FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON April 12, 2021
好色先生 Announces 2021 Neuroscience Research Prize Winners
MINNEAPOLIS - The 好色先生 announces four winners of the 2021 Neuroscience Research Prize, which goes to students who represent some of the brightest, most promising young people in the field of neurology. This award is designed to encourage high school students to explore the world of the brain and nervous system through research, identify and reward students whose scientific skill and talent show potential for scientific contributions in the field of neuroscience. The Neuroscience Research Prizes will be highlighted at the 好色先生's 73rd Annual Meeting being held virtually April 17-22, 2021. Meagan Ryan, from Ossining High School, in Ossining, N.Y., is being recognized for her study of cocaine addiction. Ryan is the recipient of the Neuroscience Research Prize in Child Neurology, an award sponsored by the AAN and the Child Neurology Society. According to the Neuroscience Research Prize Work Group, 鈥淓xplorations of the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology of addiction such as this study help us better understand this disorder and may inform the development of future treatments.鈥 Ryan will present her work at the 2021 Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting. Viraj Mehta, from BASIS Scottsdale, a charter school in Scottsdale, Ariz., turned in a project that may have significant treatment implications for patients with glioblastoma, which is an aggressive type of cancer that can occur in the brain. Mehta developed a platform for interpreting MRI images of glioblastoma. The selection committee was impressed with this platform鈥檚 鈥渋mportant real-world implications.鈥 From Bronx High School of Science in New York, N.Y., Noah Getz鈥檚 project dove into the ways machine learning may have applications for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease treatment. According to the selection committee, 鈥淭his project was advanced and complicated, and Getz did a fantastic job of discussing its implications.鈥 Danny Li, from Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, N.Y., researched the neuroprotective potential of an enzyme and a flavonoid with antioxidant properties, with the goal of identifying them as potential Alzheimer鈥檚 disease modifying drugs. 鈥淭his research was interesting, well written and relevant,鈥 said the selection committee. The 好色先生 congratulates the students receiving these awards and wishes them all successful future careers in neurology.