FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON March 22, 2017

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú Announces 2017 Scientific Research Award Winners

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Nearly two dozen scientific research awards are being bestowed upon researchers around the world this year by the , the world’s largest association of neurologists. Recipients will be honored at the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú’s 69th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 22 to 28, 2017, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. This year’s recipients include: Founders Award Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and endowed by the former ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú Alliance. Emer McGrath, MB, BCh / Boston, Mass. S. Weir Mitchell Award Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and endowed by the former ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú Alliance. Richard Ryan Darby, MD / Boston, Mass. Dreifuss-Penry Epilepsy Award Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and endowed by members of the AAN Epilepsy Section; Abbott Laboratories, Inc.; Cephalon, Inc.; Cyberonics, Inc.; Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; GlaxoSmithKline; Novartis Pharmaceuticals; Ortho-McNeil Neurologics; Pfizer Inc; Shire US, Inc; and UCB Pharma. William Stacey, MD, PhD / Ann Arbor, Mich. John Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research Presented by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and the 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. Alan J. Thompson, MD, FRCP, FAAN / London, United Kingdom Sheila Essey Award: An Award for ALS Research Presented by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and The ALS Association and supported through the philanthropy of the Essey Family Fund and The ALS Association. John M. Ravits, MD, FAAN / La Jolla, Calif. Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral Neurology Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and the AAN Behavioral Neurology Section and endowed through Dr. Geschwind's family, friends and colleagues; Pfizer Inc.; and the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology. Peter Turkeltaub, MD, PhD / Washington, D.C. Mitchell B. Max Award for Neuropathic Pain Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and endowed by the United States Cancer Pain Relief Committee, the Mayday Fund, and friends of Dr. Mitchell Max. C. Peter N. Watson, MD / Toronto, Ontario Jon Stolk Award in Movement Disorders for Young Investigators Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and endowed by Kyowa Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Lineberry Research; Quintiles; and Dr. Dennis Gillings. Marios Politis, MD, MSC, DIC, PhD, FEAN / London, United Kingdom International Scholarship Award Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú. Cyrus Escabillas, MD / Manila, Philippines Fabio Porto, MD / Sao Paulo, Brazil Alagoma Iyagba, MD / Port Harcourt, Nigeria Miguel Wilken, MD / Buenos Aires, Argentina Julia Pakpoor, MD / Oxford, United Kingdom Imen Kacem, MD / La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia Lin Tan, MD / Qingdao, Shandong, China Roosevelt Francois, MD / Mirebalais, Haiti Janet Ebid, MD / Cairo, Egypt JieQiong Li, MD / Qingdao, Shandong, China Kiran Patil, MD / Puducherry, India Seid Gugssa, MD / Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Makoto Hara, MD / Tokyo, Japan Fei Han, MD / Beijing, China FeiFei Zhai, MD / Beijing, China Lawrence C. McHenry Award: An Award for the History of Neurology Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú. Christopher J. Boes, MD, FAAN / Rochester, Minn. Medical Student Essay Awards Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú. Extended Neuroscience Award Aaron Bown / Denver, Colo. G. Milton Shy Award in Clinical Neurology Moon Jeong Lee / Baltimore, Md. Roland P. Mackay Award in Historical Aspects Bob Sun / Cleveland, Ohio Saul R. Korey Award in Experimental Neurology Chelsea Zhang / Dallas, Texas Medical Student Diversity Scholarships Sponsored by a grant from the Allergan Foundation and Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Gabriel Arismendi / Newark, N.J. Jabari Bailey / Washington, D.C. Camilo Bermudez Noguera / Nashville, Tenn. Kamila Bond / Rochester, Minn. Victor Ekuta / San Diego, Calif. Mikalei Gordon / Washington, D.C. Samantha Roman / Baltimore, Md. Merrick Tan / Washington, D.C. Justin Williams / Rochester, N.Y. Reid Woods / Washington, D.C. Movement Disorders Research Award Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation through an endowment. Andrew Singleton, PhD / Bethesda, Md. Neuroendocrine Research Award Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and supported by friends of Dr. Andrew Herzog. Gustavo Roman, MD, DrHC / Houston, Texas Neuroscience Research Prize Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and the Child Neurology Society. Pravin Ravishanker / Sunnyvale, Calif. Tejas Athni / Macon, Ga. Gokul Kannan / Highland, Md. Child Neurology Neuroscience Research Prize Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and the Child Neurology Society. Lauren Singer / Scarsdale, N.Y. Neuro-oncology Investigator Award Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and endowed by the AAN Neuro-oncology Section and supported by friends of Dr. Jerome Posner. Michelle Monje, MD, PhD / Stanford, Calif. Neuro-oncology Scientific Award Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and the AAN Neuro-oncology Section and supported by friends of Dr. WK Alfred Yung. Maria Suva, MD, PhD / Boston, Mass. Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and endowed by Dr. Pessin's family, friends and colleagues. James F. Burke, MD, MS / Ann Arbor, Mich. Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s, and Related Diseases Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and funded through the philanthropy of the Potamkin Family. Claudia Kawas, MD / Irvine, Calif. Kristine Yaffe, MD / San Francisco, Calif. Irwin Schatz Award for Autonomic Disorders Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and endowed by Lundbeck, Inc. Phillip A. Low, MD, FAAN / Rochester, Minn. Bruce S. Schoenberg International Award in Neuroepidemiology Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and endowed by GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. Yogeshwar V. Kalkonde, MD / Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India Sleep Science Award Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and the AAN Sleep Section and endowed by Cephalon, Inc. Carlos H. Schenck, MD / Minneapolis, Minn. Mark W. Mahowald, MD / Minneapolis, Minn. Harold Wolff-John Graham: An Award for Headache/Facial Pain Research Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and endowed by Endo Pharmaceuticals. Simple Futarmal Kothari / Aarhus, Denmark Wayne A. Hening Sleep Medicine Investigator Award Sponsored by the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and endowed by UCB, Inc.; Lilly USA; Elite Home Medical & Respiratory, Inc.; Raleigh Neurology Associates; and friends of Wayne A. Hening. Tiffany Braley, MD, MS / Ann Arbor, Mich.

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