Newswise — MINNEAPOLIS – The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest association of neurologists, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 AAN Research Program. This year’s program has awarded more than $3 million toward neuroscience research and training.
Funding will support the following 2020 AAN Research Program recipients and projects:
Career Development Award
Funded by the American Academy of Neurology
Oluwole Awosika, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio
Hugo Aparicio, MD, Boston, Mass.
Clinical Research Training Scholarship
Funded by the American Academy of Neurology
Mark Etherton, MD, PhD, Boston, Mass.
Carlyn Patterson Gentile, MD, PhD, Philadelphia, Pa.
David Lin, MD, Boston, Mass.
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS
Funded by The ALS Association and American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology
Sarah Berth, MD, PhD, Baltimore, Md.
Clinical Research Training Scholarships in Lewy Body Diseases
Funded by The Mary E. Groff Charitable Trust, the Alzheimer’s Association, and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology
Lenora Higginbotham, MD, Atlanta, Ga.
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Neuromuscular Disease
Funded by the Muscle Study Group and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology
Paloma Gonzalez-Perez, MD, PhD, Boston, Mass.
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Parkinson's Disease
Funded by the Parkinson’s Foundation and American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology
James Curtis, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, New York, N.Y.
Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Tourette Syndrome
Funded by the Tourette Association of America and American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology
Alonso Zea Vera, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio
McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss
Funded by the McKnight Brain Research Foundation through the American Brain Foundation and the American Academy of Neurology
Bryan Baxter, PhD, Boston, Mass.
Sarah Getz, PhD, Miami, Fla.
Neuroscience Research Training Scholarship
Funded by the American Academy of Neurology
William Zeiger, MD, PhD, Los Angeles, Calif.
Richard Krolewski, MD, PhD, Boston, Mass.
Practice Research Training Scholarship
Funded by the American Academy of Neurology
Deanna Saylor, MD, Baltimore, Md.
Richard Olney Clinician Scientist Development Award in ALS
Funded by The ALS Association and American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology
Collin Kreple, MD, PhD, Saint Louis, Mo.
Robert W. Katzman, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Alzheimer's or Related Disorders
Funded by the Alzheimer’s Association and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology
Lawren VandeVrede, MD, PhD, San Francisco, Calif.
Susan Spencer, MD Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Epilepsy
Funded by the American Epilepsy Society, the Epilepsy Foundation, and American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology
Colin Ellis, MD, Philadelphia, Pa.
Clinician Scientist Development Award in Multiple Sclerosis
Funded by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and American Brain Foundation
Farinaz Safavi, MD, PhD, Bethesda, Md.
The American Academy of Neurology is the world’s largest association of neurologists and neuroscience professionals, with over 36,000 members. The AAN is dedicated to promoting the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care. A neurologist is a doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system such as Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, migraine, multiple sclerosis, concussion, Parkinson’s disease and epilepsy.
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