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Scientific Research Award Recipients

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 American Academy of Neurology Scientific Research Awards. Browse recipients below. The AAN thanks the American Brain Foundation for their support through philanthropy of the AAN's awards program.

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AAN Neuro-infectious Disease Award

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology.

Prashanth S. Ramachandran, Jr., MBBS, BMedSci, PhD, FRACP 
University of Melbourne 
Ashwood, Victoria 
Australia

2023 Recipient: Mashina Chomba, MBChB, MMed


Alliance Awards: S. Weir Mitchell

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by the former American Academy of Neurology Alliance.       

Shane Arsenault, MD, MSc, MPH 
Memorial University of Newfoundland 
Newfoundland and Labrador 
Canada

2023 Recipient: John Pluvinage MD, PhD


Bhuwan Garg High School Neuroscience Research Prize

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society.

Allison Duh 
Burlingame High School 
Burlingame, CA

2023 Recipient: Rania Lateef 


Bruce S. Schoenberg International Award in Neuroepidemiology

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by GlaxoSmithKline, Inc.

Enrique Gomez Figueroa, MD, MSc 
Hospital Civil de Guadalajara 
Guadalajara, Jalisco 
Mexico

2023 Recipient: Jitendra Sahu, DM


Career Development Award

Funded by the American Academy of Neurology.

Cole Harrington, MD, PhD 
Ohio State University  
Columbus, OH  

Divakar Mithal, MD, PhD 
Northwestern University, Lurie Children's Hospital 
Chicago, IL

2023 Recipients: Jonathan Brent, MD, PhD; Nathan Cohen, MD; Jack Tzu-Chieh Wang, MD, PhD


Clinical Research Training Scholarship

Funded by the American Academy of Neurology.

Monique Anderson, MD, PhD 
Massachusetts General Hospital 
Boston, MA  

Emanuele Barca, MD, PhD 
Columbia University 
New York, NY  

David Fischer, MD 
University of Pennsylvania 
Philadelphia, PA

John Rhee, MD, MPH 
McLean Hospital / Harvard Medical School 
Cambridge, MA  

2023 Recipients: Andrew Dhawan, MD, PhD; Anthony Linares, MD, PhD; Martineau Louine, MD; Evan Madill, MD


Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS 

Funded by The ALS Association and American Brain Foundation in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology.

Jill Goslinga, MD, MPH 
University of California, San Francisco 
San Francisco, CA

2023 Recipient: Marina Avetisyan, MD, PhD


Clinical Research Training Scholarship in ALS and Related Disorders (CReATE)

Funded by the CReATe Consortium and American Brain Foundation in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology.

Marijne Vandebergh, PhD 
Univeristy of Antwerp 
Antwerpen 
Belgium


Clinical Research Training Scholarship in FTD

Funded by Holloway Family Fund of The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration and American Brain Foundation in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology.

Rowan Saloner, PhD 
University of California, San Francisco 
San Francisco, CA

2023 Recipient: Daniel Ohm, PhD


Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Lewy Body Diseases

Funded by the Alzheimer's Association and the American Brain Foundation.

George Kannarkat, MD, PhD 
University of Pennsylvania 
Philadelphia, PA

2023 Recipient: Zachary Macchi, MD


Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Multiple Sclerosis

Funded by the Bristol-Myers Squibb and the American Brain Foundation in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology.

Simon Thebault, MD 
University of Pennsylvania 
Philadelphia, PA


Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Neurodisparities

Funded by the American Brain Foundation in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology.

Malya Sahu, MD 
Johns Hopkins University 
Baltimore, MD

Elizabeth Chernyak, MD  
Maimonides Medical Center  
Brooklyn, NY

2023 Recipient: Dominique Popescu, PhD


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.

Brittany Krzyzanowski, PhD
Barrow Neurological Institute 
Phoenix, AZ

2023 Recipient: Robert Heuermann, MD, PhD


Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Peripheral Neuropathy

Funded by the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy through the American Brain Foundation in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology.

