FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON March 10, 2022
American Academy of Neurology Announces 2022 Scientific Research Award Winners
MINNEAPOLIS – More than two dozen scientific research awards are being bestowed upon researchers around the world this year by the American Academy of Neurology. Recipients will be honored at the American Academy of Neurology's 74th Annual Meeting in Seattle, April 2 to 7, 2022, at the Washington State Convention Center. This year’s recipients include: Founders Award Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by the former American Academy of Neurology Alliance. Ronda Lun, MD / Ottawa, Ont., Canada S. Weir Mitchell Award Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by the former American Academy of Neurology Alliance. Jean-Pierre Falet, MD, CM / Mount Royal, Que., Canada 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. Piero Perucca, MD, PhD, FRACP / The University of Melbourne Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia 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. Xavier Montalban, MD, PhD / Barcelona, Spain 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. Julio Rojas-Martinez, MD, PhD / San Francisco, Calif. Mitchell B. Max Neuropathic Pain Award 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. John Markman, MD / Rochester, N.Y. Jon Stolk Award in Movement Disorders for Young Investigators Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by Kyowa Pharmaceutical, Inc., Lineberry Research, Quintiles, Dr. Dennis Gillings, and VelaPharma. Bhooma Aravamuthan, MD, DPhil / St. Louis, Mo. International Scholarship Award Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology International Subcommittee. Chandana Bhagwat, MD / Chandigarh, India Akshay Deepak, MD, MBBS / Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Gim Dhee, MD / Kolonnawa, Sri Lanka Aravind Ganesh, MD, DPhil, FRCPC / Calgary, Alta., Canada Giulia Giacomucci, MD / Florence, Italy Helena Gosseye, MD / Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium Maurizio Grassano, MD / Turin, Italy Elisabeth Hendrickx Van de Craen, MD / Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium Akarin Hiransuthikul, MD / Bangkok, Thailand Zi-Yue Liu, MD / Beijing, China Akintomiwa Makanjuola, MD, MBBS / Ibadan, Nigeria Monica Margoni, MD / Milan, Italy Juan Mendez Gallardo, MD / Mexico City, Mexico Saloua Mrabet, MD / Mannouba, Tunisia Oladotun Olalusi, MD / Oyo, Nigeria Aldanica Olano, MD / Pasig City, Philippines Fizza Orooj, MRCP / Islamabad, Pakistan Jasmine Parihar, MBBS, MD, DM / New Delhi, India Thomas Parker, PhD, BMBCh, MRCP / London, United Kingdom Harini Pavuluri, MD / Thiruvananthapuram, India Nikolai Gil Reyes, MD / Toronto, Ont., Canada Roberto Rodriguez, MD / Mexico City, Mexico Katarina Rukavina, MD / London, United Kingdom Alvee Saluja, MD, DM / New Delhi, India Melanie Lara Sanchez, MD / Buenos Aires, Argentina Dario Saracino, MD / Paris, France Damaris Vazquez Guevara, MD / San Luis Potosí, Mexico Ana Villegas, MD, MPH / Cambridge, Mass. Manav Vyas, MD, MBBS, MSc, PhD / Toronto, Ont., Canada Miranda Wan, MD / Calgary, Alberta, Canada Tim Woelfle, MD, MSc / Basel, Switzerland Ahmed Yassin, MD / Irbid, Jordan Tracy Ming-Chun Yu, MD, MPH / New Taipei City, Taiwan Yang Zheng, MD, PhD / Hangzhou, China Charlotte Zuurbier, MD / Wognum, Netherlands Lawrence C. McHenry: An Award for the History of Neurology Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology. David Burkholder, MD / Rochester, MN Medical Student Essay Awards Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology. Extended Neuroscience Award Ari Vandersluis / Columbus, Ohio G. Milton Shy Award Carly Olszewski, B.S. / Winston-Salem, N.C. Saul R. Korey Award Margo Peyton, B.A. / Baltimore, Md. Medical Student Diversity Scholarships Supported in part by The AbbVie Foundation. Desmond Bhimull / Stony Brook, N.Y. Katsiah Cadet / Hershey, Pa. Vivian Chioma / Charleston, S.C. Tracy De Los Santos / Sacramento, Calif. Isaac Domenech / Lexington, Ky. Tochi Eboh / Amarillo, Texas Tyler Nichols / Indianapolis, Ind. Maikerly Reyes / Philadelphia, Pa. Aldwin Soumare / Suwannee, Ga. Juan Vazquez / Bronx, N.Y. 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. Charles Adler, MD, PhD / Scottsdale, Ariz. Neuroscience Research Prize Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology. Jessica Guo / East Setauket, N.Y. Samuel Wu / Dublin, Calif. Archita Khaire / Charlotte, N.C. Neuroscience Research Prize in Child Neurology Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society. Aliya Fisher / New York, N.Y. Neuro-oncology Scientific Award Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and supported by friends of Dr. WK Alfred Yung. Elizabeth Gerstner, MD / Boston, Mass. Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by Dr. Pessin’s family, friends, and colleagues. Amy Yu, MD, MSc / Toronto, Ont., Canada 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. Vladimir Hachinski, CM, MD, DSc, FRCPC, FCAHS, FAHA, FAAN, FRSC / London, Ont., Canada Irwin Schatz Award for Autonomic Disorders Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by Lundbeck, Inc. Eduardo Benarroch, MD, DSci / Rochester, Minn. Harold Wolff-John Graham Award Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. Caroline Ran, MSc, PhD / Stockholm, Sweden 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. John Werner, MD, PhD / Bethesda, Md. AAN Neuro-infectious Disease Award Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology. Payal Patel, MD / Bellevue, Wash. Bruce S. Schoenberg International Award in Neuroepidemiology Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and endowed by GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. Adrian Espiritu, MD, MSc (cand.) / Manila, Philippines Neuroendocrine Research Award Sponsored by the AAN and supported by friends of Dr. Andrew Herzog Deborah Gustafson, PhD, MS / Brooklyn, N.Y. 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 and the ALS Association. Matthew Kiernan, MBBS, PhD, DSc, FRACP, FAHMS / Sydney, Australia Sleep Science Award Sponsored by the American Academy of Neurology and the Sleep Section and endowed by Cephalon, Inc. Louis Ptacek, MD / San Francisco, Calif.