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Awards Announcement Week infographic, SfN logo, October 26-29, 2020

Awards Announcement Week

Join SfN as we kick off Awards Announcement Week, October 26 – 29, 2020.

Science Education and Outreach

 

 

Society for Neuroscience Presents the Science Education and Outreach Awards

  • Science Educator Award: John Pollock
  • Next Generation Awards: Nancy Michael, Taissa Lytchenko, and Brian Lim
  • Junior Faculty: Nancy Michael
  • Pre/Postdoctoral: Brian Lim and Taissa Lytchenko

Society for Neuroscience Presents Awards for Education in Neuroscience to Yves De Koninck and Liqun Luo, PhD

Young Scientists' Achievements and Research in Neuroscience

 

 

  • Society for Neuroscience Presents Lindsley Prize to Kiah Hardcastle and Christopher Zimmerman
  • Society for Neuroscience Presents the Nemko Prize in Cellular or Molecular Neuroscience to William Allen and Ashley Lepack
  • Society for Neuroscience Presents Young Investigator Award to Viviana Gradinaru and Weizhe Hong
  • Society for Neuroscience Presents Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Awards to Hidehiko Inagaki and Vidhya Rangaraju

Promotion and Mentoring of Women in Neuroscience

 

 

Society for Neuroscience Celebrates Committed Women Mentors and Unique Early-Career Researchers

  • Bernice Grafstein Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Mentoring: Carmen S. Maldonado-Vlaar and Barbara Shinn-Cunningham
  • Louise Hanson Marshall Special Recognition: Courtney A. Miller and Ghazaleh Sadri-Vakili
  • Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement: Kristen M. Harris and Yasmin L. Hurd
  • Janett Rosenberg Trubatch Career Development Award: Markita Landry and Annabelle Singer

Outstanding Career and Research Achievements

 

 

  • Society for Neuroscience Presents the Jacob P. Waletzky Award to Lorenzo Leggio
  • Society for Neuroscience Presents Julius Axelrod Prize to Morgan Sheng
  • Society for Neuroscience Presents Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience to György Buzsáki
  • Society for Neuroscience Presents the Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience to Emery N. Brown

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