Francesco Michelassi, MD, PhD 
Columbia University 
New York, NY

2023 Recipients: Paula Barreras, MD; Erika Williams, MD, PhD


Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by members of the American Academy of Neurology Epilepsy Section; Abbott Laboratories, Inc.; Cephalon, Inc.; Cyberonics, Inc.; Elan Corporation; GlaxoSmithKline, Inc.; Novartis; Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Pfizer Inc; Shire Pharmaceuticals Group; and UCB Pharma.

Erin C. Conrad, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

2023 Recipient: Jonathan Kleen, MD, PhD


Harold Wolff-John Graham Award: An Award for Headache/Facial Pain Research

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by Endo Pharmaceuticals.

Chia-Chun Chiang, MD 
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN


Health Care Equity Research Award

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology.

Galit L. Dunietz, MA, MPH, PhD 
University of Michigan 
Ann Arbor, MI  
 
Mathula Thangarajh, MD, PhD, FAAN 
Virginia Commonwealth University 
Glen Allen, VA  

Raina Croff, PhD 
Oregon Health & Science University 
Portland, OR  

2023 Recipients: Jordan Cole, MD; Bruce Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS, MBA, MLS, FAAN; Nicole Rosendale, MD


Irwin Schatz Award for Autonomic Disorders

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by Lundbeck, Inc.

Steven Vernino, MD, PhD, FAAN 
UT Southwestern Medical Center 
Dallas, TX

2023 Recipient: Paola Sandroni, MD, PhD, FAAN


John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and 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. 

Rhonda Voskuhl, MD 
UCLA 
Los Angeles, CA

2023 Recipient: Roland Martin, MD


Jon Stolk Award in Movement Disorders for Early Career Investigators

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by Kyowa Pharmaceutical, Inc., Lineberry Research, Quintiles, Dr. Dennis Gillings, and VelaPharma.

Abby L. Olsen, MD, PhD 
University of Pittsburgh 
Philadelphia, PA

2023 Recipient: Farwa Ali, MBBS


Lawrence C. McHenry Award: An Award for the History of Neurology

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology.

Alison L. Christy, MD, PhD 
Providence Health & Services, Pediatric Specialty Clinic 
Portland, OR

2023 Recipient: Kelsey Smith, MD 


Lawrence M. Brass Stroke Research Award

Funded by the American Heart Association and the American Brain Foundation, in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology.

Ana-Lucia Garcia Guarniz, MD 
Massachusetts General Hospital 
Boston, MA

2023 Recipient: Margy McCullough-Hicks, MD 


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.

Haopei Yang, PhD 
Stanford University 
Stanford, CA

2023 Recipients: Sheena Baratono, MD, PhD; Eva Klinman, MD, PhD  


Medical Student Essay Award - G. Milton Shy Award

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology.

Richard I. Suarez, JM
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Miami, FL

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2023 Recipient: Trenley Anderson, BA, MM  


Medical Student Essay Awards - Lewis P. Rowland

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology.

Mimi Lam, BS 
University of California, Riverside School of Medicine 
Riverside, CA

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2023 Recipient: Sumita Strander, BA  


Medical Student Essay Award - Roland P. Mackay Award

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology.

Allison Brown, MS 
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine 
Bloomfield, NJ

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2023 Recipient: Zabrina Reyes, BS 


Medical Student Essay Award - Saul R. Korey Award

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology.

Gabriella Miggins 
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth 
Houston, TX

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2023 Recipient: Alexandra Miner, BA, MS 


Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize

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

Antreas Charidimou, MD, PhD, MSc
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Boston, MA

2023 Recipient: Neal Parikh, MD, MS 


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.

Daniela Salvemini, PhD  
Saint Louis University  
St. Louis, MO


Movement Disorders Research Award

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology, the Parkinson’s Foundation, and the American Academy of Neurology Movement Disorders Section and endowed by the Parkinson’s Foundation.

