AAN.com's Science Area—In Depth
by Neil A. Busis, MD, FAAN, AAN.com Practice and Technology Editor
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The Science section contains AAN resources that are relevant to the academic neurologist and to those who follow scientific developments in neurology, whether basic, translational, or purely clinical. The site contains information regarding AAN scientific awards and training grants, news and resources related to the NINDS, and information related to the AAN Science Committee and its role in planning the scientific aspects of the AAN Annual Meeting.
In an attempt to make this section of AAN.com the premier destination on the Internet for timely reviews of key basic and clinical research issues we have developed the headline feature titled Scientific Editorials and Reviews, which are written by leading neurologists and edited by members of AAN Sections.
- AAN Press Releases
- Abstracts 2008
- Science at the Annual Meeting
- Clinical Research
- Research Fellowships
- Scientific Awards
- Science Committee
- Animals in Research
- NINDS & ClinicalTrials.gov
The Science home page contains navigation links to the section's resources on the left, Scientific Editorials and Reviews (with the most recent article as the headline) and information on the upcoming and previous Annual Meetings in the center, and, in the right-sided pods, links to further information, additional resources, and related areas, including Test Your Knowledge.
Let's go through the Science Section topic by topic.
AAN Press Releases
This button links directly to the AAN Press Room located on the website. It provides up-to-date press releases and news stories related to late-breaking science published in Neurology or presented at the AAN Annual Meeting.
Abstracts 2008
This page houses all of the information related to scientific abstracts for the upcoming 2008 Annual Meeting in Chicago as well as to 2007 abstracts for viewing as a reference.
Science at the Annual Meeting
This page outlines all of the scientific opportunities available for people attending the Annual Meeting. These range from abstracts, plenary sessions, scientific topic highlights, late-breaking science abstracts, the Future of Neuroscience conference, to the Integrated Neuroscience Conference.
Clinical Research
This page provides information relating to clinical research. This includes Clinical Research Training, the Futures in Clinical Research Luncheon, the Resident's and Fellow's Career Forum, and Grant & Research Methods Education.
Research Fellowships
The contents of this page are directly connected with the Foundation area where all of the information regarding fellowships and research awards are held. Information related to applications for the various awards is available here. Past recipients of AAN Scientific Awards are highlighted on this page.
Scientific Awards
The AAN hosts a large number of scientific awards, and this newly developed page permits interested individuals to search the awards for which for which they are interested in applying through the use of filters. The filters permit students and physicians of various training and academic levels to select awards relevant to their area of research.
Science Committee
This page provides a list of the members of the AAN Science Committee and its subcommittees. In addition, the names of individuals who are topic chairs for abstract reviews are provided.
Animals in Research
Information on this page includes the recently updated Animals in Research Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), an online copy of the AAN's Sensitive but Sensible Brochure as well as brochure ordering information, a listing of key papers from each Annual Meeting in which animals were an important component of the research methodology, and a link to the National Association of Biomedical Research.
NINDS & ClinicalTrials.gov
NINDS and AAN.com Launch Internet Collaboration, a guest article by Walter Koroshetz, MD, FAAN, Deputy Director, NINDS; and Orly Avitzur, MD, FAAN, Editor-in-Chief, AAN.com
AAN.com has partnered with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to disseminate important information from this governmental agency. Visit the NINDS Information & Resources page for more details.
Disorders content from NINDS: The Disorders Index provide up-to-date information drawn from the NINDS Disorders Index. Disorder of the Week features a brief description of a chosen disorder on the AAN.com home page each week, with a link to the Disorders Index.