American Academy of Neurology Announces 2016 Research Award Winners

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 15, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly two dozen scientific research awards are being bestowed upon researchers around the world this year by the American Academy of Neurology, the world's largest association of neurologists. The awards will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 68th Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada, April 15 to 21, 2016, at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

This year's recipients include:

Founders Award
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by the former American Academy of Neurology Alliance.
Michelle P. Lin, MD, MPH / Los Angeles, Calif.

S. Weir Mitchell Award 
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by the former American Academy of Neurology Alliance. 
Aaron D. Boes, MD, PhD / Boston, Mass.

Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award 
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by members of the AAN Epilepsy Section; Abbott Laboratories, Inc.; Cephalon, Inc.; Cyberonics, Inc.; Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Novartis Pharmaceuticals; Ortho-McNeil Neurologics; Pfizer Inc; Shire US, Inc; and UCB Pharma. 
Alexander Rotenberg, MD, PhD / Boston, Mass.

John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research 
Presented by the American Academy of Neurology and the 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. 
Claudia F. Lucchinetti, MD, FAAN / Rochester, Minn.

Sheila Essey Award: An Award for ALS Research 
Presented by the American Academy of Neurology and The ALS Association and supported through the philanthropy of the Essey Family Fund and The ALS Association. 
Ammar Al-Chalabi, PhD FRCP / London, England 

Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology 
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the AAN Behavioral Neurology Section and endowed through Dr. Geschwind's family, friends and colleagues; Pfizer Inc.; and the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology.
Madhav R. Thambisetty, MBBS, DPhil / Baltimore, Md.

Mitchell B. Max Award for Neuropathic Pain
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by the United States Cancer Pain Relief Committee, the Mayday Fund, and friends of Dr. Mitchell Max.
Michael C. Rowbotham, MD / San Francisco, Calif.

Jon Stolk Award in Movement Disorders for Young Investigators
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by Kyowa Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Lineberry Research; Quintiles; and Dr. Dennis Gillings. 
Ken Nakamura, MD, PhD / San Francisco, Calif.

International Scholarship Award 
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology. 
Lucas Alessandro, MD / Buenos Aires, Argentina
Andrea Barp, MD / Padova, Italy
Leyla Baysal Kirac, MD / Istanbul, Turkey
Carlos Camara-Lemarroy, MD / Monterrey, Mexico
Valentina Damato, MD / Rome, Italy
Milena de Albuquerque, MD / Campinas, Brazil
Ranhel De Roxas, MD / Batangas, Philippines
Mauricio Farez, MD, MPH / Buenos Aires, Argentina
Inigo Gabilondo Cuellar, MD, PhD / Bilbao, Spain
Jyh Yung Hor, MD, MMed, MRCP / Penang, Malaysia
Anne-Katrin Proebstel, MD / Basel, Switzerland
Roopa Rajan, MD / Trivandrum, India
Agnes van Sonderen, MD / The Hague, Netherlands

Lawrence C. McHenry Award: An Award for the History of Neurology 
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology.
Kimberly Fleuren / Heerlen, Netherlands
Peter J. Koehler, MD, PhD, FAAN / Heerlen, Netherlands

Medical Student Essay Awards 
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology.

Extended Neuroscience Award
Stuart McCarter / Minneapolis, Minn.

G. Milton Shy Award in Clinical Neurology
Diederik Koelman / Amsterdam, Netherlands

Roland P. Mackay Award in Historical Aspects 
Jennifer Romine / Indianapolis, Ind.

Saul R. Korey Award in Experimental Neurology
Benjamin Jacobs / London, England

The Minority Scholars Program 
Sponsored by a grant from the Allergan Foundation and Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  
Modupe Adegoke / Pennsylvania, Pa.
Christine Boone / Baltimore, Md.
Joshua Budhu / Atlanta, Ga.
Rachelle Dugue / Brooklyn, N.Y.
Claudia Gambrah Sampaney / Philadelphia, Pa.
Aimee Juan / Philadelphia, Pa.
Belinda Nhundu / New Haven, Conn.
Daniella Sisniega / Boston, Mass.
Fatima Traore / Valhalla, N.Y.
Aynara Wulsin / Cincinnati, Ohio

Movement Disorders Research Award
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the Parkinson's Disease Foundation through an endowment.
Susan B. Bressman, MD, FAAN / New York, N.Y.

Neuroendocrine Research Award
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and supported by friends of Dr. Andrew Herzog.
Riley Bove, MD / San Francisco, Calif.

Neuroscience Research Prize
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society.
Brian Singer / Armonk, N.Y.
Swathi Srinivasan / Beachwood, Ohio
Han Xu / Scarsdale, N.Y

Child Neurology Neuroscience Research Prize
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society. 
Ryan Infante / Armonk, N.Y.

Neuro-oncology Investigator Award
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by the AAN Neuro-oncology Section and supported by friends of Dr. Jerome Posner.
Eudocia Lee, MD / Boston, Mass.

Neuro-oncology Scientific Award
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the AAN Neuro-oncology Section and supported by friends of Dr. WK Alfred Yung.
Jeremy N. Rich, MD / Cleveland, Ohio

Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize 
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by Dr. Pessin's family, friends and colleagues. 
Bijoy Menon, MD / Calgary, Alta., Canada

Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and funded through the philanthropy of the Potamkin Family. 
Rosa Rademakers, PhD / Jacksonville, Fla.
Bryan Traynor, MD, PhD / Bethesda, Md.

Bruce S. Schoenberg International Award in Neuroepidemiology 
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. 
Rufus O. Akinyemi, MD / Ibadan, Nigeria

Sleep Science Award 
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the AAN Sleep Section and endowed by Cephalon, Inc. 
Juliane Winkelmann, MD / Palo Alto, Calif.

Harold Wolff-John Graham: An Award for Headache/Facial Pain Research 
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by Endo Pharmaceuticals. 
Catherine Chong, PhD / Phoenix, Ariz.

Wayne A. Hening Sleep Medicine Investigator Award 
Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by UCB, Inc.; Lilly USA; Elite Home Medical & Respiratory, Inc.; Raleigh Neurology Associates; and friends of Wayne A. Hening. 
Bryce Mander, PhD / Berkeley, Calif.

The American Academy of Neurology, an association of 30,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals, 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 stroke, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis.

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