David Rubinsztein, MBChB, BSc (Med) Hons, PhD  
University of Cambridge 
Cambridge 
United Kingdom

2023 Recipient: Jill Ostrem, MD 


Neuro-oncology Investigator Award

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and supported by friends of Dr. Jerome Posner.

Yazmin Odia, MD, FAAN, MS 
Miami Cancer Institute 
Miami, FL

2023 Recipient: Karisa Schreck, MD, PhD 


Neuro-oncology Scientific Award

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and supported by friends of Dr. WK Alfred Yung.

William Weiss, MD, PhD  
University of California 
San Francisco, CA

2023 Recipient: Ingo Mellinghoff, MD, FACP 


Neuroscience Research Prize

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology.

Sreekar Baddepudi  
Evergreen Valley High School  
San Jose, CA 

Thrisha Kalpatthi 
North Allegheny Senior High School 
Mars, PA 

Syed Zaidi 
Ossining High School 
Ossining, NY 

2023 Recipients: Pulkith Paruchuri; Samantha Schaevitz; Maxx Yung 


Neuroscience Research Training Scholarship

Funded by the American Academy of Neurology.

Hashmat Ghanizada, MD, PhD  
University of Copenhagen  
Copenhagen, Denmark  

Alexander Gill, MD, PhD  
Johns Hopkins University 
Baltimore, MD  

Ho Namkung, PhD 
California Institute of Technology 
Pasadena, CA 

2023 Recipients: Gaurav Chattree, MD; Vishnu Cuddapah, MD, PhD; Sharan Srinivasan, MD, PhD


Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed through Dr. Geschwind’s family, friends, and colleagues; Pfizer Inc; and the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology.

David Irwin, MD 
University of Pennsylvania 
Philadelphia, PA

2023 Recipient: Liliana Ramirez-Gomez, MD 


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

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Brain Foundation and funded through the philanthropy of the Potamkin family.

Francisco T. Lopera, MD, PhD 
Universidad de Antioquia 
Medellin 
Colombia

2023 Recipient: Maria Gorno Tempini, MD, PhD 


Practice Research Training Scholarship

Funded by the American Academy of Neurology.

Andrew Huang, MD 
University of Rochester  
Rochester, NY

2023 Recipient: Nirupama Yechoor, MD, MSc 


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.

Eleanor Thomas, MD, PhD 
Emory University 
Atlanta, GA

2023 Recipient: Maurizio Grassano, MD


Robert Katzman, MD, Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Alzheimer's and Dementia Research

Funded by the Alzheimer's Association and American Brain Foundation in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology.

Andrew Breithaupt, MD 
University of California, San Francisco 
San Francisco, CA


Sheila Essey Award: An Award for ALS Research

Presented by the AAN and the ALS Association and supported through the philanthropy of the Essey family, the American Brain Foundation, and the ALS Association.

Eva L. Feldman, MD, PhD, FAAN 
University of Michigan / Michigan Medicine 
Ann Arbor, MI

2023 Recipient: Virginia Lee, PhD, MBA


Sleep Science Award

Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Academy of Neurology Sleep Section and endowed by Cephalon, Inc.

Brendan P. Lucey, MD, Msci 
Washington University School of Medicine 
St. Louis, MO

2023 Recipient: Tiffany Braley, MD, MS 


Susan S. Spencer, MD, Clinical Research Training Scholarship in Epilepsy

Funded by the American Epilepsy Society, Epilepsy Foundation, and American Brain Foundation in collaboration with the American Academy of Neurology.

Jillian McKee, MD, PhD 
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 
Philadephia, PA

2023 Recipient: Wesley Kerr, MD, PhD 


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 Dr. Wayne A. Hening.

Stuart McCarter, MD 
Mayo Clinic 
Rochester, MN

2023 Recipient: Joseph Cheung, MD, MS