FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON April 29, 2020
Announcing the American Academy of Neurology 2020 Research Program Recipients
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.