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Donald B. Lindsley Prize in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Application Deadline: April 1, 2010
nominations opening soon
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SfN President Tom Carew presents the 2009 Donald B. Lindsley Prize to Nandakumar Narayanan (left) and Kay Tye (right).
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Donald B. Lindsley Prize in Behavioral Neuroscience
Supported by The Grass Foundation
Background
The Grass Foundation established the Donald B. Lindsley Prize in 1979 to recognize meritorious research in behavioral neuroscience.
The prize, which includes $2,500, is presented at the Society for Neuroscience's annual meeting and recognizes an outstanding Ph.D. thesis in the general area of behavioral neuroscience* submitted and approved during the previous calendar year.
Eligibility
Nominations must be made or endorsed by a SfN member. If the nominator is not an SfN member, the nomination package must include a letter of endorsement from a current Society member. Nominees do not have to be SfN members.
Due to potential conflicts of interest, members of the Donald B. Lindsley Prize Selection Committee cannot serve as nominators.
Elgible candidates must have a thesis submitted and approved between January 1 and December 31 of the preceding calendar year.
Application Information
Please submit the following materials to awards@sfn.org. Be sure to include the award name in the subject line.
- Four- to six-page thesis abstract (typed, double-spaced) with names and departmental affiliations of thesis committee members.
- Sponsor's letter commenting on the significance of the work.
- Candidate's curriculum vitae with professional address.
Previous Recipients
- N. Narayanan and K. Tye (2009)
- R. Gil da Costa (2008)
- S. Aton (2007)
- M. Hafting Fyhn (2006)
- M. Lim (2005)
- S. McGuire (2004)
- A. Leonardo (2003)
- B. Corneil and S. Low-Zeddies (2002)
- W. Asaad (2001)
- M. Solis and N. Sobel (2000)
- M.T. Rogan (1999)
- C.L. Passaglia (1998)
- E. G. Freedman (1997)
- C. D. Salzman (1996)
- M. S. Brainard (1995)
- W. A. Suzuki (1994)
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- ST. A. Jones (1993)
- L. M. Romanski (1992)
- G. H. Recanzone (1991)
- C. H. Keller, II (1990)
- D. P. Munoz (1989)
- B. Wolozin (1988)
- J. R. Larson (1987)
- D. G. McMahon (1986)
- R. Sapolsky (1985)
- D. McCormick (1984)
- B. L. Tempel (1983)
- S. M. Breedlove (1982)
- M. A. Della-Fera and M. E. Gurney (1981)
- J. K. Chapin (1980)
- L. C. Evinger (1979)
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*For purposes of the prize, behavioral neuroscience is defined as neuroscience research involving behavioral variables or oriented toward the solution of behavioral problems.
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