FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON March 14, 2018
Announcing the American Academy of Neurology 2018 Research Program Recipients
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The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest association of neurologists is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 AAN Research Program. This year’s program has awarded more than $3 million toward neuroscience research and training. Recipients will be recognized at the American Academy of Neurology’s 70th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, Calif., April 21 to 27, 2018, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Funding will support the following 2018 AAN Research Program recipients and projects: Career Development Award Funded by the American Academy of Neurology Aasef Shaikh, PhD, MD, Cleveland, Ohio Clinical Research Training Scholarship Funded by the American Academy of Neurology Christopher Benjamin, PhD, New Haven, Conn. Matthew Bevers, PhD, MD, Boston, Mass. Peter Kang, MD, St. Louis, Mo. Neuroscience Research Training Scholarship Funded by the American Academy of Neurology Marianna Spatola, MD, Boston, Mass. Brett McCray, MD, PhD, Baltimore, Md. Andrew Findlay, MD, St. Louis, Mo. Practice Research Training Scholarship Funded by the American Academy of Neurology Archana Patel, MD, Boston, Mass. 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 Institute Brice McConnell, PhD, MD, Denver, Co. Kimberly Albert, PhD, Nashville, Tenn. Susan S. Spencer Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Epilepsy Funded by the American Epilepsy Society, Epilepsy Foundation, and American Brain Foundation In collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology Institute Hiroki Nariai, MD, Los Angeles, Calif. Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Muscular Dystrophy Funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association and American Brain Foundation In collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology Institute Katharine Nicholson, 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 Institute Peter Creigh, MD, Rochester, N.Y. Clinician Scientist Development Award in Interventional Neurology Funded by the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology and American Brain Foundation In collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology Institute Sunil A. Sheth, MD, Houston, Texas Clinical Research Training Scholarships in Dementia with Lewy Bodies Funded by The Mary E. Groff Charitable Trust and American Brain Foundation In collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology Institute Bhavana Patel, MD, Gainesville, Fla. 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 Institute Wissam Georges Deeb, MD, Gainesville, Fla. Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Multiple Sclerosis Supported by Sanofi Genzyme and the American Academy of Neurology Giulia Fadda, MD, Philadelphia, Pa. Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Neuromuscular Disease Funded by the Muscle Study Group and American Brain Foundation In collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology Institute Davut Pehlivan, MD, Houston, Texas Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Parkinson’s Disease Supported by Lundbeck In collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology Institute Krithi Irmady, MD, PhD, New York, N.Y.