham Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed by Endo Pharmaceuticals. Jelena Pavlovic, MD, PhD / New York, N.Y. Wayne A. Hening Sleep Medicine Investigator Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed by UCB, Inc.; Lilly USA; Elite Home Medical & Respiratory, Inc.; Raleigh Neurology Associates; and friends of Dr. Wayne A. Hening. Diego Carvalho, MD / Rochester, Minn.