Awards Plenary Session

Thursday, April 14, 2011
4:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.

Four top awards will be given during the 2011 Awards Plenary Session, with presentations by some of the best and brightest in neurology. The selected recipients will give 25-minute presentations on their work.

Moderator: Brenda Banwell, MD, Member, Science Committee

The Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology, the AAN Foundation, and funded through the philanthropy of the Potamkin Family.

Recipients:

Dennis Dickson, MD/ Jacksonville, FL
Eckhard Mandelkow, PhD/ Hamburg, Germany
Eva-Maria Mandelkow, PhD/ Hamburg, Germany

The 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.

Recipient:

Leonard van den Berg, MD, PhD/Utrecht, Netherlands

The 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.

Recipient:

Brian Weinshenker, MD, FAAN/ Rochester, MN

Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by Dr. Pessin's family, friends, and colleagues.

Recipient:

Steven Messe, MD/Philadelphia, PA