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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Announces 2023 Scientific Research Award Winners
MINNEAPOLIS – More than two dozen scientific research awards are being bestowed upon researchers around the world this year by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». Recipients will be honored at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s 75th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 22-27, 2023, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. This year’s recipients include: Founders Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed by the former Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Alliance. Alexander Sandweiss, MD, PhD / Houston, Texas S. Weir Mitchell Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed by the former Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Alliance. John Pluvinage, MD, PhD / San Francisco, California 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 Corporation; GlaxoSmithKline, Inc.; Novartis; Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Pfizer Inc; Shire Pharmaceuticals Group; and UCB Pharma. Jonathan Kleen, MD, PhD / San Francisco, California 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. Roland Martin, MD / Zurich, Switzerland 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. Liliana A. Ramirez-Gomez, MD / Boston, Massachusetts 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. Farwa Ali, MBBS / Rochester, Minnesota International Scholarship Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» International Subcommittee. Gianmarco Abbadessa, MD / Italy Jeremias S. Ayerbe, MD / Argentina Solomiia R. Bandrivska, MD / Ukraine Benjamin F. Beland, MD / Canada Juliette Brenner, MD / Netherlands Gavin Brittain, MD / United Kingdom Nargiza Chekeeva, MD / Kyrgyzstan Mashina Chomba, MBChB, Mmed / Zambia Aline F. Dias, MD / Brazil Adrian Espiritu, MD, MSc / Canada Milagros Galecio-Castillo, MD / Peru Tinatin (Tika) Giuashvili, MD / Georgia Enrique Gomez, MD / Mexico Mar Guasp, MD / Spain Rauan Kaiyrzhanov, MBChB / Kazakhstan Eva M. Kesenheimer, MD / Switzerland Aleksandre Kotetishvili, MD / Georgia Nicholas Kulaba , MD / Uganda Oreoluwa E. Lagunju, MD / Nigeria Jimmy Li, MD / Canada Salvatore Mazzeo, MD / Italy Frighton B. Mutete, MD / Zambia Amina Nasri, MD / Tunisia Christelle Nilles, MD / France Mundih N. Njohjam, MD / Cameroon Maria A. Piedrabuena, MD / Argentina Gabriel D. Pinilla Monsalve, MBBS, MRCP / Colombia Valentina Quintana, MD / Colombia Saskia Raeuber, MD, FPNA, MSc (cand) / Germany Maria Agustina Ruiz Yanzi, MD / Argentina Lokesh Saini, MD, MSc / India Kamalesh S. Tayade, MD,DM / India Taras Voloshyn, MD / Ukraine Maria Janina Wendebourg, MD / Switzerland Ramdinal A. Zairinal, MD / Indonesia Lawrence C. McHenry: An Award for the History of Neurology Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». Kelsey M. Smith, MD / Rochester, Minnesota Medical Student Diversity Scholarships Connor Bluntson / Ridgeland, Mississippi Miguel Rodriguez / Memphis, Tennessee Hayden Alexander Moses Hatch / Bronx, New York Freda Biyaa Assuah / Clearwater, Florida Joy C. Josephs Njiribeako / Grand Prairie, Texas Jasmine Shareen Coles / Sterling Heights, Michigan Christine Petit-Frere / Boca Raton, Florida Jasmin Williams / West Hartford, Connecticut Jude Tunyi / Issaquah, Washington Jairo Stuart Hernandez / Gainesville, Florida Medical Student Essay Awards Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». Roland P. Mackay Award Zabrina G. Reyes, BS / New Orleans, Louisiana Lewis P. Rowland Award Sumita M. Strander, BA / Brookline, Massachusetts G. Milton Shy Award Trenley Anderson, BA, MM / Cleveland Heights, Ohio Saul R. Korey Award Alexandra Miner, BA, MS / New York, New York 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. Jill L. Ostrem, MD / San Francisco, California Neuroscience Research Prize Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». Samantha Schaevitz / Bedford, New York Maxx Yung / Roslyn, New York Pulkith Paruchuri / Frisco, Texas Health Care Equity Research Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». Bruce I. Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS, MBA, MLS, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» / San Francisco, Calif. Nicole Rosendale, MD / San Francisco, California Jordan J. Cole, MD / St. Louis, Missouri Neuroscience Research Prize in Child Neurology Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and the Child Neurology Society. Rania Lateef / Manassas, Virgina Neuro-oncology Scientific Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and supported by friends of Dr. WK Alfred Yung. Ingo K. Mellinghoff, MD, FACP / New York, New York Neuro-oncology Investigator Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and supported by friends of Dr. Jerome Posner. Karisa C. Schreck, MD, PhD / Baltimore, Maryland Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed by Dr. Pessin’s family, friends, and colleagues. Neal S. Parikh, MD, MS / New York, New York 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. Maria Gorno Tempini, MD, PhD / San Francisco, California Irwin Schatz Award for Autonomic Disorders Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed by Lundbeck, Inc. Paola Sandroni, MD, PhD, FÂ鶹´«Ã½Ó³» / Rochester, Minnesota 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. Joseph Cheung, MD, MS / Jacksonville, Florida Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Neuro-infectious Disease Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». Mashina Chomba, MBChB, MMed / Lusaka, Zambia Bruce S. Schoenberg International Award in Neuroepidemiology Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and endowed by GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. Jitendra Sahu, DM / Chandigarh, India Sheila Essey Award: An Award for ALS Research Presented by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and the ALS Association and supported through the philanthropy of the Essey family and the ALS Association. Virginia Lee, PhD, MBA / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sleep Science Award Sponsored by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and the Sleep Section and endowed by Cephalon, Inc. Tiffany Braley, MD, MS / Ann Arbor, Michigan