FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON February 15, 2011

AAN Announces 2011 Award Winners in Neurologic Research

HONOLULU -

(AAN) will recognize the outstanding achievements of researchers in neurology during the AAN's 63rd Annual Meeting in Honolulu, April 9 through 16, 2011, the world's largest gathering of neurologists with more than 2,500 presentations on the latest advances in neurologic research. From enterprising high school students to world-renowned researchers, the AAN Awards program will bestow 16 awards for some of the top accomplishments in the field. The awards will be presented at the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú and ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú Foundation Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at the Hawaii Convention Center. This year's recipients include: AAN Alliance Awards:

• Founders Award
  Peter Turkeltaub, MD, PhD / Philadelphia, PA
• S. Weir Mitchell Award
  Dong Wang, MD / Bronx, NY

• Ikeolu Lagunju, MBBS / Ibadan, Nigeria

• Spencer Chan / Forest Hills, NY

• Bernard Chang, MD / Boston, MA

• Brian Weinshenker, MD / Rochester, MN

• Leonard van den Berg, MD, PhD / Utrecht, Netherlands

• David Wolk, MD / Philadelphia, PA

• Extended Neuroscience Award
  Kimmy Su / Portland, OR
• G. Milton Shy Award in Clinical Neurology
  Thomas Chung / Cincinnati, OH
• Roland P. Mackay Award in Historical Aspects
  Benjamin Schanker / Brookline, MA
• Saul R. Korey Award in Experimental Neurology
  Matthew DeSalvo / Brookline, MA

• John Nutt, MD / Portland, OR

• Elliot Akama-Garren / Palo Alto, CA
• Suola (David) Wang / Troy, MI
• Grace Zhang / Gaithersburg, MD

• Steven Messé, MD / Philadelphia, PA

• Dennis Dickson, MD / Jacksonville, FL
• Eckhard Mandelkow, PhD / Hamburg, Germany
• Eva-Maria Mandelkow, MD, PhD / Hamburg, Germany

• James Bernat, MD, FAAN / Lebanon, NH

• Phyllis C. Zee, MD, PhD / Chicago, IL

• Susanne Schneider, MD / Lubeck, Germany

• Katharina Eikermann-Haerter, MD / Charlestown, MA

• Xiang Gao, MD, PhD / Boston, MA

• Kenneth Casey, MD / Ann Arbor, MI

• Lauren Bowen / Gainesville, FL
• Michael Okun, MD / Gainesville, FL

, an association of more than 22,500 neurologists and neuroscience professionals, is dedicated to promoting the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care. A neurologist is a doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system such as Alzheimer’s disease, migraine, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) and multiple sclerosis. For more information about the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú, visit .